Archive for April, 2009

April 22, 2009: 5:54 pm: ny lasik

Just a quick bit of information I found….
Eye Doctors of Washington is giving back to the community by encouraging others to do the same… and capture it on video. The reward? Free LASIK treatment and the knowledge that good deeds can mean a world of difference in troubling times. (PRWeb Apr 21, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/lasik/04/prweb2342634.htm

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April 13, 2009: 10:07 am: ny lasik

What’s new in the lasik industry? It seems as though there’s always far more than what I have time to write about…
Stem cells collected from human corneas restore transparency and don’t trigger a rejection response when injected into eyes that are scarred and hazy, according to experiments conducted in mice by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their study will be published in the journal Stem Cells and appears online today.

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: 10:07 am: ny lasik

I’ve decided to expand the lasik blog somewhat to include areas beyond New York. Here’s something I found recently…
LASIK has been assessed and improved by more than a decade of clinical studies and technological innovation since the procedure was introduced. A new review found an overall patient satisfaction rate of 95.4 percent (2,097 of 2,198 subjects), with a range of 87.2 to 100 percent.

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