]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/refractive Blog Articles Tagged with 'refractive' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-dello-russo/924041?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Pioneers of the Excimer laser for Refractive Surgery took attendees on a journey through the quarter-century following the first clinical application of the Excimer laser to correct astigmatism on the 25th Anniversary of the Excimer laser. In a combi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-dello-russo/924041?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:24:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/922177?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive A recent visitor to our WebMD Vision & Eye Disorder message board posted an inquiry about his mother who had just recently had cataract surgery. I could immediately sense the worry in his posting.During the post-op clinic visit the woman could see ve... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/922177?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:43:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/irv-arons-journal/921798?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive In an interview with Cataract & Refractive Surgery (October 2008 Issue), Frieder Loesel, General Manager of 20/10 Perfect Vision, following the announcement that his company had formed a joint venture with Bausch & Lomb focused solely on the laser re... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/irv-arons-journal/921798?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:39:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/916202?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Researchers at University College London are about to build a potentially practical new type of X-ray machine that detects and makes images by analyzing diffraction patterns rather than absorption. From The Engineer Online:'With a conventional X-ray,... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/916202?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:12:37 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/915601?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive MIT researchers have used two novel microscopy techniques to image the progression of biochemical, functional, and mechanical changes of malaria-infested red blood cells. Here's what the scientists found out:The study establishes the first experiment... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/915601?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:21:41 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/915327?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive A recent visitor to our WebMD Vision & Eye Disorders message board asked a very interesting question: 4 years after uncomplicated LASIK can an examiner tell whether or not an eye has had previous LASIK? That's a very interesting question and it immed... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/915327?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/914053?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Photo Credit: Bill LloydAmblyopia (lazy-eye) is the leading cause of vision loss affecting one eye. It develops in early childhood when the brain receives different visual images from the two eyes: one clearer, one blurrier. The brain accepts the cle... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/914053?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:25:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/913091?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Photo Credit: Eric LewisYes, what you've read is true! It now appears that the more time children spend outdoors the less likely they will become nearsighted.As America's obesity epidemic continues its expansion, more and more children are growing up... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/913091?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:13:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/910756?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive VIDEO RESHAPE EYE WITH NIGHT CONTACT LENS THAT COULD RESTORE 20 20 VISION EVEN WHEN YOU ARENT WEARING THEMCould wearing contact lenses at night change your life during the day?Those Chinese are pretty inventive! Apparently not only did the Chinese in... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/910756?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:25:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-dello-russo/910636?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive LASIK monovision is a viable and increasingly accepted method for correcting presbyopic and pre-presbyopic refractive surgery candidates, according to results from a recent study. In addition, crossed monovision, in which the dominant eye is correcte... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-dello-russo/910636?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:47:29 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/910669?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive VIDEO HOW ORTHOKERATOLOGY ORTHOK WORKS NIGHT CONTACT LENS THAT COULD RESTORE 20 20 VISION EVEN WHEN YOU ARENT WEARING THEMCould wearing contact lenses at night change your life during the day?Those Chinese are pretty inventive! Apparently not only di... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/910669?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/907431?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Advances in technology and surgical technique (but mostly technology!) have led to very successful, predictable LASIK outcomes in appropriate surgery candidates. It can truly be the right operation for the right person.Two areas of LASIK that deserve... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/907431?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:20:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/904849?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Less than two months after the FDA conducted public hearings regarding LASIK laser refractive surgery, the agency now wants to reconvene and explore another vital patient safety issue: contact lenses.FDA's Ophthalmic Devices Panel originally spent a ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/904849?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:22:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/901040?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive On April 24 the FDA's Ophthalmic Devices Panel heard from both satisfied and dissatisfied LASIK patients, as well as representatives from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) who spoke about... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/901040?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Mon, 05 May 2008 20:21:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/900321?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Photo Credit: Dawn EndicoAll that bad news about LASIK complaints could not have come at a better time. Now, many folks who were undecided about laser refractive surgery may simply decide to invest in a new pair of stylish eyeglasses. I hope they don... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/900321?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:10:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/900001?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Nearly 8 million Americans have undergone LASIK, laser refractive surgery and not everyone is satisfied with their results.Here at WebMD we've been monitoring the responses from individuals and groups who claim to have experienced unsatisfactory LASI... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/900001?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:57:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/899725?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Patients who say their vision was marred, rather than improved by laser eye surgery, aired their grievances before an FDA panel convened today to assess the problems from the common procedure. Lasik patient David Shell (AP Photo) Since LASIK, I am... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/899725?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:36:51 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-razavis-good-to-know-info/898350?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Many people are interested in laser vision correction so that they can do away with their glasses or contact lenses. LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) and PRK (photorefractive keratotomy) are two of the most common techniques used for th... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-razavis-good-to-know-info/898350?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:12:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/895251?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive BiCOM, Inc., a Long Beach, NY company that we have covered before, is reporting that its hand-held transpalpebral (through the eyelid) tonometer, designed for the diagnosis of glaucoma, has now been approved for marketing in Canada. Health Canada's a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/895251?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:19:02 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/894674?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Today is the equinox. As the earth continues on its yearly path around the Sun, the center of the disk of the Sun passed over the Earth's equator at 1:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time this morning (March 20, 05:48 Universal Time). At the date of the equ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/894674?rsstype=tag&tag=refractive Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:37:00 -0400