Almost everyone today has heard about Lasik eye surgery, but it wasn’t long ago that it was viewed as a brand new and revolutionary innovation. Lasik is actually an acronym that stands for laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis. It was development thanks to several advances in ophthalmologic technology, the first of which was the microkeratome blade [...]
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The History LASIK Surgery
January 27th, 2010 
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No Comments »Carter Sinclair News Alzheimer’s, Myopia And Diabetic Retinopathy Risk
January 21st, 2010 admin Carter Sinclair News : Two studies are of particular note in the Scientific Program of the 2009 Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO): a report by Swiss neuro-ophthalmic researchers about vision exam clues that should make ophthalmologists suspect an atypical variant of Alzheimer’s disease; and [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: American Academy Of Ophthalmology Aao, Cognitive Functions, Diabetic Retinopathy, Education Conference, Eye Exams, Eye Hospital, Family Counseling, International Eye, Jules Gonin, Kaeser, Moscone Center San Francisco, Moscone Center San Francisco Ca, Myopia, National Eye Center, Neurological Assessment, Ophthalmic Education, Ophthalmologist, Paao, Singapore National Eye Center, Vision Loss No Comments »the UV Protection for teens’s eyes
January 14th, 2010 admin As your teenager is putting on sunscreen this summer, remember that their eyes are just as vulnerable as their skin is to sun damage. Consider:– The eyelids are a common place where skin cancer can occur on the face. The most frequent type of eyelid cancer, occurring in 90 percent of cases, is basal cell [...]
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