Laser Surgery Education Center Will Help Ophthalmologists Around the World Access New Developments in Laser Eye Surgery. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) announced that it has received a $1 million dollar donation from Charles Munnerlyn, PhD, and Judith G. Munnerlyn to establish the Dr. Charles R. and Judith G. Munnerlyn Laser Surgery Education Center. […]

New Study Shows No Effect of LASIK Flap Hinge Position on Dry Eye Outcomes. In my last blog, we looked at the fact that the LASIK flap diameter does not influence the development of dry eye after LASIK. This blog looks at the LASIK flap hinge and whether its position affects dry eye after LASIK […]

A New Study Shows Flap Size Does Not Affect LASIK Results or LASIK Dry Eye. A patient from Santa Maria recently asked me if the LASIK flap edge causes night vision problems so that larger diameter flaps would be preferred over smaller diameter flaps. Another patient from Santa Barbara asked me if larger flaps cause […]

Cataract Surgery Shown to Raise Long Term Risk of AMD, Suggesting Benefit to LASIK and PRK over Refractive Lens Exchange or Clear Lens Extraction in Many Cases. Many patients, particularly those with very early, mild, and slow growing cataracts, have the option of having either laser eye surgery (LASIK or PRK) or lens replacement surgery […]

Both LASIK and PRK Have Been Approved by NASA for Space Flight. A New Study of the Effect of Spaceflight on a NASA Astronaut with PRK Laser Eye Surgery Confirms PRK Was Safe, Effective, and Well Tolerated in Space. In my previous blog, we looked at the effects of very high altitude on LASIK laser […]