Lasik Surgery Problems

Implantable contact lenses new alternative to LASIK

2008-10-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

October 13, 2008
KOLD News
By Barbara Grijalva

It's one of the latest things in corrective eye surgery -- an alternative to LASIK.

It's implantable contact lenses. KOLD News 13 went into a Tucson surgical suite to see how it's done.

Without her glasses, Patricia Larson can't function.
She can't even see the big "E" on the eye chart.

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Lasik surgery: Your blindness is temporary, do not be alarmed

2008-10-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

October 10, 2008
RGJ.com
by Matt Farley • mfarley@carsontimes.com

Of the many disorienting, gratifying and horrifying things people have said to me first thing on a Friday morning, one is likely to remain near the front of my memory: "You are about to experience eight to 10 seconds of blindness. Stay calm."

Several masked, gloved and capped Lasik doctors leaned over me, seemingly fascinated by my impending sightlessness. Over 28 years' worth of hospital visits, I've noticed that the more concerned you are about a procedure or exam, the larger the crowd of people surrounding the patient seems to become. Right now, I was seeing a damned battalion of laser jockeys and a sizable detachment of corneal infantrymen, fixing bayonets as they marched inexorably toward my face. In reality, there were probably about two of them.

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Lasik Surgery Risks & Complications

2008-09-29T07:58:00.000-07:00

LASIK eye surgery is the most popular refractive laser eye surgery, but it is not without risks. If you are a victim of a botched Lasik Surgery or PRK Surgery, the effects can be devastating. 5 million Americans seeking to shed their eyeglasses with laser vision correction during the past decade.