Archive for February 16th, 2008

For people over the age of forty, reading becomes increasingly difficult. It is a normal part of aging, and can not be prevented. As LASIK and PRK have increased in popularity, researchers have looked for ways to eliminate the need for reading glasses.

Although the use of the excimer laser in laser eye surgery has significantly improved outcomes for the patients, the procedure can also result in laser-related side effects. The two primary laser-related side effects of laser eye surgery are decentration and irregular astigmatism.

Laser Vision Surgery refers to the corrective surgical procedures used to treat various visual disorders. More popularly known as refractive surgery, these vision correction procedures have made significant advances from its humble beginnings as radial keratotomy or RK.

A special contact lens may come with different colors. These colors are usually applied to the lens with the use of digitized computer process or hand-painting. Hand-painted contact lenses are much more expensive than commercialized and digital-printed ones. Aside from being tedious, hand-painted lenses are also more detail-oriented than commercialized ones.

What is Pupil Distance (PD) and why is it important? Improve your experience when buying prescription eyewear online.