LASIK Research: What It Is and What It Means

[link pid=”41″][/link] So you’ve been considering LASIK and in the course of your research you keep coming across the results of clinical studies. What are those?  Do they matter?  Should you pay attention to them? In a word – yes! Clinical studies, in a nutshell, are how we know what we know about LASIK and […]

Carolina EyeCare Research Center Authors Latest Global LASIK Scientific Literature Review

In 2009, our team at the [link pid=”37″]Carolina EyeCare Research Center[/link] took on the enormous task of the first global [link pid=”41″]LASIK[/link] scientific literature review – “LASIK World Literature Review – Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction” – which compiled more than 2,900 peer-reviewed papers on LASIK published between 1988 and 2008. At that time, […]

LASIK Achieves Operation-Ready Vision for Military Service Personnel

Recently, one of our most popular professional journals, EyeWorld, devoted much of its issue to the benefit of vision correction surgery for military personnel. As a civilian, you may be unaware of the importance placed on vision in military readiness for all branches of service. With the military being a such an important part of […]

New Study Finds Overall Vision Satisfaction in LASIK Patients

New study finds LASIK patients who used to wear contact lenses are more satisfied with their vision and remain satisfied over time. When you rely on vision correction to see well, it is important to look into all of your options. Sometimes research can help inform your choice, so we like to share studies we […]

The Compromises of Contact Lenses

There is no denying the fact contact lenses are a popular option for vision correction. But nearly every day in my work as an ophthalmologist, I see contact lens wearers in my Charleston, SC, office complaining about the daily hassle of cleaning and disinfecting them. Over time, these patients become more and more dissatisfied with contact […]