What Doctors Don't Tell YouLaser eye surgery, the so called miracle solution to myopia, has many hidden dangers, including the possibility that it may make your eyesight worse. ...
If at first you don’t succeed, then wavefront could be the new technology in laser eye surgery to stifle the critics. One company promotes the treatment by saying in its press release that it takes most of the ‘guesswork’ out of predicting the...
Early estimates that suggested laser eye surgery resulted in complications in just a few percentage of cases look like being wildly conservative. A specialist eye centre in London has found that 56 per cent of those who underwent LASIK surgery had...
Laser eye surgery. What can it do? It can correct near sightedness and astigmatism, not far sightedness. Who can have it? Not advisable for anyone under 18 as his myopia is still developing. At least two years should have passed without a one half...
Laser eye surgery was supposed to be the great saviour for all glasses-wearers, and was science’s answer to most of the common sight problems. But, already, the hype and hope are giving way to growing concerns over the safety and effectiveness of...
Not everyone can, or should, have laser eye surgery. Any reputable doctor or clinic will check your expectations and your medical situation very carefully before agreeing to surgery.
Laser surgery - though not necessarily on the cornea - is used in the treatment of other eye conditions, including:
* Longsightedness (hyperopia):
Laser eye surgery was supposed to be the great savior for all glasses-wearers, and was science’s answer to most of the common sight problems. But, already, the hype and hope are giving way to growing concerns over the safety and effectiveness of the...
