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Our chief surgeon, Dr. J. Trevor Woodhams, answers this frequently asked question from Quora.com LASIK should not be thought of as some sort of "magic wand" that cures vision problems forever. It is a microsurgical procedure that permanently alters the shape of your cornea...

This FAQ came from Quora.com and as a registered expert our Chief of Surgery, Dr. J. Trevor Woodhams, answers the question about the discount LASIK mills who advertise extremely low prices for LASIK. It has been repurposed for our blog. Is it safe (or even possible) to...

Well, what doesn’t get worse with age in our bodies? We humans are not really designed to live much past 40 -by then we have passed on our DNA and met our children (and at one time, grandchildren) rearing obligations. Fortunately, though, medical science...

Many factors should be considered before deciding to undergo Laser Vision Correction. While the overwhelming majority of patients are thrilled with the results, it is not 100%. And there are some who wish they had never had it done. Perhaps the biggest factor is having a...

Our chief surgeon, Dr. J. Trevor Woodhams, answers this frequently asked question from Quora.com   In general you want for your vision (using your spectacle prescription as a proxy) to have been stable for at least a year. You really have to be out of contact...

Actually "20/20 vision" is not at all "perfect vision." Perhaps an eye doctor told you something like that at the risk of over- simplification. 20/20 (or 6/6 in metric) simply means that distance vision is "normal" in terms of the size of objects discernible at 20 feet or...

The short answer is: yes. But to answer the question is actually more complicated than it might seem. We need to know what "successful" means to you. LASIK is not a broad, over-reaching treatment for "bad vision." It is the reshaping of the cornea (not the lens of the...

Farsightedness generally means that distance vision is better than near vision. The term usually refers to what doctors call “presbyopia,” the age-related loss of near vision due to the gradual hardening of the natural lens of the eye. Presbyopia, by itself, does...