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American Family Physician
October 1, 2001 |
What Should I Know About Refractive Surgery? What is refractive surgery?... Who gets refractive surgery?... What are the different kinds of refractive surgery?... Are PRK and LASIK right for me?... What should I think about before I decide to have refractive surgery?...   |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
Carol Marie Cropper |
Lenses By Night, Clear Sight By Day Spooked by surgery? New contacts aim to correct myopia while you sleep. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2001
Kraig Scot Bower |
Overview of Refractive Surgery Patients with myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism can now reduce or eliminate their dependence on contact lenses and eyeglasses through refractive surgery. Family physicians should be familiar with the different refractive surgeries and their potential complications... |
Outside
February 2005 |
Globe-Trekking Gear Myopic adventurers, rejoice... Javelin... Samsung SCH-S250... |
AskMen.com
Eric Huang |
Eye Exams 101 Never had an eye exam? Call a specialist and book an appointment now. But read this first. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
Prachi Patel |
Diagnostic Contacts A contact lens that tracks ocular pressure may help treat glaucoma |
Reactive Reports
Issue 34
David Bradley |
The end of spectacles? A technique for forming a gel inside the eye under physiological conditions has been developed by US researchers. The gel could provide a permanent solution to the poor vision that afflicts almost everyone from middle-age onwards. |
BusinessWeek
November 22, 2004
Carol Marie Cropper |
Getting A Better Fix On Glaucoma A $50 pachymetry test improves diagnosis of the disease. |
AskMen.com
Eric Huang |
FAQ On Contact Lenses If you wear contacts, or are considering getting them, you might have some unanswered questions. We've all heard stories and myths about contact lenses; the following is a list of some of the most frequently asked questions concerning this little invention. |
Defense Update
Issue 2, 2007 |
Eyewear Protection for the Warfighter New trends in infantry gear: According to Army medical records, 16% of the medical evacuations from combat zones since March 2003 have included serious eye injuries. Yet, many of such eye injuries could be avoided with proper use of protective eyewear. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 41
David Bradley |
I Can See Clearly Now Patients could recover from cataract surgery a lot quicker thanks to the development of a new, adhesive hydrogel that can be painted over incisions in the eye. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Bikkannavar & Redding |
Software for Optical Systems Spells the End of Blur NASA software that calculates optical aberrations will sharpen images from space and could redefine perfect vision for humans |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2001
Jeremy Lott |
Pupils Wide Open Prescription laws, generally regarded as a safeguard for the public, may be facilitating protectionism and price-fixing instead. Attorneys general in 33 states are suing the American Optometric Association for jacking up the price of contact lenses... |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Abbott Eyes New Growth Abbott announces it's buying eye-care specialist Advanced Medical Optics for $22 per share -- nearly 150% higher than Friday's close on the stock. |
Chemistry World
June 10, 2012
Yuandi Li |
Polymer gel provides focus An injectable nanocomposite gel for replacing the eye lens could eliminate the need for complicated cataract surgery, say Japanese and Danish researchers. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Rich Smith |
Eyeing Laser Care Profits Eye care specialist TLC draws eyes to the field of high-tech vision correction. The company swung to a $0.05-per-diluted-share profit against its year-ago $0.06 loss. |
Nursing
March 2010
Peg Gray-Vickrey |
Gathering pearls of knowledge for assessing older adults If you attended nursing school more than 10 years ago, you may have received limited education about gerontological nursing. But as baby boomers age, this is becoming an increasingly important area of nursing practice. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Erik Sofge |
Souped-Up Contact Lenses Promise On-Demand Bionic Eyesight Researchers develop a flexible contact lens embedded with microcircuits that may provide virtual reality for pilots or telescopic vision for soldier. |
Chemistry World
March 21, 2011
James Urquhart |
Seeing clearly with silicone School children in developing countries who have poor vision could soon see clearly thanks to cheap self-adjustable glasses that use silicone fluid to control the lens power. |
National Defense
November 2009
Grace V. Jean |
In the Eye of the Beholder: Contact Lenses as Displays and Sensors Scientists believe that the little plastic discs that hundreds of millions of people rely on to see clearer may one day serve military personnel and medical patients as information displays and health monitoring devices. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
New Year's 2016: Four More Fabulous Fads Today's passing fads are tomorrow's market dominators: Invest with eyes wide open: LASIK surgery... There's money in your mattress... The future is calling... One word: plastic... |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2007
Rich Smith |
More Than Meets the Eye at LCA-Vision Lasik surgery specialist LCA-Vision may be a true bargain, after a quarterly earnings miss and share price drop leaves the stock trading at nine times earnings. Investors, take note. |
Science News
February 26, 2000 |
Surgery Guide Web site on surgical procedures. |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2005
David Murphy |
Eyeballing Your Camera A Liquid lens for cameras is currently in development and would allow quicker and more precise focusing and optical zooming. |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010
Olga Kharif |
Eyeglass Innovator: Ronald Blum Optometrist Ronald Blum says his electronic eyeglasses improve on bifocals and progressive lenses, which cause nausea and headaches for some wearers. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 52
David Bradley |
Microscopic Contact Lenses Make Sense Gel lenses, resembling microscopic contacts, could find a role in biosensors for analysis and diagnostics, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Wired
January 19, 2009
Patrick Di Justo |
What's Inside: Bausch and Lomb ReNu A description of the ingredients in the popular contact solution. |
Managed Care
April 2002
Marlene Piturro |
Cross-Border Traffic Highlights Differences in U.S., Canadian Medical Systems Policy experts see the Canadian system as an example but differ on the significance. Meanwhile, some U.S. providers are cashing in... |
Chemistry World
April 5, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
Variable Focus at the Flick of a Switch Aging eyes could soon have an alternative to bifocal spectacles, with the development of liquid crystal lenses that focus on near or distant objects at the flick of a switch. |
Managed Care
April 2007
Lola Butcher |
Data Don't Necessarily Help Overwhelmed Consumers Expecting people to enter the health insurance marketplace and function as savvy buyers is unrealistic. |
