Looking into LASIK? Here’s How to Understand the Research
If you are considering your vision correction options, particularly those beyond glasses and contact lenses, you are probably looking into LASIK. While it is comforting to see the enormous amount of clinical data supporting LASIK as safe and effective, it can be tough to wade through the technical language and scientific jargon often used in […]
Guidelines for Becoming a LASIK Candidate
Not everyone who needs glasses or contacts to see well enjoys wearing them, which is why – so far – more than 19 million people in the U.S. have had LASIK. The laser vision correction option is both safe and effective, which is why it is so popular. After 20 years of popularity, everyone has […]
How We Know LASIK is Safe
If you rely on glasses or contact lenses to see well, it is likely at some point you have wondered what it would be like to see without needing corrective lenses. Which means, you’ve thought about a laser vision correction procedure – like LASIK. Because it is elective surgery, it is important to weigh the […]
LASIK Complication Rates: Get the Facts
When weighing a decision about an elective surgery, such as LASIK or other laser vision correction procedure, it is natural to want to thoroughly understand the potential risks and benefits. Dr. Solomon and his team are here to answer any questions you have, and we understand you may want to do some independent research on […]
What You Need To Know About PROWL
This post originally appeared on the ARSC Insight Blog. Two new PROWL studies published online in the JAMA Ophthalmology shed new and important light on patient experiences after LASIK surgery. What is PROWL? The goal of the FDA’s PROWL (Patient Reported Outcomes with LASIK) studies was to validate a new questionnaire that gives patients an […]
LASIK Research: What It Is and What It Means
[link pid=”41″][/link] So you’ve been considering LASIK and in the course of your research you keep coming across the results of clinical studies. What are those? Do they matter? Should you pay attention to them? In a word – yes! Clinical studies, in a nutshell, are how we know what we know about LASIK and […]
Carolina EyeCare Research Center Authors Latest Global LASIK Scientific Literature Review
In 2009, our team at the [link pid=”37″]Carolina EyeCare Research Center[/link] took on the enormous task of the first global [link pid=”41″]LASIK[/link] scientific literature review – “LASIK World Literature Review – Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction” – which compiled more than 2,900 peer-reviewed papers on LASIK published between 1988 and 2008. At that time, […]
New Study Finds Overall Vision Satisfaction in LASIK Patients
New study finds LASIK patients who used to wear contact lenses are more satisfied with their vision and remain satisfied over time. When you rely on vision correction to see well, it is important to look into all of your options. Sometimes research can help inform your choice, so we like to share studies we […]