Ophthalmology and LASIK Articles
When choosing a LASIK surgeon or learning about your LASIK procedure, information such as articles can be crucial to your research. The articles below explore a wide variety of topics, and cover each topic in depth from a consumer perspective. If you do not see a topic you're looking for or would like a LASIK consultation in your area, please feel free to contact a LASIK surgeon using our directory contact form for information from LASIK professionals.
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General Eye Information
History of Ophthalmology and LASIK (return to top)
Overview
Part 1: The Ancient World. Page 1,Page 2
Part 2: The Middle Ages: Spectacles
Part 3: Anesthesia and Infection. Page 1,Page 2
Part 4: The Nineteenth Century: Seeing the Eye
Part 5: The Twentieth Century: Swift Progress
Part 6: What is a Laser?
Part 7: Leading up to LASIK
Part 8: LASIK Into the Twenty-First Century
Sources Used
What vision defects does LASIK correct? (return to top)
The LASIK Procedure (return to top)
- Who is a Good LASIK Candidate?
- Before, During and After Wavefront-Guided LASIK
- LASIK Benefits and Risks
- LASIK Flap Complications
- Traditional vs. Custom LASIK
- Wavefront Technology: What is it?
- The Cost of LASIK
LASIK Choices (return to top)
- Extended Wear Contacts or LASIK
- IntraLase® or LASIK?
- LASIK vs. CLEAR LENS EXCHANGE
- LASIK vs. LASEK
- PRK or LASIK?
- IntraLase or LASIK
- Microkeratome vs. the IntraLase Laser
- Visx CustomVue vs. LadarVision Custom Cornea vs. Zyoptix vs. Allegretto
Factors Affecting LASIK (return to top)
- LASIK and Medications
- Lifestyle and LASIK
- Medical Conditions Which May (Or May Not) Affect LASIK
- Seborrhea and Rosacea When Considering LASIK
- LASIK and problems of the Retina
LASIK Technology (return to top)
- Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix
- Custom LASIK & Wavefront
- Hansatome Microkeratome
- IntraLase® vs. Microkeratome
- The Latest In LASIK: iLASIK
- LASIK Technology
- VISX
Other Refractive Surgeries (return to top)
- Conductive Keratoplasty
- Epi-LASIK
- IntraLase® (All-Laser LASIK)
- LASEK
- PRK: Photo-Refractive Keratectomy
Intraocular Lenses
Implantable Contact Lenses (return to top)
- Accommodating and Multifocal IOLs
- Tecnis IOL
- Clear Lens Exchange
- CRYSTALENS® IOL vs. CK
- CRYSTALENS to Treat Presbyopia
- Implantable Contact Lenses
- LASIK vs. Clear Lense Exchange
Presbyopia (return to top)
- Presbyopia: Age-Related Vision Loss
- Conductive Keratoplasty
- CRYSTALENS to Treat Presbyopia
- Presbyopia Correction: Lens Replacement Surgery
- Presbyopia Correction: Monovision
- Presbyopia Correction: Surgical Reversal
- Presbyopia Correction: LAPR
- Traditional Presbyopia Correction
Cataracts (return to top)
- Cataracts - Get the Facts
- 10 Signs That You May Be Developing Cataracts
- Cataract Surgery
- Cataracts and Refractive Surgery
Glaucoma (return to top)
- What Everyone Should Know About Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Risk Factors
- Glaucoma Types
- Glaucoma Types: Acute Angle Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Types: Secondary Glaucoma
- LASIK and Glaucoma
- Glaucoma and Diabetes
Eye Safety (return to top)
- Children's Eye Care
- Computers and Children's Vision
- Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)
- Cosmetics and the Eye
- 2007 Threat to LASIK: Drug Resistant Bacteria
- Eat Your Vegetables: Lutein for Eye Health
- Eye Care For Diabetics
- Eye Safety at Home
- Nutrition for Better Vision
- Preventative Eye Care: Eye Exercises
- Preventative Eye Care: Sun Damage
- Sleeping With Contacts
- Eye Exercise Myths
- 10 Warning Signs of Age Related Vision Loss
Diabetes (return to top)
Dry Eye (return to top)
- Dry Eye Syndrome
- Information about TheraTears TM, a New Product for Dry Eyes.
- What is Dry Eye?
- What are Tears?
Other Eye Conditions (return to top)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Amblyopia
- Cancer and Vision
- Cancer of the Eye
- Conjunctivitis
- Epithelial and Stromal Dystrophies
- Fuch's Dystrophy
- Herpes and the Eye
- Keratoconus
- Keratoconus - Cause and Treatment
- Macular Degeneration - Early Detection and Prevention
- Ocular Migraines
- Strabismus
- Unequal Vision: Anisometropia and Aniseikonia
- Central Serous Retinopathy
How To... (return to top)
- How to Choose a LASIK Surgeon
- How to Choose an Eye Doctor
- How to Find an Eye Surgeon Near You
- How to Determine Your Dominant Eye
- How to Find Your Blind Spot
Vision Organizations (return to top)
