Universal Healthcare: Second Negative I. Let’s say that you have just entered the medical field as a pediatrician. After eight years of schooling, and three years of gaining experience, you are a young, eager doctor who is ready to get started. However, you quickly discover that due to the ever-continuing line of patients, and the ...
Lasik eye surgery or laser In-Situ Keratomileusis, to give it its full name, is a laser eye treatment for people with refractive problems or impaired vision. How does Lasik surgery work? A Lasik works by removing a thin layer of tissue from the cornea. A Lasik is usually done on people to correct near or ...
LASIK eye surgery has been around so long that going to your LASIK eye clinic is like going to a normal doctor’s appointment. Lasik is performed on an outpatient basis, meaning the procedure only takes a short time on an outpatient basis, meaning you can go home the day of surgery. There are a few ...
In the Dallas area, when you ask about Lasik Eye surgery, five names always come up: Dr. William A. Boothe, Dr. Harvey Carter, Dr. Michael Mazaheri, Dr. Gary R. Tylock and Dr. Jeffrey Whitman (listed alphabetically, not by preference). These doctors are heads of five nationally recognized Lasik eye centers that are the largest, busiest, ...
Any surgical procedure involves danger, risk, and potentially fatal results. This is also the case with Lasik eye surgery. Before you even speak with a physician, do the research. Understand all the dangers of Lasik eye surgery and be willing to accept them (assuming you are still interested in undergoing the surgery). If you are ...
After my PRK eye surgery on Tuesday, my mother drove me home. I didn’t feel much of anything at this point. The valium that I had taken, mixed with the high levels of adrenaline my body had used, made me very relaxed and exhausted. So the painkiller and the sleeping pill that I was prescribed ...
After years of careful consideration, I had LASIK eye surgery in the spring of 2008. I did have a somewhat scary complication, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat. In fact, I keep trying to talk my husband into doing it, and I tell people it’s the best money I’ve ever spent. I don’t ...
Three years ago I finally decided to get Lasik eye surgery to correct my vision so I would no longer have to use contact lenses or eyeglasses. I found the whole experience to be nerve wracking, exciting and ultimately very worthwhile for me. Anybody thinking of getting Lasik surgery will probably find my experience to ...
LASIK is an acronym for Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis. I guess the people who invented it didn’t like the sound of LAISK surgery so they switched the “I” with the “S”. Despite the lack of acronym-making skills, their laser eye surgery procedure has been a godsend for hundreds of thousands around the world. There’s little argument ...
