There are a range of techniques laser eye surgery, used to correct eyesight issues such as astigmatism, long and short-sightedness - Getty Click here to view this content. I’m one of 30 million people ...

An expert MD reveals clear insights into cataract surgery, spotlighting the breakthroughs in treatment: "We live in a time of ...

I can hardly remember a time before glasses were part of my face. Before I had my laser eye surgery in June, my blindness - close to minus 7.00 diopters in my left eye, and minus 8.00 in my right – ...

sadly, is not the whole story. The truth is that laser eye surgery is still very new and the long-term effects are not known. It is also true that, in many cases, people will not be throwing away ...

It's the 20th anniversary of laser eye surgery. Please can you give a brief overview of how laser eye surgery has developed over the years? LASIK (Laser In Situ Keratomileusis) creates a hinged flap ...

When I was offered the chance to have laser eye surgery, you’d think I would have jumped at the chance to correct my rubbish eyesight, and forever be glasses and contact lenses-free. But I didn’t.

The market for LASIK eye surgery has fallen off, in some practices up to 50 percent. But surgeons in metro Detroit and Windsor think the procedure is no fad, and demand will rebound. The market has ...

More than 5 million Americans have had their eyesight fixed using laser surgery, but millions more still think their glasses and contact lenses will do just fine, thank you. Demand for the laser ...

Detroit meteorologist Jessica Starr asked for prayers on social media after suffering severe complications from Lasik-type eye surgery a month before she took her own life. "I do still need all the ...

One of our most cherished senses has to be the gift of sight. For a start, you’d not be reading this article without it. But as any glasses wearer will tell you, how nice it would be to not always ...

Patients are not being warned about the debilitating risks of laser eye surgery, which can leave some in agonising pain and even suicidal, experts have warned. Each year an estimated 100,000 Britons ...

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