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News-Medical in Medical Study News 18 Aug 2004

The majority of the million plus people having LASIK each year to correct their vision are happy with the results, according to a 15-year literature review that indicates most reasons for discontent could be resolved with more patient education before surgery. LASIK procedure can correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. To read more click here..

Eye Surgery Benefits Troops

POSTED: 3:02 pm EDT July 8, 2005
UPDATED: 3:12 pm EDT July 8, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS -- Now that military personnel are permitted to undergo LASIK eye surgery, troops can react more quickly on the battlefield.

As an arson investigator for the Indianapolis Fire Department, Lance Langsford needed a keen eye. As a lieutenant colonel for the Indiana National Guard, he needed the same sharp vision. To read more click here. .

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVED THROUGH LASER EYE SURGERY

First Quality of Life Survey Among Laser Eye Surgery Patients Demonstrates High Satisfaction, Improved Daily Routine and Overall Quality of Life

Fairfax, VA– The vast majority of Americans who had their vision corrected by laser surgery are highly satisfied with the results and said that the overall quality of their lives and daily routines has improved, according to the results of a Harris Interactive survey released by The Eye Surgery Education Council (ESEC), the public education arm of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). To read more click here.

Before Lasik professional athletes had few choices

Zero tolerance? Wait a minute. If the andro that helped McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998 was an unnatural, game-altering enhancement, what about his high-powered contact lenses? "Natural" vision is 20/20. McGwire's custom-designed lenses improved his vision to 20/10, which means he could see at a distance of 20 feet what a person with normal, healthy vision could see at 10 feet. Think what a difference that makes in hitting a fastball. Imagine how many games those lenses altered. To read more click here.

 Eye Laser Surgery Celebreties.

LASIK eye laser surgery is not for just the rich and famous. Some Famous Eye Laser Surgery Patients: To read more click here.

NEW TECHNOLOGY MAKES CLEARER, SHARPER VISION A REALITY
IN 96 PERCENT OF LASIK SURGERIES

Several Major Studies Presented at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Annual Symposium Point to Wavefront Technology as Future of Laser Eye Surgery

April 14, 2003 (San Francisco, CA) – After receiving wavefront-guided LASIK, a promising new technology that allows physicians to customize the LASIK procedure, an overwhelming majority of patients experienced sharper, crisper vision with 96 percent of treated eyes attaining 20/20 vision, according to data presented today at the annual scientific sessions of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). To read more click here.

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