Refractive Errors: How do we see the world? – In the Normal Eye, the lens is clear & transparent, -which focuses light on the retina -To produce sharp image & clear picture. Common Refractive Errors: Myopia- -Here the image is formed in front of retina as the eyeball is elongated -Myopes can see near objects clearly but not distant objects Hyperopia- -Here the image falls behind the retina as the eyeball is shorter than normal -near objects become difficult to see compared to distance Astigmatism- -here the cornea is oblong instead of Spherical -it is result of uneven curvatures of the cornea -resulting in blurring of image at any distance Treatment options available: -one can choose Spectacles -or can use contact lenses -most effective treatment choose by patients across the world is LASIK laser Vision Correction Lasik- Laser Vision Correction: -This is a procedure that improves vision by changing shape of the cornea with a laser – The actual Laser time is approximately 1 minute – There is almost no pain involved with lasik. -Better Vision for all occasions – Independence: freedom from glasses and contacts -Life simplification: No Glasses No Contacts

The eye is prepared with topical anaesthetic instilled 3-4 times prior to taking the patient on the table.The area around the eye is cleaned with povidone-iodine solution.The lids are separated with Tegaderm ,this prevents the eyelashes from coming onto the surgical field.An eye speculum is inserted and good exposure of the eyeball with equal distance between the upper lid and the lower lid distance from the limbus. If the surgeon desires to keep the epithelial cap ,a marker can be used …

Learn about the risks of LASIK, such as night vision problems, chronic dry eyes, corneal ectasia, flap complications, late flap dislocation, infection, decentered ablation, epithelail ingrowth, irregular astigmatism (higher order aberrations), debris under the flap, floaters, retinal detachment, central islands, diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK), induced cataract, undiagnosed glaucoma, complicated cataract surgery, optic neuropathy, and more…

Did you know? For many years it has been controversial whether having cataract surgery could accelerate the development of advanced macular degeneration. Some patients have cataract surgery, and not long after, develop worsening of their macular degeneration. Patients, of course, will often blame the cataract surgery. (I have at least [...]

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Did you know? Latisse® is the new prescription medicine for growing longer, thicker eyelashes. Patients are already coming to my office and asking for it. The aesthetician in my office has been using it for a number of weeks and already reports a noticeable difference in her eyelashes.
Latisse® was developed [...]

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Did you know? Botox® has been a mainstay in non-surgical facial enhancement for over a decade, and has proven safe and effective. Every year we find more ways to use it (for example, to raise the corners of a downturned mouth, or soften the lines around the mouth). In the [...]

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Joshua Silver, a British physicist, aims to make eyeglasses more readily available for poor people around the world. He has developed eyeglasses which can be adjusted by inflating or deflating a fluid filled lens. When the lens is properly adjusted, the adjusting syringe is removed and the glasses are ready [...]

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Brian Dunning is the host of one of my favorite podcasts, called Skeptoid.
Since not everyone listens to podcasts, Brian produced a video which encapsulates 
what you need to know to think critically. This ability is crucial to evaluating medical 
and nutritional claims, as well as claims you hear everyday in the media [...]

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Did you know? Singer Stevie Wonder was born prematurely, and developed an eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity, which left him blind. Eyes of pre-term babies do not have fully developed vascular systems. Sometimes the blood vessels will develop abnormally, leading to scarring and possible blindness. This condition was much [...]

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