Commonly Asked Questions About Cataracts – Part Three
This week’s commonly asked questions focus on cataracts and address some common yet insightful questions about people’s concerns and possible issues that may arise. Can cataract blindness be cured? Absolutely! Cataracts can be removed, restoring vision, typically in less than 20 or 30 minutes. Dr. Ambati and our incredibly well-trained Ophthalmologists have performed thousands upon… Read More
Let’s Talk About SMILE – A LASIK Alternative
This week we are focusing on one the more recent and popular LASIK alternatives – the SMILE procedure. What is SMILE? SMILE (FDA approved in 2016) is a new micro-LASIK procedure that corrects the vision and reshapes the cornea through a keyhole incision so there is no flap. This can be beneficial for patients with… Read More
Our LASIK Laser At PCVI
PCVI has been proud to offer LASIK for over 25 years, and has seen many advancements in technology along the way. The latest advancement we have included is the iDesign wavefront-guided system from Johnson and Johnson, which we added 18 months ago, and has been performing extremely well. With conventional LASIK, the LASIK laser… Read More
Improve Vision With Cataract Surgery At Top Ophthalmology Center
Cloudy, unclear vision doesn’t have to be a life sentence. The experts at Pacific ClearVision Institute ((541) 343-5000) can help you choose the best option for correcting your cataracts so you can get back to doing the things you love quickly and affordably! Have you noticed a major decline in your night vision, unmistakable… Read More
Helpful Eye Tips
As we progress into a new year, we thought it might be a good time to remind you of a few simple things you can do to keep your eyes as healthy as they can be. Your eyes are your windows to the world and it is important to keep them as healthy as possible…. Read More
New treatment for common incurable eye condition: Pterygium/pinguecula treatment results
At the Israeli Society for Vision and Eye Research (ISVER) conference on March 10, the MedInsight Research Institute and Center for Drug Repurposing at Ariel University presented the latest findings on positive user-reported outcomes of the repurposed drug dipyridamole in treating pterygium and related dry-eye symptoms. Dipyridamole is a cardiovascular drug, used for the past… Read More
Physicists devise gene therapy platform for macular degeneration patients
Millions of adults over age 50 struggle each year with vision loss caused by damage to the retina or common macular degeneration. Physics researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new platform that uses ultrafast near-infrared lasers to deliver gene therapy to damaged areas of the retina to enable vision restoration… Read More
Look, something shiny! How color images can influence consumers
When it comes to buying things, our brains can’t see the big, black-and-white forest for all the tiny, colorful trees. That’s the conclusion of a study at The Ohio State University, which found that people who were shown product images in color were more likely to focus on small product details — even superfluous ones… Read More
Advancements in retinal detachment research pave the road to better visual recovery
Retinal detachment occurs when layers of the light sensitive retina peel away from the back wall of the eye. The condition can be caused by age, injury or disease, and currently, the only available treatment is surgery to manually reattach the retina. However, even with surgery, as many as ten percent of people will ultimately… Read More
Epilepsy drug may preserve eyesight for people with multiple sclerosis
A drug commonly taken to prevent seizures in epilepsy may surprisingly protect the eyesight of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 67th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, April 18 to 25, 2015. “About half of people with MS experience at… Read More
