Ophthalmology and LASIK Articles
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General Eye Information | LASIK Overview | Refractive Vision Correction | The LASIK Procedure | LASIK Choices | Factors Affecting LASIK | LASIK Technology | Other Refractive Surgeries | Intraocular Lenses | Presbyopia | Cataracts | Glaucoma | Eye Safety | Diabetes
Other Eye Conditions | How To... |
Questions About Vision
LASIK Overview (return to top)
Part 1: The Ancient World - Page 1 Page 2
Part 2: The Middle Ages: Spectacles
Part 3: Anesthesia and Infection - Page 1
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Part 4: The Nineteenth Century: Seeing the Eye
Part 5: The Twentieth Century: Swift Progress
Part 6: What is a Laser?
Part 7: Leading up to LASIK
Part 8:LASIK Into the Twenty-First Century
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The LASIK Procedure (return to top)
- Before, During and After Wavefront-Guided LASIK
- LASIK Benefits and Risks
- Traditional vs. Custom LASIK
- Wavefront Technology: What is it?
- The Cost of LASIK
LASIK Choices (return to top)
- Extended Wear Contacts or LASIK
- IntraLasik or All Laser LASIK
- IntraLase® vs. Microkeratome
- LASIK vs. CLEAR LENS EXCHANGE
- LASIK vs. LASEK
- PRK or LASIK?
- Microkeratome vs. the IntraLase Laser
- Visx CustomVue vs. LadarVision Custom Cornea vs. Zyoptix vs. Allegretto
Factors Affecting LASIK (return to top)
- LASIK and Medications
- Lifestyle and LASIK
- Medical Conditions Which May (Or May Not) Affect LASIK
- Seborrhea and Rosacea When Considering LASIK
- LASIK and problems of the Retina
LASIK Technology (return to top)
- Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix
- Custom LASIK & Wavefront
- Hansatome Microkeratome
- The Latest In LASIK: iLASIK
- LADARVision
- LASIK Technology
- VISX
Other Refractive Surgeries (return to top)
- Conductive Keratoplasty
- Epi-LASIK
- LASEK
- PRK: Photo-Refractive Keratectomy
- Safer, blade-free LASIK the advancement many patients have been waiting for?
- Treating Hyperopia with “CK”
Intraocular Lenses
Implantable Contact Lenses (return to top)
- Accommodating and Multifocal IOL's
- Clear Lens Exchange
- CRYSTALENS® IOL vs. CK
- CRYSTALENS to Treat Presbyopia
- Implantable Contact Lenses
- LASIK vs. Clear Lense Exchange
Presbyopia (return to top)
- Conductive Keratoplasty
- CRYSTALENS to Treat Presbyopia
- Presbyopia: Age-Related Vision Loss
- Presbyopia Correction: Lens Replacement Surgery
- Presbyopia Correction: Monovision
- Presbyopia Correction: Surgical Reversal
- Presbyopia Correction: LAPR
- Traditional Presbyopia Correction
Cataracts (return to top)
- 10 Signs That You May Be Developing Cataracts
- Cataract Surgery
- Cataracts - Get the Facts
- Cataracts and Refractive Surgery
Glaucoma (return to top)
- Glaucoma and Diabetes
- Glaucoma Risk Factors
- Glaucoma Types
- Glaucoma Types: Acute Angle Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Types: Secondary Glaucoma
- LASIK and Glaucoma
- What Everyone Should Know About Glaucoma
Eye Safety (return to top)
- Children's Eye Care
- Computers and Children's Vision
- Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)
- Cosmetics and the Eye
- Drug-Resistant Bacteria Poses Growing Threat to LASIK Patients
- Eye Care For Diabetics
- Eye Safety at Home
- Nutrition for Better Vision
- Preventative Eye Care: Eye Exercises
- Preventative Eye Care: Sun Damage
- Sleeping With Contacts
- Eye Exercise Myths
- 10 Warning Signs of Age Related Vision Loss
Diabetes (return to top)
Dry Eye (return to top)
Other Eye Conditions (return to top)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Amblyopia
- Astigmatism
- Cancer and Vision
- Cancer of the Eye
- Conjunctivitis
- Epithelial and Stromal Dystrophies
- Fuch's Dystrophy
- Herpes and the Eye
- Hyperopia
- Keratoconus
- Keratoconus - Cause and Treatment
- Macular Degeneration - Early Detection and Prevention
- Myopia
- Ocular Migraines
- Strabismus
- Unequal Vision: Anisometropia and Aniseikonia
How To... (return to top)
- How to Choose a LASIK Surgeon
- How to Choose an Eye Doctor
- How to Find an Eye Surgeon Near You
- How to Determine Your Dominant Eye
- How to Find Your Blind Spot
Questions About Vision (return to top)
