Mayo Clinic Q and A: LASIK eye surgery - Mayo Clinic News Network
Dec 17, 2019 · LASIK is a form of refractive surgery — surgery that changes the shape of the cornea, the transparent window at the front of your eye. The surgery corrects vision problems …
Cataract Surgery is Possible for Most People Who’ve Had LASIK
Dec 16, 2011 · To understand why cataract surgery is possible after you have had LASIK surgery, it is helpful to know some basics about the eye. LASIK surgery and some other procedures …
Laser treatment an option for cataract removal
Oct 17, 2016 · “Laser refractive surgery, known by names such as Lasik (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis) and PRK (photorefractive keratectomy), has been popular in recent years. This …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Double vision can often be effectively treated
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have double vision in my right eye and can read with glasses, but distance is not very clear. What causes double vision? Is there a procedure to correct it? …
Mayo Clinic Minute: Learn about advances in cataract surgery
Feb 8, 2023 · "It’s actually exciting that patients are now seeking the lens surgery in lieu of other procedures, like LASIK, which is still popular because now you can get a permanent lifetime …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Most eye floaters caused by age-related …
Nov 13, 2022 · Eye floaters are black or gray specks, strings, or cobwebs that typically drift about when you move your eyes and appear to dart away when you look at them directly. They may …
Mayo Clinic Minute: Game-changing treatment for chronic kidney …
Mar 6, 2023 · He says a new class of drugs, SGLT2 inhibitors, is being called a game changer.The drugs were originally designed to treat diabetes — a main cause of chronic …
Mayo Clinic Radio: Musculoskeletal tumors
Jan 24, 2019 · Also on the program, Dr. Leo Maguire, a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist, will explain how laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) eye surgery can correct common vision …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Bunion treatment and surgery
Sep 21, 2020 · DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I developed bunions in my teens and they have grown over the years. Now I cannot wear shoes without some discomfort. Over the past few months, I've …
Curing Cataracts without Surgery? - Mayo Clinic News Network
Nov 6, 2015 · Cataracts are very common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 20.5 million Americans age 40 and over have them. Cataracts slowly cloud your …