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Contacts for Post-LASIK Patients


Nearly everyone has heard of LASIK (Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis), the eye surgery that alters the cornea* for better vision.  As innovative and beneficial as LASIK has become in recent years, the assumption that the procedure eliminates all need for eyeglasses and contact lenses is not entirely correct. Refractive surgery is successful in many cases, [...]

When Wearing Contact Lens


There is always an adapting period for wearing contact lens. First wearers or someone who returns to wear the contact lens after having not worn them for some time may feel something in their eyes. In the adapting period, the time for wearing the contact lens should be increased step by step. Generally, contact lens [...]

Influencing Factors on Laser Surgery Cost


Due to the fast development of eye laser surgery and the competitions between difference clinics and doctors, eye laser surgery cost has been cut down greatly in recent years. The inference factors on laser surgery cost mainly including the following ones: 1. The most important one is the types of laser technology. Laser surgery that [...]

Amblyopia Treatment: More Than Just Eye Treatment


Amblyopia treatment can help benefit effective vision for those who have been affected by the medical condition more commonly known as “lazy eye.” In children from 0 to 6 years of age — which is a crucial stage of development in terms of vision in a person — it is the case that the vision [...]

Causes, symptoms and treatments for cataract


In most people’s minds, cataract is an eye disorder only related to aging people. And they don’t know much about cataract, especially for some young people as they think this eye disease is far from them. Though it can not be denied that cataract is most likely to happen on people over 40, it is [...]

Causes of Shortsightedness


Shortsightedness often develops rapidly in school-aged children and becomes worse during their teenage years. A person who has developed shortsightedness may experience blurred vision, headaches, eyestrain or frequent squinting. Uncorrected shortsightedness may cause a person to feel fatigued after driving, watching television, or playing sports. Nowadays, the rate of shortsightedness among people grows rapidly. Some [...]


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