In considering LASIK surgery , many of the benefits are obvious. Being able to wake up in the middle of the night and look at your clock, your book, or even your spouse without fumbling for your glasses. No broken frames, scratched lenses, or lost ...
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Refractive surgery has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the 1990s. Today, patients who want vision correction have a wide range of options and treatments for most vision issues. Two of the most common treatments are PRK and LASIK ...
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Memorial Hospital welcomes the first baby of 2009. The parents are Emily and Harlan Bryan, of Chapman, shown with Elias Matthew, who was born on Jan. 2. He will be welcomed home by three sisters, Hannah, 12, Jillian, 4, and Emma, 1, and a brother ...
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Q: I have a question about LASIK surgery. Is it true that you will have 20/20 vision for a few years, but then your vision will start to degenerate? Don Carl Bienfang, M.D, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and the ...
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Now, the blade free laser technology, called iLasik, is attracting more and more patients in India, including many from abroad, to get rid of their glasses the easy way. In contrast to the conventional Lasik surgery that has been around for almost a ...
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The New Year is a time for starting anew. And while working through piles of old medical mail, I came across an interesting note from a doctors' group seeking money for a surprising cause: the war chest. It's an odd thought, doctors at war. But it's ...
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When Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano reports for spring training in April, he will be anxious to demonstrate the effects of a performance-enhancing off-season. His brain will benefit from a sharper focus while his throwing arm will boast an ...
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