Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month! Prevent Blindness America wants to educate the public about diabetes and how it effects vision through its new campaign called “Live Right, Save Sight!” The message is simple: Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the United States for those 20 years of age and older. Maintaining […]
What’s New? Operation Sight!
Imagine having cataracts and being unable to afford the eye surgery needed to restore good vision and improve quality of life. Now, co-founders Dr. Kerry Solomon, Dr. John Boatwright, and Dr. Paul Herring of Carolina Eyecare Physicians are proud to introduce “Operation Sight,” the first program of its kind in the Lowcountry. This new not-for-profit […]
How to Find a Good LASIK Surgeon: Ask About Technology
When you took step 3 and asked about experience, we hope you included Dr. Solomon. If you did, you no doubt discovered that he has performed more than 10,000 LASIK procedures, and it’s information like this that helps to further narrow your search before taking the next step. Step 4: Ask about TECHNOLOGY. Technology is […]
How to Find a GOOD LASIK Surgeon: Ask About Experience
After narrowing your search by gathering recommendations from family, friends, and eye care professionals, you are ready for the next step. Step 3: Ask about EXPERIENCE. As the old saying goes, “practice makes perfect.” Well, not “perfect” perhaps, but a LASIK surgeon who has had more opportunity to perfect his or her technique is likely […]
How to Find a GOOD LASIK Surgeon: Step 2
As we mentioned before, you should have the best LASIK surgeon you can find. The trick is in recognizing that doctor when you find him (or her). Step 2: Talk to eye care professionals to get their take on the LASIK surgeons in your area. While you are at it, ask for the name […]
How to Find a GOOD LASIK Surgeon in 5 Easy (But Important!) Steps
It’s not too difficult to find a “good” LASIK surgeon, but these are YOUR eyes…so you should literally set your sights higher, because you should have the best LASIK surgeon you can find. So, how do you go about doing that? Beat the bushes? Look under rocks? No, it’s nothing like looking for a needle […]
Is LASIK a Good Way to Correct Your Vision?
“LASIK sounds great, but is it right for me?” We hear this question all the time, and our answer is always the same. There is only one way to know for certain what LASIK can or cannot do for you, and that’s by scheduling a consultation. You have nothing to lose by doing so, because […]
What Does “Refractive” Mean?
Even if you know all about myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, you may not know what “refractive” means. These vision problems are called refractive errors, meaning that an irregularity in the shape of the eye or the curvature of the cornea is preventing light entering the eye from focusing on a single point on […]
What Is “Astigmatism”?
The cornea is the curved, clear covering of the colored part of the eye that light passes through. The term astigmatism usually describes a common problem that results when the cornea is not evenly curved. Normally, the cornea’s surface has a spherical curve (like the shape of a basketball) and the light rays passing through […]
It’s Cataract Awareness Month. Why Are We So excited?
Yes, we are excited! There are only a few FDA-approved LenSx® bladeless refractive lasers in the United States, and one of them is right here, right now in Charleston. Here’s why this is so important: Thanks to the laser, cataract surgery can now be bladeless. The femtosecond laser technology that revolutionized LASIK vision correction is […]