Archive for August 2010

Refractive Surgery Options

| August 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

Three standard eye correction surgeries include LASIK, IntraLase as well as Photorefractive Keratectomy or PRK surgery. LASIK is a 2step vision correction treatment that has been quite successful in treating myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. The advantages. The treatment of LASIK surgery is performed under local anaesthesia (eye drops). The first task in LASIKeye surgery, creating [...]

Blurred Vision Corrected through Eye Surgery

| August 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

Just what can cause Blurred Vision? A lot of of the eye’s focusing power is delivered by the cornea. The cornea is the transparent window at the front of the eye that concentrates light rays onto the retina (the nerve coating in the backside of the eye). If the optical process of the eye is [...]

Why Do You Get Dry or Itchy Eyes?

| August 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

A person’s tears are a complicated mix of water, lipid or fatty oils, and mucin (mucous) as well as electrolytes, antibodies, and healing and growth factors. Tears are usually produced by three main sources: 1. The lacrimal gland offers the water ingredient 2. The meibomian glands provide the lipid element 3. The goblet cells from [...]