Presbyopia is the age related loss of the ability to see up close. There are several options to surgically correct presbyopia, although some are still not yet approved by the FDA. A patient from Santa Barbara asked me recently about Presbyopia and what refractive surgery options are available now — and in the near future […]
What If I Blink During LASIK Laser Eye Surgery?
by David Shapiro, MD
During LASIK, your eye is made numb with an eye drop and a lid holder is placed in your eye to keep you from blinking. You simply look at a flashing red light for about 3 minutes, which is how long the laser eye surgery typically takes. A patient from Camarillo recently asked me a […]
Eye Floaters and LASIK
by David Shapiro, MD
It is generally felt that LASIK and PRK laser vision correction do not make floaters worse — nor do they make them better. A patient from Santa Barbara recently asked me what effect having LASIK would have on floaters. It turns out this is a question I often am asked. As I reassured her, LASIK […]
Dry, Tired, Burning Eyes, Vision Fluctuations, Computer Use, and LASIK
by David Shapiro, MD
Some patients — particularly those with acne rosatia, poor diet,or menopause — have evaporative dry eye syndrome which accentuates dry eyes with computer use. These patients often still can have laser eye surgery with pre-treatment of their dry eye. A patient from Santa Barbara came for a LASIK evaluation today. She told me she her […]
During LASIK, You Cannot See the Laser Coming Toward You — It is Invisible and Painless!
by David Shapiro, MD
The laser that is used during LASIK laser eye surgery is both painless and invisible. It can’t be seen because it is outside the visible spectrum of light. A patient from Santa Barbara recently told me her main concern about having LASIK was that she did not want to see the laser “coming at her” […]