Posts Tagged Cataract Surgery

  • Option for Less Dependence on Glasses Option for Less Dependence on Glasses

    By Richard Phinney, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The most well known procedure to eliminate or reduce dependence on glasses or contacts today is LASIK. By using laser energy to reshape the front surface of the eye (the cornea) nearsightedness, and some farsightedness and astigmatism, can be cor...

  • Sunlight and Eye Damage Sunlight and Eye Damage

    By Peter Fries, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Printed articles in magazines, newspapers and medical journals over the last several years have been continually reminding us of the variety of health risks associated with sunlight exposure. Damage to eyesight from sunlight or, more specifically, ul...

  • Eliminating or Reducing Your Dependence on Glasses Eliminating or Reducing Your Dependence on Glasses

    By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Cataract surgery has reached such a height of perfection and safety that we are now able to offer its benefits to patients who just want to decrease their dependence on glasses. In addition to LASIK, which alters the shape of the cornea, t...

  • Sunlight and Eye Damage Sunlight and Eye Damage

    By Peter Fries, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Printed articles in magazines, newspapers and medical journals over the last several years have been continually reminding us of the variety of health risks associated with sunlight exposure. Damage to eyesight from sunlight, or more specifically, ul...

  • Seniors Stressed Out by Medical Costs

    From Mississippi Valley Health News Online www.qchealthnews.com Seventy-six year-old Joyleen Sherwood, Wilton, Iowa, is a widow who is still very active and enjoying her retirement years. So, it came as a surprise that when she expected to renew her driver’s license, she failed the visio...