NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in 2021. It will incorporate advanced LASIK technology to help improve its optical systems in order to peer more deeply and more accurately into the far universe once in orbit. At the core of the James Webb Space Telescope’s optics are highly polished mirrors with incredibly […]

Sunlight and the Eye   Background Sunlight is being shown to have many surprising benefits to the eye, probably via vitamin D. Previous studies have shown that outdoor sunlight exposure during childhood may actually decrease the chances a child will grow up to become nearsighted. New Study: Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Dry Eye Treatment A […]

NFL Star Linebacker Has LASIK Laser Eye Surgery National Football League star Jonathan Allen, linebacker for the Washington Redskins, posted on social media to let his fans know he had LASIK laser vision correction in the off season before the start of the 2019 NFL season. On their team newsletter, the Washington Redskins warned NFL […]

SMILE, LASIK, and PRK: SMILE, LASIK, and PRK are forms of laser vision correction that reshape the cornea, the main focusing structure of the eye. While each of these versions of laser eye surgery uses a laser, they are different in how they go about their goal of improving vision. SMILE In SMILE (Small Incision […]

I am blogging from our largest annual international professional conference, the annual meeting of American Society of Cataract and Surgery held this year in San Diego. Over 10,000 ophthalmologists from all over the world are attending. Today, I heard an interesting study presented by Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS, who is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at […]