LASIK: Revolutionising correction of refractive errors
LASIK, an unprecedented advancement in eye care, offers people a safe and simple opportunity to see the world clearly, minus the inconvenience or discomfort of scratched or lost contact lenses, or the blocked side vision of spectacles. In simple term LASIK is a revolutionary laser technique for correction of refractive errors.
LASIK surgery works wonders for Packers' Ferguson
Ferguson said he went to three doctors seeking a panacea for the headaches. One suggested that LASIK surgery probably would solve his eye problem and just might curb the headaches.
New, Improved LASIK Surgery
Just how much better this new ?wavefront-guided LASIK? works isn't proven yet, but it's causing excitement among eye surgeons who say the three-dimensional maps let them customize treatment in a way never before possible.
Opening Your Eyes To LASIK
More and more people are going under the laser to shed their glasses and contact lenses. So the Eye Surgery Education Council has issued new guidelines to help patients determine whether they could be candidates for laser eye surgery.
BLADE-FREE LASIK SURGERY
Are you near-sighted? Far-sighted? LASIK eye surgery could rid you of your glasses. But if fear of going under the blade is stopping you -- stop worrying. Now, a new blade-free approach.
Low-Cost LASIK Surgery
This year, it's estimated that more than 1½ million people will have corrective laser eye surgery and the price of that surgery can vary tremendously, but cheaper is not always better.
Research warns against sleeping in contact lenses
Sleeping in contact lenses can lead to an increased risk of severe eye infection, new research suggests. But new generation contact lenses, the investigation reveals, perform better in this regard than their predecessors. The University of Manchester study found that wearers who failed to remove their lenses before bedtime had an increased risk of developing keratitis than those who routinely took out their lenses before going to sleep
Corneal Perforation With Secondary Congenital Aphakia in Peters Anomaly -
To describe two cases of secondary congenital aphakia in association with Peters anomaly...Conclusions: Secondary congenital aphakia from corneal perforation should be considered in the presentation of severe Peters anomaly.
Bacterial Populations on Silicone Hydrogel and Hydrogel Contact Lenses after Swimming in a Chlorinated Pool
Conclusion: It appears that wearing a hydrophilic lens while swimming allows accumulation of microbial organisms on or in the lens, regardless of lens material. Swimmers should be advised to wear tight-fitting goggles if lenses are worn while swimming, and thorough disinfection of the lenses before overnight wear seems prudent...


and you’ll have to defer to the opinion of your ophthalmologist entirely. Yet for common vision improvement surgery, there are many options and procedure differences that you can decide for yourself.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, has a wonderfully informative page on the various types of eye surgery which can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_surgery. If you are interested in reading more about the different types of laser vision correction procedures, take a look at this eye opening article (http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/cost.htm) on the cost of LASIK surgery. The article also covers a lot of the newer technology options for LASIK.

Are you looking for a LASIK surgeon in your area? The most comprehensive and well organized directory of eye surgeons I’ve found is at http://www.allaboutvision.com/lasik-surgeons/. Here you can find eye surgeons in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.

Before making a final decision, do your homework and be sure the procedure you want is right for your situation. Next, take the time to check references. There are many helpful consumer interest websites where you can read reviews and customer ratings of various eye surgeons. This is a great way to find out more about what to expect from a given provider and/or procedure.