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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery has rescinded a clinical alert about complications that may result from eye whitening treatments Eye-whitening procedures involve removing the outer layers that cover the white sclera and using medications which slow healing in order to result in a whiter looking eye.  In some early reports using specific surgical eye […]

A long term study of thousands of adults shows that regular exercise lowers risk of vision loss over 20 years.  The Beaver Dam Eye Study started in 1987 and continued to follow approximately 5,000 adults over 20 years.  Vision loss was reported in 5.4% of the population overall. People who were physically active had a 58% lower […]

Buying contact lenses without a prescription is asking for problems like scratched corneas, infections, and possible permanent vision loss.  Even if you only plan to wear contacts for a few hours you may be risking your eyesight. Halloween may seem like the perfect time to try out colored contacts, but if you are not working […]

We were fortunate to be just outside the mandatory evacuation zone during last week’s flood at our new location at 6427 Bowness Road NW in Bowness, in Calgary. Many in the city were not so lucky as the river spilled out onto streets and into houses and businesses last Friday:  Aerial View of Flooding. While the waters […]

Whether you are looking for general eye health care, eyeglass prescriptions, or laser vision correction such as LASIK, PRK, or Epi-LASIK, it is important to understand who is caring for your eyes. “Eye Doctor” can mean an ophthalmologist or an optometrist.  The main differences are: Ophthalmologist has an M.D. has completed 4 years of medical […]

Western Laser Eye Associates is pleased to welcome Dr. M. Purba to our eye-care team alongside Dr. Anderson Penno, Dr. Boadi and experienced ophthalmic technicians. Dr. M. Purba brings years of optometry experience in the field of pre & post PRK and LASIK care as well as extensive experience in optometric eye health care to […]

I am very excited to have raised over a thousand dollars for this great charity, Right to Play, by participating in the Guinness World Record soccer game attempt from October 5 though 7. Every dollar raised is matched three times by Right to Play partners with the overall goal of raising 25 thousand (which will […]

San Lucas, Toliman is nestled between three vocanic peaks next to Lake Attitlan Guatemala.  I had the privilege to join a team from Minnesota for a week in November. One of the most important things I learned is to appreciate the infrastructure in place in developed places like the U.S. and Canada.  All of the things […]

Dr. Anderson Penno is please to be joining an ophthalmology group that will be providing eye care to the people of San Lucas, Guatemala. The clinic at the San Lucas Mission has a long history in the community and is one of many projects supported by the San Lucas Mission to support the local community.  More […]

ASCRS San Diego CA 2011  Dr. Richard Duffey and Dr. David Leaming reported on recent trends in refractive surgery in the US. They are well known among refractive surgeons for their updates on trends in laser vision correction surgeries. A copy of their presentation can be found here. They surveyed surgeons who are members of the American […]