"Couching" was the first true cataract surgery. Crude and dangerous, it had limited affect on eyesight. Modern cataract surgery began with the advent of antibiotics. This history of cataract surgery recognizes Cataract Awareness Month....
Cataracts may occur in just about everyone. Know the different types and the symptoms they cause. What do you know about laser cataract surgery?...
Every one eventually develops some degree of cataract. June is Cataract Awareness Month. This article covers all aspects of cataracts, cataract surgery and costs....
Are your eye doctors board certified? Here is what board certified means and why it may or may not be important for your doctor to become "board certified."...
Spring is here and so is the pollen. Here's how to best treat those itchy and tearing eyes...
First patient to receive Luxturna was a 13 year old boy with Leber's congenital amaurosis, a heritable form of blindness due to defective copies of RPE65 genes. ...
Refractive surgery has been around since the mid 1900s. Laser vision correction now uses the accuracy and reliability of the excimer laser to reshape your cornea. Here's how it all started....
Most treatments for glaucoma reduce the eye pressure. Most treatments involve eye drops, but there also laser treatment for glaucoma aimed at reducing the production of fluid...
There are two types of laser vision correction: LASIK and PRK. Both achieve similar results. Here are the differences between the two procedures and why PRK might be a better choice for you compared to LASIK....
Dry eye affects over 300 million people worldwide. Small glands on the edges of your lids can get stopped up because their secretions get really thick...