February 2021

PITTSBURGH and BIEL, Switzerland, February 23, 2021 / PRNewswire / -/ Highlights Optimeyes interface for ophthalmologists with on-board Ansys Mechanical Optimeyes, integrated with Ansys Mechanical, reveals axial…

Share it on:UPMC Kildare Hospital, located in Clane, Ireland, is the first hospital in that country to install an innovative laser with the potential to transform laser eye surgery. This wearable technology, called Ziemer Z8, uses short…

Although varying degrees of vision loss are very common and caused by a variety of factors, surgery can now be used to correct many of these problems. But at the same time, you need to be careful any time you deal with your eyes and…

Q. Is there a need to inform the Department of Motor Vehicles that you no longer need a vision restriction? My daughter has had laser eye surgery and believes she needs to let the DMV know that she no longer needs corrective lenses. This…

LOS ANGELES (KABC) - Dr Patricia Bath holds many “first” titles, breaking the glass ceiling through decades of hard work and persistence.She was the first female ophthalmologist at UCLA's renowned Jules Stein Eye Institute, the first black…

Vision care in Ontario will suffer because of a hastily designed and quietly launched initiative by the Ford government to privatize eye surgery. The province is implement the plan despite strong objections from those responsible for eye…

Laser eye surgery reshapes the surface of your eye to correct vision problems such as nearsightedness, astigmatism, or farsightedness.In 1987, Dr. Steven Trokel and colleagues performed the first photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) laser eye…

WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Fort Bragg, NC - On the fifth floor of this sprawling medical center is the Ophthalmology Clinic, where!-->!-->…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Working from home means more screen time. According to eye care specialists, increased screen time is damaging to your eyes.Action News Jax investigates: Coolsculpting, a new way to get rid of unwanted fat without going…

HONOLULU (KHON2) - Health officials are finding that working from home and living in this "new normal" has taken a physical toll on many people. KHON2 spoke to experts who share some useful tips. Receive news wherever you are…

If you wear glasses, you know that wearing the mask can sometimes be inconvenient between your glasses fogging up and the uncomfortable straps behind your ears. Now some people are turning to surgery during the pandemic for a solution. A…