Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States. According to the National Eye Institute, more than 1.8 million cataract surgeries are performed each year, and that number is growing with the number of aging Americans. In most cases, patients who undergo cataract surgery regain their vision once the cataract is removed and an intraocular lens (IOL) is implanted in its place.
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Thin-flap LASIK and LASEK compared
September 24, 2009Researcher in Spain have found that two similar laser eye surgery procedures — thin-flap LASIK and LASEK — both are safe and effective for the correction of myopia, but that femtosecond laser-assisted (“all-laser”) thin-flap LASIK produces slightly better visual and refractive outcomes.
Lasers used for eye surgery do not interfere with pacemakers, study finds
August 7, 2009Excimer lasers used in LASIK and other laser eye surgery do not appear to interfere with the normal operation of implanted pacemakers and defibrillators used to treat heart problems. That’s the finding of recent research by Neil A. Sher, MD, adjunct clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).
Wavefront-guided LASIK found safe, effective in large-scale study
June 1, 2009A new large-scale study of laser vision correction procedures performed at Optical Express, a chain of eye surgery centers in Europe and the United States, shows most patients prefer all-laser, wavefront-guided LASIK and that the procedure is safe and effective.
Outcomes of LASEK, Epi-LASIK and PRK compared
April 8, 2009LASEK, Epi-LASIK and PRK produce similarly good refractive and visual outcomes when used to correct myopia with a wavefront-guided excimer laser. That’s the finding of researchers at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute in Canada. In the study, 998 eyes with nearsightedness ranging from -1.00 to -8.00 diopters (D) were treated at the university eye center using one of the following laser eye surgery procedures: LASEK, Epi-LASIK, PRK and Epi-PRK.