Diabetic retinopathy laser surgery is an in-office treatment that involves making tiny burns in the eye with a beam of light. While it does not correct vision loss that has already occurred, it can ...

Yttrium aluminum garnet laser capsulotomy after cataract surgery is tied to an increased risk for the progression of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy and development of other serious eye issues.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering updating the labeling, or patient information, related to LASIK surgery, saying they’ve gathered new information “pertaining to risks associated with ...

Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some ...

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A woman has revealed how LASIK surgery left her with permanent nerve damage, and she's spent over $20,000 on treatments and medication to heal the burning in her eyes. In February 2021, Alexis Mencos ...

NEW YORK -- Glasses and contacts are often the main solution for those with vision problems, but sometimes the are not an option for people with serious eye conditions. Some might think Lasik eye ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- My mom, Narcy Santos, is turning 83 in a couple of weeks, but for about 20 years she has been having eye trouble. Like countless others, for 60 years she was nearsighted ...