Are There Limits to Laser Refractive Surgery After Midlife?
(Original article from Harvard Health Publications) Published: July, 2011 The same vision changes that make you eager to toss your glasses or contacts can complicate your decision about surgery. Even if you’ve worn glasses or contacts for decades, you may be wondering about having your vision surgically corrected. Your contacts may feel less comfortable; perhaps…
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Refractive Lens Exchange: What It Is, and How It Compares to LASIK
There is an incredible variety of procedures and options to correct your vision in the modern world. Of course, there are glasses and contacts, and most people know what LASIK is, but have you ever heard of a procedure called refractive lens exchange (RLE)? It is an alternative surgical procedure to LASIK designed to treat…
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How to Use Eye Drops
Anyone who has ever used eye drops for dry eye disease or other reasons knows how tricky it can be to apply them. Frequently missing your eye can be annoying, wastes product that can be expensive, and in some cases can even lead to infection by flooding the eye with unwanted bacteria from the skin….
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Canadian Space Agency Visits North Toronto Eye Care
Before becoming an astronaut, you must meet a number of intense physical and mental health standards, understandably. Vision is no exception. The Canadian Space Agency is looking for two prime candidates to take part in the next generation of space explorers. We are proud to say that the Canadian Space Agency chose North Toronto Eye…
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New Office Open in Midtown
In an effort to make our services accessible to as many people in Greater Toronto as possible, we have a conveniently located Midtown office in Davisville. This centrally located building houses some of the best eye doctors, specialists, and surgeons in Toronto! Which Services are Available at Our Midtown Location? At our Midtown location, you…
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Phakic Intraocular Lenses for Nearsightedness
(Original post from https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/phakic-intraocular-lenses-nearsightedness ) Written by: Celia Vimont Reviewed by: Jeffrey Whitman MD OCS Feb. 27, 2017 For people who are unable to have LASIK or similar laser vision correction surgery to treat their nearsightedness, there is another option: implanting an intraocular lens. A recent study found the Phakic intraocular lens (IOL) has been…
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Contacts May One Day Be Used to Deliver Glaucoma Medication!
(Original article from HealthDay News) TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A special type of contact lens has been designed to gradually deliver medication to the eye, researchers report. This kind of contact lens could help people who have a hard time using eye drops to treat conditions such as glaucoma, the study authors…
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Smart Cane Could Transform Lives of the Blind and Visually Impaired
(Originally from Medical News Today) An enterprising researcher from The University of Manchester has developed a prototype tool that could help transform the lives of the blind and visually impaired. Vasileios Tsormpatzoudis has upgraded the white cane – which has been used as a mobility tool for centuries – by adding a low-cost embedded computer…
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All About Emotional Tears
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Written by: Reena Mukamal Reviewed by: Brenda Pagan-Duran MD Feb. 28, 2017 Why do we cry? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for centuries. In 1662, Danish scientist Niels Stensen discovered that tears originate in the lacrimal gland. We have three distinct types of tears: basal tears, reflex tears and emotional tears. Most…
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Make Healthy Eyes One of Your New Year’s Resolutions
Ringing in the New Year is a time of self-reflection – a time when we look at how we can better ourselves. As we kick off 2017, many of us may have plans to lose weight or stop smoking. But did you know taking care of your eyes should also be one to consider? After…
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