Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways PRK might be better if you have thin corneas or worry about dry eye.After LASIK, 90% of people have vision between 20/20 and 20/40 without ...

Clarity of vision is an important aspect of everyday life, and it influences confidence levels, productivity levels, and ...

New Hampshire should insist that its citizens receive surgery from properly trained surgeons by asking legislators to reject ...

CHEYENNE — Local patients seeking laser-assisted cataract surgery will no longer have to commute down south to Colorado after the first laser-assisted cataract surgeries began in Cheyenne last week at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It is hard to believe that 17 years have passed since Zoltan Z. Nagy, MD, PhD, performed the first femtosecond ...

Jess Dreyfus, a 47-year-old social media marketing manager from Southern California, had worn glasses since she was eight years old and wanted to finally ditch her specs. So for her 40th birthday, she ...

Laser blended vision uses LASIK surgery to help improve a person’s eyesight. The technique involves correcting the longer-distance vision in one eye while leaving the other more nearsighted for ...

A young Pennsylvania man recently took his own life, months after he underwent corrective laser eye surgery. His parents blame their son's suicide on the "debilitating" side effects he experienced, ...

In lab experiments, scientists are testing a new way to reshape the cornea and correct impaired vision, but the research faces many hurdles before it could be approved for use in humans. When you ...

This story has been corrected. TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii — Patients seeking laser eye surgery can expect longer wait times at this Army hospital as its refractive center transitions from ...

A major study of laser correction for short-sightedness shows that the procedure is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, according to research presented today (Tuesday) at the ...

Following laser surgery (photocoagulation) to repair a retinal tear, a person can expect a fairly brief recovery period with minimal discomfort. Temporary symptoms may include mild irritation and ...