How Long Will the Correction Last? Once your eye has stabilized, usually in two to three months, your correction is permanent. If you eventually need eyeglasses for reading after that, it would be the result of the normal aging process. What about Risks and Complications? It is not unusual for people considering LASIK to experience… Read the full article
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Contemplating Laser Eye Surgery (Part 2) Finding the right LASIK surgeon
Finding the Right LASIK Surgeon If you are a candidate for LASIK, your next step will be the most important one: finding the right physician to perform the procedure. You will need an ophthalmologist to perform your LASIK surgery. An ophthalmologist is a licensed medical doctor who has a minimum of four years of additional… Read the full article
What Kind of Results Can I Expect From LipiFlow
LipiFlow is an excellent addition to our treatment armamentarium for evaprative dry eye. However, it is not a cure and is effective for about one year. Whether or not you need to continue other treatments (punctum plugs, doxycycline, warm compresses) will depend how advanced your disease is. Patients with mild to early moderate disease may… Read the full article
Boston Magazine’s Top LASIK surgeon/ Ophthalmologist
Dr. Ernest W. Kornmehl, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is selected as a Top Laser Surgeon and Laser Center in Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors issue 2012.
Are The LASIK and PRK Procedures Painful
Neither procedure in and of itself is painful. In general, the LASIK procedure is more uncomfortable than PRK because pressure is felt when the suction ring is applied during flap formation. In both procedures, patients with small eyes tend to have more discomfort than the average patient when the speculum is placed. The speculum is… Read the full article
Boston Magazine’s Top LASIK surgeon/ Ophthalmologist
Dr. Ernest W. Kornmehl, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is selected as a Top Laser Surgeon and Laser Center in Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors issue 2011.
Contemplating Laser Eye Surgery (Part I)
If you have worn eyeglasses or contacts most of your life, the possibility of having good eyesight without them may seem remote. But today, high success rates with LASIK and PRK are inspiring more people to seriously contemplate laser eye surgery. A good way to get started is to address these two questions: Am I… Read the full article
An Overview of Laser Vision Correction – Part 3
LASIK and Myopic Correction As explained earlier, patients who are nearsighted have corneas with too much curvature in proportion to the length of their eyes. Once the corneal flap is made and lifted back, the excimer laser reshapes the underlying stroma to achieve a flatter cornea. The surgeon’s carful, precise measurements, which are programmed into… Read the full article
An Overview of Laser Vision Correction – Part 2
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) The procedure that originally made wide use of the excimer laser was photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), first performed in 1987. Instead of using a microkeratome to remove the corneal disc, PRK uses the laser to accurately sculpt the cornea one microscopic layer at a time. PRK has seen vast improvements since those early days. PRK sculpts… Read the full article
How the Human Eye Works Part 3
Most people who have had an eye exam that includes a test to measure visual acuity, clarity or sharpness of vision, recognize the simple notation 20/20 as meaning “normal vision.” What do those numbers mean? Let’s say your vision is 20/40. That means you can see at twenty feet what a person with normal vision can see… Read the full article