What To Know About LASIK Before Having It
Are you counting down the days until you get LASIK? Have you started preparing for the procedure? Taking the time to prepare before your procedure will let you be relaxed. It is normal to be nervous and anxious before surgery, especially a procedure that’s on your eyes. LASIK has a high success rate, but there… Read More
Should I Get LASIK Because Of A Celebrity?
Celebrities are always in the news, whether what they did was actually “newsworthy”. Case in point: both Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift got LASIK in the last two months. Now it seems like everyone is getting LASIK. Does that mean you should get LASIK as well? Keep reading to find out if you should get… Read More
Is LASIK Good For Your Health?
When it comes to your health, a few obvious things come to mind. Eat well, exercise often, and stay active. But can getting LASIK fall into this category? Keep reading to find out if getting LASIK is good for your health! Experience less eye strain We live in a digital world. When you wake up,… Read More
Treating Farsightedness with LASIK Surgery
Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the condition in which a person is able to see clearly in the distance but not up close. This can hinder everyday activities such as reading or looking at a computer screen, requiring the use of corrective lenses in order to bring the world into focus. But are glasses or contact… Read More
LASIK and Contact Sports
LASIK surgery permanently corrects the refractive errors that cause nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. The treatment offers predictable, reliable results, along with a quick recovery period. Because of its great safety profile, it is no surprise that millions of patients choose to undergo LASIK vision correction surgery. Many patients who wish to undergo LASIK surgery are… Read More
Can LASIK Be Successful after 40?
As more people learn about the benefits and overwhelming success of LASIK surgery, more are interested in learning if they are candidates for the procedure. While LASIK can improve common vision refractive errors such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and oval curvature (astigmatism), it cannot address all forms of vision impairment and may not be… Read More
LASIK and Sensitivity to Light After Surgery
The team at Chicago Cornea Consultants™, Ltd. always ensures that patients know what to expect from surgery from beginning to end. This is particularly important with LASIK surgery, which can address refractive errors and enhance your vision, reducing your dependence on corrective lenses in the process. Following LASIK surgery, problems with light sensitivity are common…. Read More
The Importance of LASIK Goggles after Surgery
Chicago Cornea Consultants™, Ltd. is considered one of the leading laser eye surgery centers. The experience and skill of our surgeons leads to overwhelmingly successful laser eye surgery results. While the skill of the surgeon is a large factor in determining the outcome of surgery, recovery is also very important to the ultimate success of… Read More
Why Avoiding Sun Exposure After LASIK Is a Good Idea
When it comes to effective solutions for refractive errors, one of the most popular options out there is laser eye surgery. Millions of people have benefited from laser treatments such as LASIK, PRK, and LASEK, all of them allowing patients to see clearly without the aid of corrective lenses (i.e., glasses and contacts). While LASIK… Read More
LASIK and Poor Night Vision
LASIK is one of the most well known and popular options for there for addressing refractive error, which most people know better by the following terms: Myopia (nearsightedness) Hyperopia (farsightedness) Astigmatism Yet we always want patients to know that LASIK is a surgical procedure, which means that there are some side effects involved during the… Read More