California Lasik Eye Surgery : How To Treat Dry Eyes?




What are Dry Eyes? How does one get it? Dry Eyes occur when the glands around our eyes produce too little tears on its surface. The tears are needed to maintain adequate lubrication and protection for our eyes. As a result, our eyes become uncomfortable as it is easily subjected to irritants.

What are the symptoms of dry eyes then? Common symptoms include the following:

1. Burning and stinging sensation that is may worse by air-conditioned room or windy surroundings.

2. Redness

3. Itching

4. Excessive tearing

5. Sensitivity to bright light

6. Scratchiness and grittiness

7. Intermittent blurring of vision, restored by blinking.

There are several ways to treat dry eyes.

Artificial Tears And Ointments

For most patients, dry eyes can be relieved through the use of artificial tears that can be purchased at pharmacy. In severe cases, a preservative free ocular lubricant is preferred.

Punctal Plugging

Special plugs can be used to trap our tears that drain out of the eye and into the nose through a small passage.




    • California Lasik Eye Surgery : Blade-Free IntraLase Lasik Adopted By U.S. Military




    IntraLase Lasik, also known as the blade-free LASIK, has now been used by the U.S. Department Of Defense. IntraLase Corp. announced recently that it has won a 5 year contract with the Defense Logistics Agency where all branches of the military will use the IntraLase Vision Correction Method.

    The Federal Agency said it will use the IntraLase method for the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. This remarkable endorsement, having came through after a process of clinicial studies, further confirms the advantages of blade-free IntraLase LASIK.

    The IntraLase FS laser is an all-laser, blade-free LASIK procedure that the company says can provide better visual outcomes than rival procedures. More than 1 million LASIK procedures using the IntraLase method have been performed to date.

    With IntraLase, the first part of the LASIK surgery, the creation of the flap, is no longer done manually but with a highly predictable, computer-aided laser beam. Moreover, many studies have shown that patients see better after IntraLase LASIK.

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