Possible Ways for Insurance to Pay for LASIK
LASIK is defined as Laser-Assisted in-situ keratomileusis. A procedure that uses intense light to make a precise incision in a person’s eye to improve vision. Now nearly 30 years in the process it has restored or improved the sight of millions of individuals with a 96% success rate. Yet most major insurances classify it as […]
Safety Tips for the Eyes
As we move into spring and summer weather, the possibility of eye injury rises due to activities associated with those seasons. It remains a good time to review ways to protect the eyes and root causes of accidental injury. Eyesight Keeping the eyes healthy goes a long way to helping prevent accidents. Visit an eye […]
The Clarity of LASIK
Low vision defines as a person having a visual acuity measurement of 20/70. It relates to the eye chart. The 70 portion means from 70 feet away a person with unimpaired vision of 20/20 can see the letters on the chart. The top number of 20 means that the person testing can see what the […]
How Taking Care of the Military and Astronauts Takes Care of Us
Many of the medical procedures or the improvement of those medical procedures taken for granted today happened because the soldiers or astronauts needed it for their duties. Harsh environments such as found in space or combat zones make wearing glasses or even wearing contacts a hazard. Aiming systems of high technology weaponry require preciseness. Helmets […]
Men’s Eye Health
For whatever reasons gender matters when it comes to eye health. Males eyes do not get the extent of female disease eyes do, but issues still arise. As far as an individual, men need to become aware what is or what is not a problem. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported 20,000 workplace eye […]
