Is Cataract Surgery Painful? Numbing Drops, Sedation and What You Actually Feel
Cataract surgery is not usually painful. The eye is numbed with anesthetic drops or gel, sometimes with a small injection around the eye, and…
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Eye Health
Articles on eye health: vision changes, cataract, glaucoma, dry eye and laser vision correction. Sudden vision loss, flashes or severe eye pain are emergencies; these articles say so clearly.
Why a Tear Duct Gets Blocked: How Watering, Discharge and Repeat Infections Develop
A tear duct becomes blocked when the narrow drainage channel from the inner corner of the eye into the nose fails to open at…
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Age-Related, Diabetic and Traumatic Cataracts: How the Cause Changes the Treatment Plan
Cataracts are usually grouped by cause: age-related, diabetic, traumatic, congenital and secondary (linked to medicines, radiation or other eye disease). The cause matters because…
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How Long Do LASIK Results Last? Aging Eyes, Reading Glasses and Realistic Expectations
LASIK permanently reshapes the cornea, and for most people the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism holds for decades. What changes is the rest…
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Can Laser Surgery Correct Astigmatism? Who Qualifies and Which Corneas Should Wait
Yes, laser surgery, including LASIK, can correct most regular astigmatism by reshaping the cornea so light focuses at a single point. Candidacy depends on a…
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