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Ophthalmologists promoting eye exams to cut uncorrected visual … – Jackson Clarion Ledger

May 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

Ophthalmologists promoting eye exams to cut uncorrected visual …Jackson Clarion Ledger, MSWith May designated as Healthy Vision Month, ophthalmologists are focusing attention on the 60 percent of Americans who have refractive vision problems that can be corrected with glasses, contact lens or refractive surgery such as LASIK laser vision …

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Healthy Vision Month focuses on refractive eye errors

May 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

May is Healthy Vision Month, which in 2009 focuses on the 60% of Americans who have refractive vision problems. Dr. Connie S. McCaa, an ophthalmologist from Jackson, Miss., provides guidance about preserving sight and vision correction.
   

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Report chronicles abuse of federal travel cards

May 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

Laser eye surgery may improve one’s visual horizons, but it doesn’t qualify as a travel expense, a congressional office says in a report on abuses of the federal travel card system.

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FDA Sends Public Letter to ECPs on Laser-Surgery Advertising

May 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

In a letter late last week addressed “Dear Eye Care Professional,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reminded ECPs, laser-surgery clinics and others who promote laser vision correction that their advertising must include a consumer alert about possible risks from the procedures.

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BIOTECH: Corneal transplant helps eye surgery healing — in animals – North County Times

May 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

BIOTECH: Corneal transplant helps eye surgery healing — in animalsNorth County Times, CAThe result could be an improved form of PRK, which has been overtaken in recent years by an alternative, LASIK, said Jeffrey Janus, president of International Stem Cell. Both surgeries use lasers to reshape the cornea. Improved healing could reduce the …Wall Street News Alert: Trading Alert issued on ISCO Trading Markets (press release)NEWS | SAN DIEGO International Stem Cell reports positive pre … San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription)Morning Watch: Trade Alert: IECM, CYTK TMC NetTrading Markets (press release) - Trading Markets (press release)all 16 news articles

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Nick Harper overcomes age, vision to stick in Titans' secondary – The Tennessean

May 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

Nick Harper overcomes age, vision to stick in Titans' secondaryThe Tennessean, TNHarper had LASIK surgery to correct his vision last month. He played all last season without the contacts that were prescribed for him, and paid for it. “I can tell a big, big difference. It's like night and day. I couldn't believe I was that blind,'' …

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Is Lasik Eye Surgery the Right Choice for You?

May 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

LASIK eye correction surgery seems like a simple answer to vision problems, but before you take this big step there are a few things to consider.

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LASIK eye surgery has high satisfaction rates, but come with risks

May 27th, 2009 | Comments Off

Q. I’m thinking about getting LASIK eye surgery. Is it safe? LASIK, which stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, improves vision by reshaping the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye.

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Harper overcomes age, vision to stick in Titans' secondary – The Tennessean

May 27th, 2009 | Comments Off

Harper overcomes age, vision to stick in Titans' secondaryThe Tennessean, TNHarper had LASIK surgery to correct his vision last month. He played all last season without the contacts that were prescribed for him, and paid for it. “I can tell a big, big difference. It's like night and day. I couldn't believe I was that blind,'' …

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International Stem Cell Corporation Reports Positive Pre-Clinical Trial Results From Human Corneal Epithelial Cells

May 27th, 2009 | Comments Off

International Stem Cell Corporation , the first company to perfect a method of creating human “parthenogenetic” stem cells from unfertilized eggs, has received positive early results from animal trials designed to improve photorefractive keratectomy , a form of corrective laser eye surgery that offers an improved alternative to LASIK.

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