Describe the blind spot of the eye and how humans adjust for it. What genetic explanations can you suggest for myopia (short-sightedness)? Lasik surgery, which is used to eliminate nearsightedness, changes the shape of the cornea. How does this improve visio...
McCabe:It’s unfortunate how little attention is given in the draft guidelines to how well patients do with LASIK – especially considering the patient reported outcomes in the FDA PROWL-1 study in 2017. That study showed that patients are very happy with the results of LASIK surgery – it h...
Once nearsighted children become young adults, their vision usually stabilizes. At that point, myopia can be permanently corrected with refractive surgery.LASIKis the most popular surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness. If you or yourchildren have symptoms of myopia, schedule a comprehensive ey...