vision correction

In October 2006, Dr. Joseph Dello Russo shared the results from a vision safety study that for the first time indicated that LASIK is safer than contact lenses.

A new study published this year in the American Journal of Ophthalmology compared patient outcomes achieved during LASIK surgery. The study sought to uncover the differences in results achieved by traditional LASIK (using the hand-held microkeratome blade to create the cornea flap) versus custom LASIK (which creates the cornea flap using computer-guided wavefront technology).

The FDA approved the CustomVue Monovision device.

Research performed at the University of Illinois at Chicago showed no significant difference in levels of safety experienced by patients whose ages ranged from 40 - 69 years old.

Dr. Dimitri Azar co-authored the study based on 710 consecutive laser eye surgeries he performed between 1999 & 2005. He concluded that LASIK correction for near-sightedness and far-sightedness has reasonable safety, efficacy and predictability.

More details of this new LASIK study at news-medical.net

Though pilots will largely benefit from undergoing the LASIK procedure, the Air Force eye clinic's program is not just limited to pilots.

More on this story at BloggerNews.

A femtosecond is a measure of time. Let's put this tiny measurement of time in perspective: the difference between a femtosecond and a second is the difference between a second and about 32 million years.

A femtosecond laser is now being successfully used in LASIK surgery as a means to treat secondary hyperopia resulting from previous RK surgery.

The Vision Council of America released a report June 26 that found vision problems cost U.S. businesses an estimated $8 billion each year in lost productivity.