If you are one of the millions that have had successful lasik surgery, you may be thinking that since your vision is great, you don’t need to have your eyes checked regularly. We would encourage you to consider changing your …
Category Archives: Refractive Surgery
The “Stigma” about Astigmatism
Posted 2709 days ago byMany patients have “stigmatism”, but don’t really know what it means. Most people have heard of nearsightedness (myopia) and farsightedness (hyperopia), and generally know what they mean. But when it comes to astigmatism, they are either clueless or misinformed. The …
Keratoconus and Irregular Astigmatism
Posted 2713 days ago byThe cornea is the clear front surface of the eye for which we fit a contact lens. The curve, or shape of the cornea, also has some affect on the refractive error of an eye. When we talk about refractive …
Posted in Contact Lenses, Glasses, Refractive Surgery
Tagged astigmatism, cornea, farsighted, hyperopia, myopia, nearsighted, surgery
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