Eyecare

What is Keratoconus Keratoconus is a progressive bilateral thinning of the cornea. The cornea starts to progress to a cone shape over time from the original spherical shape. Early signs start occurring in adolescence, as thinning occurs then the vision starts to decrease. There is a genetic component associated with the diagnosis but it is […]

I underwent LASIK refractive surgery 5 years ago. Shortly afterwards my vision became increasingly worse, much worse than it was before I had the LASIK surgery. In addition, both of my eyes are very dry and feel scratchy every time that I blink. Because of this I have to use different eye drops every waking […]

Occasionally I will be asked questions about scleral lens quality and about what is the best scleral lens. Many patients think about scleral lens technology like many of us think about cars or electronics. Most of us assume that a Mercedes Benz is a superior automobile compared to most other cars. This is not how it works […]

Globally at least 2.2 billions people have vision impairment, and of these at least 1 billions people have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed  By 2050, 4.8 billions people (half of the world’s population) is projected to be nearsighted (myopic).  Cataracts are the main cause of blindness worldwide  and impact 100 million […]