Posted in lasik on Mar 5th, 2008
It seems like even celebrities are not immune to the occasional LASIK mishap.
Jermaine Dupri may get blind. According to MediatakeOut.com, Janet Jackson’s boyfriend is suffering from serious complications after his laser eye surgery that is now giving him more troubles with his vision.
The 35-year-old rapper and record producer is said to have undergone elective eye […]
Posted in lasik on Jul 14th, 2007
The FDA has cleared a new CustomVue Monovision Lasik device for use.
Its innovation is that it corrects fully the myopia in the dominant eye for distance vision, but only corrects partly the less dominant eye to help it in near vision.
To be honest, it doesn’t sound like much of an innovation. Existing LASIK machines can […]
Posted in lasik on Jul 12th, 2007
LASIK technology is getting more sophisticated by the day. There’s plain-vanilla LASIK , wavefront LASIK, EpiLASIK, and now IntraLASIK (If you thought that was a typo, IntraLase is actually the brand-name of the laser machine while IntraLasik is the procedure).
With conventional LASIK surgery, the corneal layer is peeled back using a blade before the laser […]
Posted in lasik on Jul 11th, 2007
LASIK is so common nowadays that people forget that it’s a form of surgery. And that’s always risky. So here’re some common sense tips to minimise your inconveniences.
What to expect before, during, and after surgery will vary from doctor to doctor and patient to patient. This section is a compilation of patient information developed […]