Archives: 2008 June

The search for a more natural prosthetic eye continues but there has been an important breakthrough in this field.  The purpose of an anophthalmic socket implant is to mimic the movement of the natural eye and give it the look of normalcy.  The best implant would be able to have enough orbital volume to make […]

Wavefront LASIK surgery is also known as custom LASIK surgery uses 3-dimensional measurements of precisely how your eye processes images.  It then uses those measurements to find out how best to use the laser in reshaping the cornea.  This new customized surgery will correct vision problems that may not be correctable with regular LASIK surgery.  […]

Astigmatic keratotomy surgery is safe and effective but has been replaced with the more modern LASIK surgery.  Astigmatism is a problem with many eye patients.  An eye that has astigmatism is shaped like a football.  Surgery is needed to reduce the steepness of the cornea and make it more rounded.  This is often done while […]

Some eye patients may not be good candidates for LASIK surgery but do they have an alternative?  Yes!  You have choices if you are not a candidate for LASIK surgery.  They are 30-day contact lenses and they are approved by the Federal Drug Administration to wear for 30 days without removing them for cleaning each […]

Before talking about the surgery an explanation of vitreoretinal eye surgery and the parts of the eye affected is important.
 
Vitreoretinal eye surgery is the surgery that alleviates problems such as retinal detachment and intraocular infection (an infection inside the eye). These problems affect the retina and vitreous within the eye.
 
What is the retina?
 
The retina […]

Nearly 2/3 of the eye is made of a clear gel-like substance that fills the center of the eye.  When problems arise and affect the back of the eye a vitrectomy, a removal of the vitreous.  After this is done the vitreous builds back up as the eye secretes aqueous and nutritive fluids.  This procedure […]