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May
Did you recently have cataract surgery? Are you thinking about other ways to improve your vision? If you're still not happy with your vision after cataract surgery, you may want to consider LASIK. For most people, they don’t mind wearing contacts or glasses. As peopl...
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May
When it comes to the way you look, many people are unhappy. But if you have a condition called dermatochalasis, there's more to it than that. With dermatochalasis, stretched out eyelids make it harder to see and read at a distance. This is more than a cosmetic problem, whic...
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May
Are you thinking about getting LASIK eye surgery? Are you trying to figure out ways to pay for it? Have you been looking into if your insurance will cover your surgery? Keep reading to find out if your insurance will cover LASIK! LASIK Is An Elective ProcedureMost people think...
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May
Wondering if you should get LASIK? Sometimes, when you're trying to make a decision, it’s easier if you know some of what to expect. The same is true after getting LASIK. What’s the recovery process like? Can you still take part in your favorite summer activitie...
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May
Dr. Parag A. Majmudar was invited to the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia in January 2019 where he was honored as the guest speaker and led the Visiting Professor Rounds. Dr. Majmudar spoke on various topics related to refractive surgery...
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May
Cataracts are a common eye condition, especially in older patients. The natural lens in our eye tends to get cloudy as a normal side effect of age. Cataracts don't only affect the elderly, either. Anyone above the age of forty is likely to develop a cataract. Even younger...
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May
Cataracts may be a common side effect of getting older, but that doesn't make them any less inconvenient. Not every cataract develops enough to need surgery. But when a cataract has ripened, vision loss is inevitable. When this happens, the only option is cataract surgery...
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May
For the first time, the Rush University Department of Ophthalmology (which our practice is associated with) has made it onto the list of “recommended ophthalmology programs” by the US News & World Report, for 2018. This ranking is based on a three-y...
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May
It is important to ensure that you are eating foods that are good for your overall health as well as your eye health! I'm sure you’ve heard to eat more carrots if you want strong eyes or fill your diet with leafy greens but what are you eating that could be harming yo...
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May
I'm sure at some point you’ve felt the nagging discomfort of having a stye on your eyelid. Styes are similar to a pimple, but they form on your upper or lower eyelid. The stye inflammation of the eyelid can be caused by a couple things—either an oil duct is bloc...
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May
Have you ever scratched your eye on accident? This could easily be done by something like an article of clothing, hairbrush, or even a fingernail and cause what is called, a corneal abrasion. These types of injuries are considered pretty minor and usually cause discomfort for onl...
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May
Your ability to see isn't magic, it is the product of all the rods, cones, and photoreceptors within your eye working together to translate light into electrical signals that are sent to your brain. The brain, then interprets the electrical signals and what you see today is...
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