Nearsightedness | Careyeasy.com Eye Health and Vision Care Magazine

Contact lenses are actually pieces of plastic through which visibility becomes clear without the use of the glasses. They are mostly used as a substitute for glasses and in some cases they are also used to treat certain eye diseases like cataract. They may also be used for cosmetic purposes to change...

Nearsightedness Treatment without Laser Surgery

A new method of correcting nearsightedness could be better and safer than laser eye surgery, experts say. In laser surgery, a razor-thin layer is shaved from the outer surface of the eye, the cornea, to focus light from an image in the right place on the retina. The new surgery achieves the same effect...

HD Vision Seminar

Eye City is hosting a free HD Vision seminar for those interested in obtaining freedom from glasses and contact lenses. Dr. George Walters will describe the latest procedures available to treat extreme myopia (nearsightedness), especially for those patients for whom LASIK is not an option. He will also...

Is the Presbyopia Age-Related?

As people age, the internal lens system of the eye becomes less capable of focusing on objects up close or it is possible to say that the natural lens of the eye has lost its ability to “zoom”. The lens of the eye loses its elasticity and the individual is no longer able to read, drive or perform...

Progress of Nearsightedness may be Reduced by New Contact Lens

A contact lens that may reduce the progress of nearsightedness, or myopia has been detailed in a new study. The international team of researchers tested the contact lens by fully correcting the central vision but reducing the relative peripheral farsightedness, or hyperopia. The study, presented at the...

How to Improve Vision Naturally

To improve vision naturally, there are a number of things that you can do. Interestingly, some of the old ideas that were thought to be untrue are now being looked at again. One is the stress of too much close work. At one time, it was not unusual to hear parents tell their children to move back from...

Do We Need to Wear Eye Glasses After Lasik Surgery

If you are ready to choose a doctor to be evaluated for conventional or custom wavefront Lasik, All-Laser Lasik, PRK, LASEK, Epi-Lasik, CK, RLE, or any refractive surgery procedure, it is highly recommended to consider a doctor who has been evaluated and certified. If thoroughly evaluated and performed...

The Art of Reading

Reading, and other ‘close vision’ work, is probably one of the greatest causes of poor eyesight – but it doesn’t have to be. How to make reading a pleasurable experience which is totally safe for your eyes, and won’t result in progressively worse eyesight? Don’t read when tired or sick....

TLC Vision Corp. Makes Plans to Shutter its Roanoke Center

The center is no longer doing LASIK surgery but will provide follow-up care through July 31. Citing the economy, the national chain known for performing LASIK eye surgery has pulled out of the Roanoke Valley market. TLC Vision Corp., with 75 centers in the United States and Canada, opened a Roanoke County...

Lenses Reshape Cornea to Improve Vision

Orthokeratology helps girl, but it may not be for everyone. Alyssa Brascia, 9, of Shorewood, shed her glasses last week. At her annual eye exam, Alyssa’s mother, Lori Brascia, learned that Alyssa’s vision was worse than last year. Joliet optometrist Dr. James K. Cutler recommended Alyssa...

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