Making a LASIK flap with a mechanical microkeratome is compared to using a femtosecond laser such as the Intralase or Ziemer laser. There are two ways to create a flap in LASIK laser eye surgery. One is to use a mechanical device called a microkeratome. Examples of mechanical (or “bladed”) microkeratomes include the Zyoptix XP, […]

There have long been concerns that the cornea should not end up too flat after laser vision correction eye surgery for correcting nearsightedness (myopia). This new study suggests this may not be the case. During LASIK or PRK laser eye surgery, the excimer laser reshapes the cornea. When someone is nearsighted, their cornea is too […]

LASIK laser eye surgery can only help improve lazy eye to the degree glasses or contacts do, although one study suggests LASIK may provide additional help to lazy eye patients. Good preschool vision screening is the best public health approach. Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is the most common cause of vision loss in one eye […]

Trulign, a newly approved accomodating lens implant, can be used in lens replacement surgery to correct presbyopia, nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. This new IOL is made by Bausch and Lomb. The FDA has approved a new accomodative presbyopia correcting lens implant, the Trulign Lens. The Trulign Lens is essentially a new version of a previous […]

The Shapiro Laser Eye Center is proud to announce that our LASIK patient Chuck D, founder of the legendary rap group Public Enemy, will be performing with LL Cool in Santa Barbara at the Santa Barbara Bowl this Sunday, May 26, at 6:30 PM. Our LASIK patient Chuck D, founder and leader of the legendary […]