ANN MARIE BUSH
MORRIS NEWS SERVICE
TOPEKA, Kan. - Chris Padilla had worn a combination of glasses and contacts since he was a third-grader. When he would wake up in the middle of the night, he would have to put on his glasses to see the alarm clock.
"I haven't seen the clock during the middle of the night since I was 6 or 7," said Padilla, who is 28.
All of that changed after Padilla underwent eye surgery, a procedure new to Topeka, blade-free Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). He recently woke up in the middle of the night and could see the time. "This was a way to free myself from the hassle," he said.
Padilla and Jamie Slack were among the first patients to have the blade-free procedure at Genstler Eye Center in Topeka.
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2007-10-24
LASIK on the cutting edge without the blade
2007-10-21
Eyeglass World and LASIK Vision Institute Announce National "Live With Vision" Initiative to Bring Improved Vision and Hope to People Across America
LAKE WORTH, FL--(MARKET WIRE)
Eyeglass World, a top retailer of eyewear, and The LASIK Vision Institute, a leading provider of laser vision correction services, today announced the official launch of Live With Vision, a national program that provides eye care products and services to children and adults in need. Eyeglass World and The LASIK Vision Institute are both owned by Vision Care Holdings, LLC.
Live With Vision will focus on children with undiagnosed vision problems whose families cannot afford eye exams and eyeglasses, as well as adults who are in the process of rebuilding their lives and experiencing financial hardship.
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2007-10-13
New laser may widen scope for eye surgery
New techniques in laser eye surgery could eliminate night vision problems and other undesirable side-effects of the treatment, enabling thousands more people to put aside their glasses and contact lenses.
The latest high-speed, high-precision lasers and iris recognition technology can provide customised procedures to replace the previous “one treatment fits all” approach, resulting in an operation that produces 20/20 vision or better, ophthalmologists say.
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2007-10-06
LASIK eye problems may be underreported
RALEIGH, N.C. — Millions of Americans have undergone laser eye surgery to correct bad vision, and along with the procedure's popularity something else is coming into focus: its hazards.
Advertising stresses the surgery's safety, and most procedures are successful. Tiger Woods, who relies on keen eyesight as the world's best golfer, pitches it as a quick and painless way to restore sharp vision. Even the U.S. Air Force, long skeptical of the surgery, changed its policy last May to let people who had LASIK apply for pilot training.
But every year thousands of Americans who undergo LASIK are left with chronic pain, dryness of the eyes, distorted night vision and even blindness, according to Food and Drug Administration statistics.
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2007-10-02
Eye surgery leaves many with problems
Millions of Americans have undergone laser eye surgery to correct bad vision, and along with the procedure's popularity something else is coming into focus: its hazards.
Advertising stresses the surgery's safety, and most procedures are successful. Tiger Woods, who relies on keen eyesight as the world's best golfer, pitches it as a quick and painless way to restore sharp vision. Even the U.S. Air Force, long skeptical of the surgery, changed its policy in May to let people who had LASIK apply for pilot training.
But every year thousands of Americans who undergo LASIK are left with chronic pain, dryness of the eyes, distorted night vision and even blindness, according to Food and Drug Administration statistics.
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