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Other than having to start wearing reading glasses when we’ve reached a “certain age,” the most traumatic impact aging will have on our eyes is the development of cataract. As we live longer lives, it is a safe estimation that more than half of the population will have developed at least one cataract by the age of 80.
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There is approximately a 20-year window of stable vision typically that spans the age range from the mid-20s until age 40, this is when our eyes begin to change yet again and reading glasses are on the imminent horizon.
After living with poor vision for decades and relying on contact lenses and glasses to guide you through the day, you’ve finally decided to take the plunge: you’ve scheduled a customized LASIK procedure with the LASIK eye surgery professionals at Magruder Laser Vision.
Many people wonder about the best time to get LASIK Surgery. There isn’t a concrete age number, but it is best to seek LASIK surgery once your eyes have reached ocular maturity. This typically occurs at anywhere from 20-55 years of age. At that point in your life, you probably already wear glasses and contact [...]
Many headaches are caused by eye strain, which can be alleviated by something as simple as adding task lighting to your work surface. On the other hand, some headaches are more serious and better suited for an appointment with ophthalmologists at Magruder Laser Vision.
The curvature of the posterior cornea has stolen some of the spotlight from its anterior surface sibling over recent years. Two increasingly important roles the posterior corneal curvature plays in our patients relates to astigmatism correction in cataract surgery and in the surveillance of patients suspicious for keratoconus or forme fruste keratoconus. Role of posterior [...]
In the past, cataract procedures had one option: remove the cloudy lens with a clear replacement and continue wearing prescription glasses. Magruder Laser Vision has another approach to cataract replacement that could have you seeing 20/20 without prescription lenses!
So, it may be a little cliché, but if you are one of the millions of people waiting to see the new summer blockbuster release, Ghostbusters 3, you’ve probably already seen the trailers. What you might not have picked up on is that two of the four new Ghostbusters are wearing glasses and the odds [...]