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It’s hard to describe myopia to someone who doesn’t have it. It’s not hard to define it: you can see up close, but you can’t see far away.

First off, you’re not alone. If humans didn’t have an innate and powerful reflex to keep their eyes protected

Truthfully, the reason it’s normal for eyes to water after LASIK and also not exceptionally common is singular.

As much as I’d like to give a hopeful and life-changing answer to this question, I can’t. LASIK can’t fix anything wrong with a vision that is unrelated to the prescription. True double vision is caused by a failure of the eyes to look at exactly the same place at the same time. It is [...]

The knee-jerk answer to this question is always “age.” And while that’s not specifically wrong, it isn’t completely right. There are some grade schoolers that can’t see well up close. Not many, I’ll grant you, but the fact that there are any kids with poor near vision shows us that age isn’t the whole picture. [...]

Most cases can be split into one of two groups: vision blurriness caused by surgery or not caused by surgery.

It may not be a surprise for you to hear that the quality of technology used in LASIK matters a great deal.

The truth is that LASIK was much different when it first debuted. It was a much less accurate treatment over a much smaller area.

The color that is getting refracted (changing course as it hits an interface) the most is always violet, and it is right next to its neighbor

That machine is called a phoropter. And despite its old-timey look, it is still the most accurate test we have for prescribing glasses.

That’s not often the case with a stye. Since the issue is more about the clog and the commensurate inflammation

When you arise from the laser bed, you’ll instantly look out of your new, high-definition eyes and see a bald eagle soaring half a mile away.