If you are struggling with reading, night vision, or even seeing details from aging or simply struggle with hyperopia/farsightedness the treatment CK or Conductive Keratoplasty is a great treatment to help you with this. NearVision CK is used to help relieve these symptoms and can improve your quality of vision.

Hyperopia (Farsightedness) is a condition that generally peaks in the fourties. This is due to changes too the natural lens of the eye and the cornea relaxing its shape as we age. Often it is detected during a routine eye examination but there are a few symptoms that can help you determine if you need to be evaluated.

Symptoms of Hyperopia/Farsightedness:

Blurred Vision usually first noted at near and then in the distance

Difficulty seeing things close

Eye pain due to straining while reading

While these symptoms are vague they should prompt a visit to your eye care professional. Getting checked once every year or two will help you catch the condition early prolonging treatment can lead to the need of more aggressive treatment. NearVision CK is a great procedure that has had a lot success.

Below you can see what benefits you can get from having the NearVision CK performed:

There is no cutting involved in the NearVision CK

There is minimal pain & Recovery

You can return to your daily activities the day after the procedures

Improves the Shape of the Cornea without Cutting or use of lasers

This procedure uses the heat generated by radio-frequency to reshape the cornea to improve the near vision of the sufferers. This procedure can be done in conjunction with other procedures to assist with treatments for Keratoconus, and other conditions.

Dr. Boxer Wachler is a renowned eye surgeon specializing in vision correction treatments, and other procedures. For more information on NearVision CK visit www.BoxerWachler.com

3 Benefits of No Cut LASEK

Finding treatment alternatives in the past for a procedure like LASIK was difficult. However today with the help of advancements we find that No Cut LASEK not only works on those who are candidates for LASIK with less invasive but it also works on those who are not good candidates for LASIK. This extends the options for treatment greatly. For those of you who are not sure what No Cut LASEK is or what it can do for you below are some benefits.

Below are 3 benefits of the No Cut LASEK treatment:

No Cutting – Unlike the LASIK procedure the LASEK procedure doesn’t require any cutting therefore there is less risk.

Less invasive than LASIK

Short procedure time- The LASEK procedure is much easier and requires less procedure time. Generally between 5-10 minutes per eye.

This allows more people who experience nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism with new options. And those who have a thinner cornea or larger pupils can benefit from this treatment as well unlike with LASIK. In addition the treatment can provide less risk since its less invasive than traditional LASIK procedures. Advancements in treatments for nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism are on the rise. Alternatives for better quality of vision are a possibility for 90% of the population.

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler is a renowned eye surgeon specializing in LASIK, and other procedures. More helpful information is available at www.BoxerWachler.com

Hearing that you have cataracts can be a discouraging, however almost anyone can develop them as part of the natural aging of the eyes. It strikes almost anyone if they live long enough. The hard question to answer is “what happens now?” Thinking of treatment options may give you a headache but it’s simpler than you think. This means that your first step is finding an eye doctor you are comfortable with and can trust. If you are not comfortable with your doctor you may not ask them vital questions you need to know the answers too. Or may not feel comfortable talking about additional symptoms you are having.

Age-Related Cataracts generally strikes in the mid-fifties or sixties. While it does tend to run in families it is not considered hereditary. Now that you have been diagnosed you are probably wondering what treatment options are available and what happens next. Below are some treatment options for Age Related Cataracts.

Treatments:

First your eye care professional may not feel you need any treatment at the time of diagnosis. Even though you have age-related cataracts if it is not affecting your sight or only mildly effects it then they may choose to observe it for the time being. Also if you don’t have any symptoms at this time then you may need simply come in and get more frequent check-ups.

Generally age related Cataracts is treated by surgery but to what degree is up to you. Often the eye care professionals will use a stronger prescription for a while before deciding whether surgery is an option. Other types of lenses used in the treatment of Cataracts are:

Increased Prescriptions glasses or contacts

Multifocal Lenses

Fixed Strength Lenses ( Monofocal)

Accommodating Lens

So before you get all worked up with your diagnosis of cataracts ask a lot of questions, and do your homework it can help you decide the best treatment plan for you.

Dr Brian Boxer Wachler is a renowned eye surgeon specializing in various eye care procedures. To learn more about other eye care issues visit: www.FreeEyeSurgeryTips.com or more about Cataract Treatment option visit: www.BoxerWachler.com

Genetics

The frequency of keratoconus in first degree relatives having the disease is much higher than the general population. Keratoconus can also be associated with other systemic syndromes such as Down’s syndrome.

The good news is that keratoconus is often not passed to children. If you have or may have children in the future, it’s only a 6% likelihood that any of your children will inherit keratoconus.

It makes sense to have your children have a baseline corneal topography between ages of 8-10 years old and have a topography every year. The subsequent topography maps can be compared to the first one to catch keratoconus early if it will be occurring. Early keratoconus can easily be “nipped in the bud” with a C3-R® treatment before it gets worse.

Quote:

“It seems that both environment and genetics play a role in Keratoconus”

-Says Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD.

Free Radicals

All corneas, like any tissues in the body, create harmful byproducts (free radicals) of cell metabolism (metabolism is a fancy word for the activities of the cell required for it to live and do it’s thing). These byproducts are similar to a car’s exhaust that results from the car being driven. Normal corneas, like any other body tissue, have a defense system in place to neutralize the free radicals so they don’t damage the collagen.

The collagen is the equivalent of steel beams that support a building. Damage to those beams causes the building to tilt, just like damage to the collagen causes the cornea to bulge. Think of those free radicals as attacking your collagen fibers in the cornea, trying to thin it and weaken it.

The problem with keratoconus is that anti-free radical system in the cornea (called anti-oxidants) are not properly working, so the free radicals are allowed to overwhelm and wreak havoc on the collagen fibers. They bombard the cornea like mortar fire blasting into a brick wall. The free radicals damage the cornea, thin it, and ultimately allow it to bulge and steepen out. This is how your vision got worse from keratoconus.

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