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The outcome of a surgery depends on a variety of factors. Having a LASIK procedure needs careful consideration. The more important factor, and the one under your control, comes as whom you choose as your doctor and what clinic you use. Do You Have Ectasia? A condition called post-LASIK ectasia exists. If treatment does not […]

The retina is attached to the eye with underlying tissue. The separation of the retina with its underlying tissue that holds it together is called retinal detachment. This condition usually happens due to a break, hole or tear. Retinal breaks occur when the vitreous gel loses its rigidity. More than two-thirds of the eye are […]

For people who love the sun-kissed look, a tanning salon presents the opportunity to get the perfect tanned skin in a fast and convenient way. Just a few minutes on the tanning bed and you get that bronze color you always love. An attractive idea, particularly in the winter, but before you step into a […]

When your eyes have started to develop problems, your life can begin to suffer. When it comes to your visual acuity, human beings take in almost 90% of the stimuli that they react to through the optic nerves. The sheer volume of visual stimulus requires that the eyes maintain a certain level of clarity for […]

When you experience a problem, it can be natural to not see a solution, but consider the possibilities. If your eyesight has begun to become a problem, you can take on help in the form of professional eye care and handle the situation with relative ease. Just as you’ve handled numerous problems in the past, […]

Many people are afraid that if they use the services that an eye specialist can offer, particularly if it involves the use of surgery, that they could be harmed instead of helped. Corrective surgery conjures up images of scalpels, having to be put into a state of general anesthesia and of having a lengthy recovery […]

Smartphones come as wonderful devices and have saved many lives, but excessive use does have a correlation to some conditions. Excessive use of cell phones has been shown in some individuals to possibly develop cataracts or cancer. This happens because of the exposure to the radiation inside cell phones. Cell phones are known to emit […]

According to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, June is UV Safety Month. While every month in the parts of the world where the sun comes up every day could reasonably be called a UV Safety Month, the summertime is a particularly harsh season due to the most direct angle […]

Unlike other inventions, spectacles or eyeglasses have, ironically, an unclear history. Although there are many individuals who have been associated with its development over the years, there is no single person who can be credited for its invention. History shows that the Vikings were actually using some kind of device that magnified objects. 13th Century […]

Also called the Purkinje Shift, this condition is the tendency of the eyes to loser their color contrasting abilities on the change of luminance. Sensitivity to luminance causes the eyes vision to shift towards the blue section of the color spectrum when the illumination levels are low. This means that the Purkinje Effect induces color […]