Archive for the 'Advancements in Vision Correction Surgery News' Category
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Perhaps the most common question I receive is whether near vision loss due to old age is correctable. So often people feel that after 40, they must accept reading glasses as the only option in life. They have been told that LASIK cannot correct their problem.
LASIK does offer a solution that most people would find […]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
A recent study has concluded that LASIK eye surgery is now safer than contact lens wear in long-term safety. While this news is nothing new it does provide food for thought for the millions of people who are currently using contact lenses.
Recent outbreaks of viral, bacterial, and fungal eye infections have left many wondering about […]
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
ISLAMABAD: LASIK surgery results can be hurt by warm temperatures and high humidity, increasing the number of people who require follow-up procedures, says a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center study.
This study, the first to show that environmental factors can affect LASIK outcomes, found that a 10 percent increase in treatment room humidity meant an […]
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
Originally Dated on September 25th, 2006
This article was found in an online newspaper and discusses the improvement that custom LASIK has offered to patients. Custom LASIK dramatically decreases the need for enhancement LASIK surgeries:
Ophthalmologists have developed a formula that slashes by nearly two-thirds the likelihood that patients will need repeat visits to an eye […]
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
Frequently our lasik and cataract patients ask about the success of our procedures to decide if they would choose Dr. Stephen Turner as their LASIK surgeon. They want proof that Dr. Turner is the best LASIK surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area or San Jose. Many want direct evidence that LASIK results of Dr. […]
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Friday, October 13th, 2006
Recently we had a patient from San Jose with glaucoma curious if LASIK was an option that could help correct his vision. He had been told previously by another Jan Jose LASIK surgeon that due to the elevated pressure within his eyes, he was not considered a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery. Can this San […]
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Thursday, October 12th, 2006
September 12th, 2006
This weekend is the International Vision Expo in Las Vegas and hundreds if not thousands of optometrists will make their way to the convention capitol of the world to listen to seminars, visit with company sales representatives and perhaps even socialize.
Many optometrists from the San Francisco Bay Area will attend this gathering as well. […]
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
September 5th, 2006
Turner Eye Institute uses the most advanced FS Laser System for the Intralase laser. Results have been exceptional. At the current time, Dr. Stephen Turner tends to select the intralase laser for hyperopic patients and patients with a significant amount of astigmatism. Dr. Turner chooses these cases as they have a slightly […]
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
While LASIK is the most popular form of surgical vision correction today with over a million Americans undergoing the procedure each year, that might change in the near future. Implantable Collamer Lenses (commonly known as Phakic Intra-Ocular Lenses), such as Visian ICL, might be the next wave of vision treatments. Unlike LASIK, Implantable Collamer Lenses […]
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Monday, October 9th, 2006
September 25th, 2006
Turner Eye Institute Medical Group has seen an increase in patients having Intralase surgery. Much of this increase can be attributed to recent upgrades in the intralase laser. As the technology has become more advanced, Dr. Turner is much more enthusiastic about introducing it to patients who are excellent candidate for the all-laser lasik procedure.
Each patient […]
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