Would Teddy Roosevelt Choose LASIK Today?
A recent article based on the biography[1] of past US President, Theodore Roosevelt, shared an interesting look at a momentous occasion. “Teedie” as he was called, was 13 years old before getting his first pair of glasses. The article discussed how Teddy realized that he needed glasses. Unlike nowadays, when routine pediatric visits or a…
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Waiting Too Long For LASIK?
In a recent article on CNN.com, the timeliness of knee replacement was studied among people who might benefit from the procedure. This study concluded that the majority of Americans are likely living with knee pain longer than they should: “90% of Americans with osteoarthritis suffer too long before having a knee replacement that could improve…
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What is The Light Adjustable Lens?
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Light Adjustable Lens We recently shared that we were the first to debut the Light Adjustable Lens…and this time it was not just the first in our city, or our state. It is one of our biggest firsts. The first worldwide. At the bottom of this article is a photo…
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Fixing The Myopia Epidemic: We Have Solutions
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When people can’t walk 20 feet, we don’t make them use a prosthetic forever. We fix the problem. When people can’t see 20 feet, we have the ability to fix the problem, and it actually saves thousands of dollars over the cost of glasses and contacts over a few decades. A video is worth a…
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Would You Rather Keep Your Hearing Or Your Vision?
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This is obviously not a predicament any of us would want to be placed in, but have you ever thought about what sense you’d rather keep if you had to make the choice? Well according to a recent study conducted across the sea in the United Kingdom, it turns out that sight is the most…
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Can Junk Food Affect Your Vision?
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A recent article on CNN.com shared the story of a teenage boy who went blind after eating french fries, Pringles, and white bread for the majority of his life. Yes, this sounds crazy, but the boy’s case is real and we find that the information about nutrition contained in it is very important to share…
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Two Post LASIK Patients Share Their Experience
The American Refractive Surgery Council posted a wonderful blog article about post LASIK patients and their experiences. Two of the patients highlighted in the article that were interviewed by the ARSC for their experience, happened to be two patients of ours who had LASIK at our clinic in Houston! These individuals who recently elected to…
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Millions of Contact Lenses Thrown In The Toilet Causing Massive Pollution: A Global Crisis
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A recent article by the Daily Mail online, which is arguably the largest online news website outlet in the world, reported that more than 780 million used plastic contact lenses are disposed of in the United Kingdom each year; however, 97% of those are either thrown in the trash or flushed away rather than being…
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Can Checking My Phone Before Bed Cause Trouble Sleeping?
Do you check your phone before going to bed? I sit here wondering, who DOESN’T? Right before plugging our phones or iPads to charge for the night, most of us are guilty of “checking” our devices, a.k.a falling into the deep, dark rabbit hole of an hour or more of social media! Have you ever…
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An Eye Doctor Has LASIK: An Optometrist’s Patient Experience
Today, I’m happy to present a guest blogger: Dr. Rebecca Miller. Dr. Miller is a fabulous optometrist who works in Dallas, TX at Brooks Eye Associates. *** I had my first eye exam when I was in 5th grade. My optometrist was brilliant; he did careful measurements of my vision and ocular health. After all…
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