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A Link to Safer LASIK in Risky Patients?

February 20th, 2009 | Comments Off

iWith the current surgical atmosphere emphasizing avoidance of ectasia at all costs, some refractive surgeons may be surprised to hear that LASIK is being performed specifically on corneas that aren’t very thick …
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Original post by Review of Ophthalmology

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Legislation Proposed to Tighten Rules on Lasik Clinics

February 20th, 2009 | Comments Off

An I-Team investigation of a local lasik clinic has prompted lawmakers to tighten the regulation of laser surgery centers.

Original post by LasVegasNOW

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Receiving The Gift Of Sight

February 19th, 2009 | Comments Off

Hundreds sent in letters, but only four were chosen. Tuesday, the first of them received the gift of sight through free laser vision correction surgery.

Original post by KELO-TV Sioux Falls

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Long Hours Working at a Computer Can Affect Your Vision

February 18th, 2009 | Comments Off

Spending all day staring at a computer monitor can do more than make you ready to call it a day; it can also lead to eye strain and other potential vision problems.

Original post by WTOL-TV Toledo

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Working Toward Artificial Corneas

February 18th, 2009 | Comments Off

iDue to the detailed nature of the experiments, researchers from Cardiff University are making discoveries about the eye that should help to advance laser surgeries such as LASIK¹ and contribute to the …
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Original post by Science Daily

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LCA-Vision swings to 2008 loss

February 17th, 2009 | Comments Off

Consumers clamped down on spending in 2008 and the resulting recession led to plummeting earnings and profits for LCA-Vision, the Kenwood-based laser eye surgery company.

Original post by Indian Hill Journal

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LASIK procedure has changed lives

February 15th, 2009 | Comments Off

After wearing contacts and glasses for more than 40 years, Diane Wheeler just didn’t want to do it anymore.

Original post by The Advocate

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Routine eye test saves man’s sight

February 14th, 2009 | Comments Off

A Hockliffe man is looking at life through rose-tinted glasses after having his eyesight saved.

Original post by Leighton Buzzard Online

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LCA-Vision takeover vote until April 9

February 12th, 2009 | Comments Off

Shareholders of Kenwood-based LCA-Vision Inc. have until April 9 to vote on a measure from dissidents that would replace the board of the laser surgery company with a board that includes founder and former …

Original post by The Cincinnati Enquirer

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LCA-Vision adds procedure as volume falls

February 11th, 2009 | Comments Off

Embattled LCA-Vision Inc., the laser vision correction company that faces a proxy vote this spring for a new board of directors, expects to boost revenue by at least $30 million in 2009 by adding intraocular …

Original post by The Cincinnati Enquirer

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