Both LASIK and clear lens exchange can correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, but they are distinctly different procedures. LASIK is an elective procedure that is intended to provide clear vision for people who wish to free themselves from prescription eyewear. Surgical lens implants are used to treat cataracts. With clear lens […]

During cataract surgery, your eye’s natural lens is replaced with an implantable contact lens. Lens implants are permanent, and – unlike removable contact lenses – you will not feel the artificial lens once it is placed in your eye. At Silverstein Eye Centers, we provide a variety of lens implant options to meet our patients’ […]

If you are nearsighted, farsighted or have astigmatism, you may be a good LASIK candidate. In addition to those vision disorders, factors influencing LASIK candidacy include: 18 years of age Stable prescription for at least one year No eye infections for the past year Not pregnant or breastfeeding No autoimmune diseases Free from severe dry […]

The difference between traditional LASIK and custom LASIK is in custom LASIK’s use of wavefront technology to create a digital, 3-D map of your eye that is used in guiding the laser.

Custom LASIK differs slightly from traditional LASIK in the use of wavefront technology. Wavefront is used to measure how light travels through your eyes and produce a digital, 3-D map of your eye. This map highlights areas of distortion—or aberrations—in your eye.

There may be no permanent cure for the age-related vision loss known as presbyopia, but there are surgical treatment options available that can extend the time during which you may not need corrective eyewear.

Although the results of LASIK surgery can be dramatic, and the procedure itself enjoys a success rate of more than 95 percent, not everyone is a candidate for LASIK. LASIK is used to correct three vision problems: Myopia (nearsightedness) Hyperopia (farsightedness) Astigmatism

Cataracts, or the normal age-related clouding of the human lens, still remains the most common (curable) cause of blindness in third world countries today. Treating cataracts has been described in the most ancient manuscripts and scriptures of every recorded culture over the last several thousand years. Today, it is commonplace for patients to leave the […]

Golf. For those who play, you know it is an intoxicating obsession. only natural enemy of the game is bad weather, and the weather has to be really bad to miss a tee time. Though hand-eye coordination is critical for all sports, perhaps golfers have the greatest dependency and the most to loose when optimum […]

The advertisements are on the radio, and they are all over the television. In fact, everywhere you go it seems you hear about LASIK, the new laser vision ion surgery that has freed so many people from their glasses and contacts. Laser in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) is a surgical technique that uses an examiner laser […]

Dryness of the ocular surface can be the cause of a wide variety of eye complaints and interferes with the daily activities of about 10 million Americans. Including people with mild symptoms brings the total number to 20 to 30 million people making dry eye one of the most common ocular conditions diagnosed in the […]