Air Force Allows Pilots With Lasik to Fly
For the first time, the US Air Force is allowing aspiring pilots and aircrew members to fly even if they have had LASIK eye surgery.
Since 2001, the Air Force has permitted applicants to try for spots as pilots or aircrew members if they have...
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Blindness
The group of conditions known as retinitis pigmentosa or RP is the most common cause of inherited blindness. Initially the rods in the retina begin to die and the cones at the center of the retina, known as the macula, will also be lost.
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CATARACTS AND STATINS
Cataracts are a common problem as we age. In people over the age of 75, two-thirds have the most common type of cataract.
There are at least 300 to 400, 000 new visually disabling cataracts annually in the U.S.
So preventing them would be...
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CHILDREN & CONTACT LENSES
Before you get your child contact lenses, have you considered whether she is ready for them?
11 year old Chris Baker is quite the athlete, especially when it comes to skateboarding. But, his eyeglasses have thrown a monkey wrench into the mix....
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CHILDREN AND SUNGLASSES
For 1 year old Katelyn and 7 year old Emily, the backyard is their extended playroom. But, their mother Lauren Tirado is very particular about her children having sun protection. Lauren lays down the law when it comes to spending hours of playtime...
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CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA
Congenital glaucoma is an eye disease where the normal eye pressure is affected by the buildup of fluid in the eye.
You might say that 3 year old Juan Navarro is a little ham. Smiling and posing for the camera, he looks like your typical playful...
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Cateracts
The lens of the eye functions to focus light onto the retina at the back of the eye. This should result in clear vision.
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Choosing Between Traditional and Custom Lasik
Lasik eyesight-correction surgery, a phenomenal breakthrough when it was first approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration in 1995, has recently been trumped big-time by the innovation known as wavefront Lasik technology, which is some 25...
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Color Blindness
The first report on color blindness was written by the British chemist John Dalton who was himself afflicted with it.
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Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis or pink-eye is an infection of the lining of the eye or the eyelid produced by a virus or bacteria. Bacterial conjunctivitis produces a thick yellowish discharge. Both types are highly infectious.
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Contact Lenses and Eye Infect
“Sometimes I don’t take out my contact lenses, once in a while I sleep in them, I don’t wash my hands thoroughly sometimes,” says Janie Medina.
If this sounds familiar you could be putting yourself at risk for a dangerous fungal eye infection....
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Detached_Retina
Ideally light that enters the eye is refracted by the cornea, which is the clear covering on the front of the eye and is also refracted by the lens, coming to a sharp focus on the retina at the back of the eye.
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Diabetes Retinitis
The space at the front of the eye between the cornea and the iris is filled with a clear fluid known as aqueous humor. The central part of the eye is also filled with a gel-like substance called vitreous humor.
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ENFANT PEDIATRIC VISION TESTING SYSTEM
Ella Brown is just 8 months old and she is having her first eye exam.
“My husband has very poor vision so I thought that maybe she’ll have poor vision at an early age.”
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Early On-set Glucoma
Marina Virdone can’t imagine not being a school teacher. She says next to taking care of her own children, teaching is her second greatest love. But, three years ago, life as Marina knew it was about to change. Marina had developed a severe eye...
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Elective Eye Surgery
61 year old Winnie Herman savors every moment with her 20 month old granddaughter, Katie. But, she says, her glasses have been a definite hindrance on their time together. “It became very, very frustrating and seemingly the glasses were taking...
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FARSIGHTEDNESS LASER SURGERY
“All my life, I’ve worn glasses. I think I first got glasses when I was in the third grade,” says Ben Anderson, whose eyesight was corrected with laser surgery.
58 year old Ben Anderson has wanted to toss his glasses for years. He has struggled...
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GLAUCOMA
Timely detection of glaucoma is the key to treating the disease and preventing blindness. Steve Cohen doesn’t take for granted that he can drive, or even read.
“I just came for a routine eye exam and they detected what they thought could be the...
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Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible
blindness in the world today.
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Hyperopia
Myopia and Hyperopia are terms for near sightedness and far sightedness. Ideally, light that enters the eye is refracted by the cornea which is the clear covering on the front of the eye and is also refracted by the lens, coming to a sharp focus...
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INTACS EYE TREATMENT
Rekha Krishanmurthi has tried glasses and hard lenses to help improve her vision. But unfortunately, nothing is doing the trick.
“I can’t focus, everything is blurry. I can’t read and there’s no way I could drive or anything like that,” says...
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Intac
Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments or INTACs are the first FDA approved, non-laser, surgical technique for correcting near sightedness.
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Iris Prosthetic
For 16 year old Kurtis Thomas and his friends, one Saturday afternoon, back in April of 2004, the plan was to have a little backyard warfare, playing paintball. But, what was supposed to be a few hours of just “boys being boys” type fun, turned...
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Keratoconus
Keratoconus comes from the Greek word meaning conical cornea. The cornea is the clear windshield of the eye and is responsible for refracting most of the light coming into the eye.
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LASIK STUDY
If you’re considering LASIK surgery to get rid of your glasses, you might want to ask your doctor about the risks of LASIK surgery. There are many factors that can play a role in the success of the procedure, even factors like the temperature and...
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LAZY EYE STUDY
There is encouraging news tonight for many older children who suffer from lazy eye. Treatments for lazy eye that were previously thought to benefit only children younger than seven have now been shown to help even older teens.
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Lasik
LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The goal of this Web site is to provide objective information to the public about LASIK surgery.
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Lasik Helps U.S. Retain Pilots, Astronauts
The natural human aging process is in a constant war with the U.S. military and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Aging has always degraded the vision of Air Force pilots, Navy divers and NASA astronauts - and this has made it...
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Low Vision
There are many different conditions that can cause low vision and each condition affects sight in a different way.
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Macula Degeneration
Age related macular degeneration or AMD is the leading cause of blindness in people over 60 in the western world.
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Myopia
Myopia and Hyperopia are terms for near sightedness and far sightedness.
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NEW CATARACT PROCEDURE
The National Eye Institute reports that cataract removal is one of the most common operations performed in the United States. And for the first time, there is a new lens called Crystalens which is implanted into the eye and focuses much like the...
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New Excimer Laser
New Excimer Laser
Breakthrough Excimer Laser technology is leading to unprecedented results in the field of eye correction.
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Nystagmus
Nystagmus is the medical term for the rhythmic wobbling of the eyes. You can see a type of nystagmus by watching the eyes of a passenger who looks outside the window of a moving car or train.
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Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a vision condition in which the crystalline lens in the eye loses its flexibility. The lens of the eye focus's the image upon the retina.
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Radial Keratotomy
Radial keratotomy, or RK, changes the shape of the cornea by making incisions with a surgical knife to flatten, steepen or alter the contour of the front of the eye.
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Remedy or Rip Off: Nature's Tears
If you suffer from dry eyes, and many of us do to some extent, you might be heading to the drug store for an over the counter eye drop.
One of them, though, is different than many of the others, not because of what it has, but rather, what it...
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Retina Exam
Obtaining a highly detailed image of the retina is crucial for getting an early and accurate diagnosis for several diseases that affect eyesight.
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Stroke and Eye Changes
Looking deeply into someone’s eyes can be telling, beyond the eyes themselves.
There’s new promise that in some patients, doctors can see into the future…and see who is going to suffer a stroke, by performing a simple eye exam.
What’s...
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Sunglasses
So we’re in the meat of the summer now: it’s July 4th weekend, the days are long, and that means lots of sunshine.
But are you protecting your eyes by wearing sunglasses?
The fact is you can look awesome and do something really really...
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Sutureless Cornea Transplant Surgery
“I could barely see, like when I would get up in the morning everything was so foggy. The first thing that was in my mind was that, wow, maybe I’m going blind,” says Dyeane Dunn.
Dyeane Dunn’s corneas were damaged. She would need a cornea...
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Vision 20/20
An eye exam will show any abnormal arterial growth that will threaten one's eyesight. Lenses are used to re-focus light to land where it is supposed, correcting this error of refraction.
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Vision Impairment Study
If you think you might need glasses, but don’t, you’re not alone.
According to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there are millions of Americans with vision impairment.
The most common reasons for vision...
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Visual DX
Bioterrorism is one of the country’s biggest post-9-11 concerns.
How quickly doctors can detect an agent of bio-war will determine how many people will be affected.
We’ve had a taste of how even very small releases of bio-terror agents can...
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Visual Process
The visual process is the means by which the eye perceives light and movement and translates these into nerve impulses.
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New research out of the University of Rochester shows video games that contain high levels of action can actually improve your vision.
People who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20...
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Farsightedness/Hyperopia NYC, New York
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
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New York City,
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If you are interested in improving your eyesight, Dr. Richard E. Braunstein, MD and his associates at Columbia Laser Vision Correction of Manhattan might be able to help. They use various procedures that utilize custom ablation to help you get rid of contact lenses and glasses.
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
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Manhattan,
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Looking for an Ophthalmologist in Manhattan, New York City? Ophthalmology or the study of the eyes is a field that is constantly evolving. At Columbia Laser Vision Correction they diligently keep up with the latest developments in LASIK technologies. The surgeons at Columbia Laser Vision Correction are trained in all major laser platforms of vision correction surgery.
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LASIK Doctor Manhattan
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
New York City,
NY
10032
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Are you interested in improving your vision through LASIK surgery, but don't know where to find a LASIK doctor whom you can trust to give you quality results? The right candidate for the job is Columbia Laser Vision Correction in Manhattan, New York. They bring quality care to every patient and understand that each person has individual needs.
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Are you looking for an experienced LASEK surgeon in Manhattan, New York City to perform your LASEK eye surgery? Dr. Brian Bonanni of Gotham Lasik delivers cutting edge laser vision correction. With over 25,000 successful laser refractive procedures under his belt, Dr, Bonanni is a premier LASEK surgeon in NYC. He is one of the few corneal-refractive surgeons who is fellowship trained in all laser refractive procedures, like LASIK, LASEK, and PRK.
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LASEK Eye Doctor NYC, New York
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
NYC,
NY
10032
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Who can you trust with correcting your vision through laser vision correction in NYC, New York? For some of the best surgeons that offer LASEK surgery, contact Columbia Laser Vision Correction today to experience the difference between the past and the future. The past are those clumsy glasses and bothersome contact lenses. The future is LASEK vision correction that gives patients improved night vision and bright light glare reduction.
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Radial Keratotomy NYC, New York
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
NYC,
NY
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Need to undergo radial keratotomy for nearsightedness, and looking for a doctor in the New York City area? Columbia Laser Vision Correction in Manhattan, NYC has the doctors and the staff to help you. They are very experienced and qualified, bringing the best possible patient care. The staff understands that each case is unique and they will find what procedure is right for you.
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PRK NYC, New York
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
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New York City,
NY
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Do you have a thinner-than-usual cornea? Well there is a special vision correction procedure just for you. It's called PRK and Columbia Laser Vision Correction is ready to help you. The doctors and staff at Columbia Laser Vision Correction are experienced and highly qualified to find the best procedure to help.
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LASIK Surgery Uptown Manhattan
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
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New York City,
NY
10032
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Interested in LASIK? Improve your eyesight with the latest laser technology at Gotham Lasik in Manhattan, NYC. Dr. Brian Bonanni offers Lasik/Lasek procedures, Laser vision correction, cornea and refractive surgery. This gifted eye surgeon who has a passion for cutting edge technology has the experience of performing over 25,000 successful laser eye surgeries.
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If you ever wanted to know which laser vision correction procedure to go for, then you should research for LASEK surgery. It is completely safe and efficient. First, you need to put your LASEK surgery in the hands of the right surgeon. Call Dr. Mark Hornfeld in New York City NY to do the right job for you. He has been involved in a private practice for over ten years. He is also very personal, attending and knowledgeable of the laser vision correction industry. He is constantly up-to-date on the latest technologies.
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Custom Cornea Manhattan, NYC
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Columbia Laser Vision Correction
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New York City,
NY
10032
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Need custom cornea surgery for your nearsightedness? Columbia Laser Vision Correction in Manhattan, NYC employs the most advanced LASIK/LASEK technology in an effort to give their patients the best possible treatment. Columbia Laser Vision Correction specializes in a variety of vision correction procedures, including all major forms of laser corrections (LASIK, LASEK, and PRK).
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Affordable LASIK Manhattan, New York City
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
Manhattan,
NY
10019
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Cornea Implant Surgery Manhattan, NYC
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Manhattan,
New York
10032
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Searching for Cornea Implant Surgery in Manhattan, New York City? Columbia Laser Vision Correction offers excellent Cornea Implant Surgery that has been continually improved through research. Cornea Implant Surgery and other forms of laser vision correction surgery have helped more than millions of people over the past decade improve their nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
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If you want to fix your vision for the better, and the thought of blades touching your eyes scares you, then you should consider laser eye surgery. This modern procedure uses the most cutting-edge technology that repairs your eyesight without ever using a blade. Bladeless vision surgery techniques include IntraLase, LASEK or LASIK, and they all give definitive results without the aftermath of surgeries that use blades. Dr. Mark Hornfeld is the eye surgeon you want, and you can find him at Vista Laser Vision in New York.
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Tired of poor vision and the affects of astigmatism, and looking for a doctor in Manhattan who can help? Dr. Bonanni in Manhattan, New York City has preformed over 25,000 successful laser eye surgeries and is the only surgeon recommended by the Vaughn College, the New York school of aviation and flight training, to their students, faculty and alumni for laser vision correction.
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
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New York City,
New York
10032
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Cornea surgery can improve your vision but it requires the greatest care and precision. Not all eye surgeons are up to the task. Dr. Richard E. Braunstein, MD always strives to exceed expectations as a physician and surgeon. He performs a thorough evaluation and diagnosis for every patient, explaining the risks and benefits of proposed treatment options, and personally providing proper follow-up. He offers state-of-the-art equipment for Lasik such as the Wavelight Allegretto excimer laser and the IntraLase® Method for bladeless surgery. Columbia Laser Vision Correction is ready to help you with your eye condition.
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LASIK Specialist NYC
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
New York City,
NY
10032
Call 888-803-0571
Have you or a loved one struggled with impaired eyesight? Searching for a way to kick contacts and glasses to the curb? If you're considering the LASIK procedure, the most important decision is finding a practice you can trust. The Columbia Laser Vision offers the New York City community both experienced LASIK specialists, and the latest technologies in safe and precise procedures.
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