Chicago Cornea Consultants Blog

Congratulations to Dr. Majmudar on having an article on post-LASIK management appear in important ophthalmology journal this month!

Patients of our Chicago laser eye surgery center undergoing LASIK should follow all pre-operative instructions to ensure optimal results.

Corneal transplantation is performed when a patient has a damaged or diseased cornea. There are different ways that the surgery can be performed. We’d like to look briefly at the following surgical techniques: penetrating keratoplasty, lamellar keratoplasty, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, endothelial keratoplasty.

The board-certified ophthalmologists of Chicago Cornea Consultants, Ltd. were the first in Chicago to offer LipiFlow® treatment for chronic dry eye.  By relieving the symptoms of 79 percent of its clinical trial patients, LipiFlow® has been proven to alleviate the dryness, discomfort, irritation, tearing, and redness associated with chronic evaporative dry eye syndrome. This revolutionary treatment is helping patients across Illinois restore their comfort and improve their quality of life. Evaporative dry eye is the most common form of the syndrome. A blockage of the meibomian glands caused by a lipid (oil) deficiency in the tear film can affect the evaporation rate of tears. Nagging discomfort and difficulties reading, driving

When a patient’s vision is impaired due to excess or hanging skin on the eyelid, our eye surgeons at Chicago Cornea Consultants can performblepharoplasty surgery.

The doctors, along with many members of the staff of Chicago Cornea Consultants, attended the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and American Academy of Ophthalmic Executves (AAOE) annual meeting at McCormick Place over the past weekeend. 

Randy Epstein, MD performed laser assisted cataract surgery at Illinois Masonic Medical Center this week.

Charles Faron, OD receives prestigious FAAO designation at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting

If you are coming to Chicago Cornea Consultants for BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment, it is important for you to understand the risks and benefits of the procedure.

"Friend of Optometry" honor given to Dr. Epstein at the annual Illinois Optometric Association meeting