Eye Surgery

Lately, I realized that I was due for some new contacts. Since I fall into the "blind as a bat" category, I've been wearing soft contacts for 20 years now. (I'm one of those people who needs my glasses to find my glasses!) I'm a recent transplant to northern California, so I had to do the great eye doctor search to find a new guru to care for my "baby blues." (OK, so they're actually green, but that doesn't flow as well.) Either way, I had to endure some serious eyestrain to find a new professional for my peepers.

Since I first heard about it in my early twenties I've considered having corrective surgery on my eyes. My vision is not terrible. I'm near sighted by I can still see without my glasses, but how nice it would be to lay in bed and see the guide on my TV without wearing my contacts or glasses! And how great would it be to not have to continually buy and clean my contacts...or accidentally fall asleep wearing them and wake up with dry scratchy eyes or even worse eye ulcers! So with all the changes in my life I've decided this is the year.

Lower eyelid surgery is a common procedure especially among older adults who are looking for ways in which to quickly, and efficiently, obtain eye bag removal. If you suffer from bags under the eyes, and you are considering an alternative to beauty supplies that you can obtain over the counter, you may want to consider blepharoplasty - a lower eyelid surgery option.

The choice to proceed with lasik eye surgery can be a difficult decision to make. My cousin was going through the worst nightmare in her life and needed to act fast in order to save her vision. Her eyesight was slowly deteriorating and she panicked at the thought that she could lose her eyesight. She was myopic and the contact lenses she was using were not helping her much, so she needed an alternative, and a strong one at that. The thought of life without vision was unbearable.

A new generation of extended wear soft contact lenses have been introduced that the FDA has approved for up to 30 days of continuous wear. Not everyone can tolerate 30-day extended wear lenses for a full month of continuous wear, just as some people cannot wear 7-day extended wear lenses safely and comfortably for a full week. Flexible wear may be a safe and comfortable alternative if you are unable to tolerate full-time continuous wear of extended wear lenses.

The next couple days after the immediate recovery from PRK eye surgery were amazing and fantastic! Having only seen with the aid of glasses since the age of eight, to wake up in the morning and know where I was, what time of day it was and if my fiancé was at home or in the gym was completely and unexpectedly incredible.

Lasik eye surgery otherwise known as Laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis eye surgery is a technique by which the refractive errors of an eye are corrected. The advent of lasik has brought cheer among those wearing glasses or contact lens because they are relieved of a carrying an extra burden. Yes, glasses or contact lens are always a burden. Can a bespectacled lad ever enjoy a game of football with freedom? The answer is a big NO. So this lasik eye surgery is indeed a boon to those with problems in their vision.

Sometimes, dependence on eyeglasses or contact lenses can become so strenuous that individuals turn to alternative methods of repairing and correcting their vision. Lasik eye surgery is becoming increasingly popular because of its high success percentages. LASIK is an acronym for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, and is a surgery by which the shape of the cornea - the clear covering of the eye - is permanently altered to improve the quality of vision.

Researchers at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successful restored the vision of mice with corneal defects using stem cells treatments. The stem cells were injected directly into the cornea of the mice. Upon completion of the stem cell treatment the eyes of the mice are reported to look no different than the undamaged eyes of other mice.

If you're anything like me, you're sick and tired of trying to put your contacts in every morning or worse yet, trying to find your glasses as you're running late for an important meeting. I decided to do something about my poor eyesight and look into LASIK eye surgery. According to the latest LASIK surgery marketing, there are constant improvements to the field.