Contact lenses are much more dangerous than LASIK due to potential risk of eye infections, dryness and possible outcome of long-term use of contacts – loss of vision. New technology makes LASIK safe, and just like any other operation complications might happen, but with an experienced surgeon chances are no more that 1-2%. As age-related farsightedness or cataract comes later in life, people who have LASIK need to keep all their medical data. But for those who lost their medical records, we can make special measurements with a machine that gives you data, on the basis of which you know how the lens sits.
Doctors willingly undergo laser eye correction surgery on themselves, as well as all of their close family members. If you're in the hands of a skilled surgeon with modern equipment the procedure is safe enough. The younger the person, the faster the healing.
Answers to the most often asked questions about makeup removing, reading War and Peace at night without bad impacts on eyes and eternal worries about сomputer and TV screens.
Dr. Benjamin talks about aging, Mars, healthy lifestyle, universal blood analysis for cancer and everything else in between. Read on!
Future is officially here! Optos is the modern diagnostic equipment for systemic and ocular retinal diseases. With the assistance of Optos, ophthalmologist can take a fundus photo and see the rear of the eye for potential retinal tears.
Blood analysis is the most popular diagnostic methods. The “Holy Grail” of blood analysis – is the robot that draws the blood and analyses it, which was created by Martin Yarmush at Rutgers University. Yarmush’s robot has computer-based vision, it locates a vein in the arm and sends the blood to its own analytical device, already equipped to count leukocytes. And just in case you’re wondering, there are no robots capable of dealing with cataracts, glaucoma, or even LASIK.
“The concert before the concert” means that the operation begins long before the operation itself. Why? Because preoperative preparation and testing are half the success of your operation and a guarantee of a good result.
There is no debating about preferences, but if you were considering switching from brown to blue eyes, would it be wiser to measure twice and cut once, or would it be preferable to refrain from cutting at all? Equippe with the appropriate knowledge here…
Genentech has created a new delivery method for medications needed to prevent age related macular degeneration (AMD) called Port Delivery System. It resembles a small grain of rice that goes directly into your eye and time-releases medication. Genius!
It seems like we read about the discovery of a new gene every day. However, within the mass of useless genes that determine this or that…the myopia gene is a really interesting one.
