Understanding Your Vision: A Closer Look at Your Prescription

Understanding Your Vision: A Closer Look at Your Prescription If you’re new to the idea of wearing glasses, or if your prescription has changed recently, you might be left feeling a little confused about what all those measurements really mean. Even if you have been wearing glasses or contact lenses for years, you might have been satisfied with simply knowing whether you are short-sighted, long-sighted, or astigmatic. After all, all the detailed numbers and symbols aren’t really for you, right?…

Will Cataract Surgery Improve Near-Sightedness?

Will Cataract Surgery Improve Near-Sightedness? If you’re awaiting treatment for cataracts, you will probably want to learn as much as possible about the procedure and the results you can expect afterwards. Of course, you will expect your clouded vision to be resolved due to the removal of the cataract, but you may also wonder whether you can expect some additional benefits. For example, will Cataract Surgery improve near-sightedness? How Does Cataract Surgery Work? Cataract Surgery is the most commonly performed…

Treating Myopia (Short sightedness) With Laser Eye Surgery [VIDEO]

Laser Eye Surgery for… Myopia (Short-Sightedness) Over the last few decades, Laser Eye Surgery has rapidly evolved to become one of the most advanced and popular elective surgeries in the world. Millions of people are now enjoying the benefits of corrected vision thanks to continuous innovation and development in the field. Yet, there are many people who may still be unaware that Laser Eye Surgery could be the perfect option for them. Today, Laser Eye Surgery can effectively treat a…

Short sighted eye surgery

Short sighted eye surgery If you’re shortsighted, Laser Eye Surgery was made for you — literally. One of the earliest laser procedures, PRK, was specifically developed to treat short-sightedness, also known as myopia. But even long before PRK was introduced, surgeons were using Laser Eye Surgery to free people from poor near vision. That’s because myopia is one of the most common and easiest to treat refractive errors. It occurs due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors disrupting the normal…

Short-sighted? What You Can Expect From Laser Eye Surgery

Short-sighted? What You Can Expect From Laser Eye Surgery Unless you’re lucky and still in the honeymoon period of wearing them, you’re probably fed up with wearing glasses. It’s frustrating having to reach for your specs every time you want to read something. It’s costly when you break or misplace them. And it’s simply defeating when you discover yet another activity you can’t do because of them. But what am I saying — you already know all of this. By…