Laser Surgery Insights

Study: Long Term Safety of ICL

A patient from Santa Barbara recently asked my opinion about ICL surgery.  Unfortunately, some patients are not good candidates for laser vision correction, whether LASIK or PRK. In many cases (such as hers), this is simply because the patient is too extremely nearsighted to fall within the optimal range of LASIK or PRK treatment. One […]

MLB’s Ramos Credits LASIK for Improvement

Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos, catcher for the Washington Nationals, credits his recent LASIK for improved performance at the plate. Ramos underwent LASIK laser eye surgery on March 4 of this year and almost immediately his hitting improved.  Ramos said he’s “more comfortable and I’m seeing the pitch really, really well after surgery. Now I can say the […]

“20 Years After LASIK, Still Seeing Great!”

A LASIK surgeon and colleague of mine, John Doane, MD, underwent LASIK in 1996 at age 31. Twenty years later, Dr. Doane is now 51 years old and is still seeing better than 20/20 without glasses or contacts!  Dr. Doane was a first year resident in ophthalmology when he first saw LASIK being performed during his […]

FDA: SMILE Laser Vision Correction Approved

The FDA today approved a new form of laser vision correction called SMILE (Small Incision Lenticular Extraction) using the Zeiss Meditec femtosecond laser. SMILE was approved to treat only nearsightedness (myopia) and is approved for adults aged 22 years or older. It is not approved to treat farsightedness or astigmatism. In the FDA clinical trials that […]

Options for Myopia Control in Children

A patient from Santa Barbara asked me if there were any good ways to prevent her 10 year old daughter from developing myopia (nearsightedness) as she got older. A European conference held last week looked at this very issue. Nina Jacobsen, MD, PhD made a presentation at the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Subspecialty Day in […]