December 2016 Laser Cataract Study A December 2016 study published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery compared 2,814 laser cataract surgery patients to 4,987 traditional cataract surgery patients. The study, authored by Sonia Manning, MD, FRSCI(Ophth) and others, measured visual acuity (by asking patients to look at a chart), refractive power (by using […]
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Recently some surgeons have been offering their patients cataract surgery that uses lasers in place of traditional tools. Laser cataract surgery is newer and more expensive, but is it better? Are Newer Surgical Techniques Always Better? Cataract surgery involves removing the clouded natural lens of the eye and replacing it with a clearer synthetic lens. […]
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About 39 million people in world are blind. With a simple eye exam, at least 80% of this blindness could be prevented. The problem is that eye exam equipment is heavy, expensive, and fragile. It’s not built to travel to places where pavement and electricity are hard to come by. But these are the places […]
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Since 2002 BOTOX® has been popular as an aesthetic treatment for reducing wrinkles, but did you know the FDA first approved it twelve years before that as a treatment for uncontrollable blinking, also known as blepharospasm? More recently in 2010, the FDA approved BOTOX for people who suffer from chronic migraines. How can BOTOX be […]
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This is the sixth installment of 9 Important Questions You Should Ask About Cataract Surgery No field of surgery has experienced as many exciting new developments as the treatment of cataracts. And The Eye Associates has led the way in adopting a series of innovations that make cataract surgery increasingly safe, convenient and virtually painless for our patients. […]
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This is the fourth installment of 12 Things You Need to Know About Botox and Aesthetics For most people, Botox works pretty quickly. If it’s your first time getting Botox, you might think the effect is immediate. This is just an optical illusion caused by the plumping effect of the injection. In fact, any type of fluid […]
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This is the third installment of 12 Things You Need to Know About Botox and Aesthetics If you are imagining that you will have a great “Poker Face” for Las Vegas after your Botox treatment, think again! There’s no reason to worry about losing your facial expressions after Botox. You will have visible results – like […]
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This is the second installment of 12 Things You Need to Know About Botox and Aesthetics Botox is Incredibly Safe Botox has been studied by scientists for over a hundred years. In the United States, the FDA first approved Botox to treat muscle spasms in 1989. Thirteen years later, after clinical trials, the FDA also cleared […]
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This is the first installment of 12 Things You Need to Know About Botox and Aesthetics. Botox (BOTOX® Cosmetic onabotulinumtoxin A) is a prescription medicine used to reduce wrinkles. It’s derived from a protein produced by bacteria. In high concentrations, this protein can be toxic – you may have heard of the Botulinum toxin, which is […]
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