Category: News

                       
               

Nearsightedness On The Rise

               
                   

A new study released from the National Eye Institute (NEI) shows that rates of myopia (nearsightedness) are on the rise amongst Americans. According to the researchers, the rates of myopia in people age 12 to 54 increased from 25 percent in 1971-72 to 41.6 percent in 1999-2004. The survey included people with mild to severe […]

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H1N1 (Swine Flu) in Calgary

               
                   

The H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus appears to be very active in Calgary at this time. While the H1N1 flu will not impact your suitability for laser vision correction, it is important to be aware of how the flu might impact you. The Alberta Health Care (AHC) service has identified high risk groups for priority vaccination. […]

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April is Sports Eye Safety Awareness month

               
                   

LASIK is still the most common laser vision correction procedure performed in Calgary and around the world, but surface treatment with PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) is becoming popular again along with a new surface treatment called Epi-LASIK. One of the reasons some surgeons in Calgary and elsewhere favor surface treatments over LASIK is the risk of […]

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What is 20/20 vision?

               
                   

If you have been told you have 20/20 vision, you have what has been defined as humanity’s “normal” eyesight. You can see clearly at all distances. Those numbers refer to feet from an eye chart. The typical eye chart has a large “E” at the top and lines of smaller letters underneath. When your eye […]

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Changing Demographics of Women in Ophthalmology: Calgary LASIK Surgeons

               
                   

Ophthalmology Times reported in the March 1, 2008 edition that women physicians are at an all time high. This trend is predicted to increase in the future. In 2004 the American Medical Association (AMA) reported that 25% of practicing physicians were women. They predict that by 2010 thirty percent of practicing physicians will be women. […]

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Calgary LASIK: more than 95 percent of LASIK patients are satisfied

               
                   

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Ophthalmic News & Education (O.N.E.) network recently reported the results of nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed articles published over that past 10 years. Kerry Solomon MD of the Storm Eye Institute of the Medical Center of South Carolina led the study which found that 95.4 percent of LASIK patients worldwide were […]

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FDA to Review LASIK

               
                   

Recently the FDA noted that while there are no published studies to suggest significant problems with quality of life following LASIK, there have been few well designed studies to evaluate quality of life post-LASIK. In response to consumer concerns, the FDA is undertaking a joint task force to try and quantify the small percentage of […]

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