Modern LASIK Surgery: What Is Different About LASIK Today?
Modern LASIK is not just newer laser technology. Learn how better screening, custom planning, eye tracking, dry-eye evaluation, and procedure selection help surgeons decide whether LASIK, SMILE, PRK, EVO ICL, or another option is the right fit.
Dr. Yuna Rapoport on CBS Mornings: A Rare Macular Transplant and the Future of Vision Restoration
Dr. Yuna Rapoport joined CBS Mornings to discuss a rare surgical achievement involving a macular transplant and what it could mean for the future of vision restoration. She explains the complexity of transplanting retinal tissue and how this remarkable case could help advance research into new treatments for blindness.
Can Astigmatism Be Corrected? Comparing Astigmatism Correction Options
Astigmatism can be corrected with glasses, toric contacts, specialty lenses, or surgery. Learn how eye health, prescription, age, lifestyle, and visual goals help determine the right option.
Astigmatism Eye Shape Explained
Astigmatism eye shape usually refers to uneven focusing curves in the cornea, natural lens, or both. This article explains what that means, why the football analogy has limits, and when astigmatism changes deserve a closer eye exam.
LASIK Eye Surgery for Astigmatism and Nearsightedness: What Determines Candidacy
Learn how LASIK eye surgery may correct astigmatism and nearsightedness together, what makes someone a candidate, and why SMILE, PRK, or EVO ICL may sometimes be a better fit.
Astigmatism vs. Normal Vision: How Your Eyes Focus Differently
Astigmatism can make vision look readable but not crisp, with shadowed letters, smeared lights, glare, or faint double edges. This article explains how astigmatic focus differs from normal focus, why symptoms can overlap with dry eye or cataracts, and when an eye exam can help clarify the cause.
Regular Astigmatism Types Explained
Regular astigmatism types can sound more complex than they usually are. This article explains simple myopic, compound myopic, simple hyperopic, compound hyperopic, and mixed astigmatism in plain language, including what the subtype labels mean and why clear, comfortable vision matters more than the label itself.
Astigmatism Examples: What It Can Look Like in Everyday Vision
Astigmatism can make vision feel shadowed, smeared, ghosted, or not quite crisp. This guide explains common astigmatism examples in daily life, including reading, screens, road signs, and night driving, and why an eye exam is needed to identify the cause.
Astigmatism Types Explained: With Rule Astigmatism and Other Patterns
Learn what the different types of astigmatism mean, why most labels are descriptive rather than alarming, how corneal topography helps identify the pattern, and when irregular astigmatism may need closer evaluation.
Astigmatism Corrective Lenses
Regular astigmatism is not a disease. Its a prescription number that needs correction in the right amount and the right direction. This guide explains how glasses, toric contacts, daily disposable torics, and specialty lenses each approach that correction differently, what causes toric contacts to blur or rotate, and how to tell when a different lens option may fit the eye better.
