A patient from Thousand Oaks asked me about the difference between two types of LASIK technologies: wavefront-optimized and topography-guided LASIK. The terms can get quite confusing. There are three general approaches to giving the laser information about how to go about its job of sculpting a new shape into the cornea to improve vision without glasses or […]

A patient in my Ventura office asked me today if LASIK could treat astigmatism. While there is a myth that LASIK cannot correct astigmatism, it turns out LASIK has been able to correct astigmatism with great accuracy for nearly 20 years! Over that time, technology has improved and improved and more complicated and unusual types […]

A patient from San Luis Obispo asked me about LASIK and hand eye coordination for sports. I mentioned that the two time World Champion darts player, Gary Anderson, just lost out on his bid for a third world championship while wearing glasses. Anderson has decided to undergo LASIK to improve his eyesight in an all […]

A patient from Oxnard asked me today about using the laser to correct near vision. Presbyopia is the age related loss of the ability to read up close — and it affects everybody eventually. Presbyopia occurs because the lens of the eye becomes less flexible with age and therefore  is less and less able to bulge to […]

A patient from Thousand Oaks who is hoping for a career as a professional basketball player asked me how pros like their LASIK. I told him that LA Clippers’ point guard Chris Paul is attributing his early season shooting success this year to his recent LASIK laser vision correction. Paul’s shooting improved to 47.3% from […]