The Eye Care Blog

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to review whether LASIK, laser eye surgery, is really improving patients lives. FDA says that the move is in response to a number of concerns raised about patient satisfaction with the procedure.

Patients on drugs to treat prostate enlargement should inform their eye surgeon about the medications before eye surgery, several U.S. groups advise.

IntraLase Corp. (Nasdaq:ILSE) announced today that patients requiring corneal transplant surgery resulting from the recentoutbreak of Fusarium Keratitis eye infection can take advantage of the benefits of corneal transplantation with the advanced IntraLase(R) FSLaser free of charge.

The new 4th generation IntraLase(TM) 60 kHz laser which decreases the average flap creation from 30 seconds to approximately 15-20 seconds per eye and with improvements in speed, precision and greater safety, the IntraLase system allows the surgeon to deliver faster visual recovery, better visual results, and fewer re-treatments, will be installed in Canada for [...]

Survey by IntraLase Corp. (Nasdaq:ILSE) shows many U.S. adults with defective eyesight are worried about seeing in an Emergency. Vision care preparedness goes beyond extra pair of glasses and contacts to permanent corrective options using enhanced LASIK procedures.

Dr. Ming Wang, clinical associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee and director of the Wang Vision Institute, says he is scheduled to perform the first bladeless LASIK surgery (IntraLase) in China on Sunday.