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Tezira, a Keratoconus patient from Uganda gets her vision restored

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At Laserfit we are genuinely privileged to touch people's lives in such a significant way and to witness the emotional tears of joy that patient's shed with eyesight newly restored. Meet 30-year-old Tezira, a patient from Uganda with Keratoconus. Tezira has been functionally blind since she was 15 … [Read more...] about Tezira, a Keratoconus patient from Uganda gets her vision restored

Postcard from France: Laserfit lenses for Keratoconus

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Fabrice came all the way from the South of France. To help translate, he brought with him his lovely sister. His keratoconus was somewhat advanced, but Laserfit rose to the occasion and provided him with excellent quality of vision and great comfort. The beauty of Laserfit is how well-adapted it … [Read more...] about Postcard from France: Laserfit lenses for Keratoconus

Letter from a patient that developed keratoconus after LASIK surgery

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We received this feedback from a young man devastated by a diagnosis of keratoconus and corneal ectasia after undergoing LASIK eye surgery. He was extremely pleased with his lens outcome and left with 20/15 vision and no aberrations. We share his letter below: Bob's Letter Dear Dr. G, The … [Read more...] about Letter from a patient that developed keratoconus after LASIK surgery

Rigid Contact lenses can vault Pingueculae and Pterygia

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One of the advantages of Laserfit is the precise control of the lens contour to match the eye.  The lens surface is smooth when it needs to be but can also be made with micro-vaults for pingueculae and pterygia. A pinguecula (pin-GWEK-yoo-lah) is a yellowish, slightly raised thickening of the … [Read more...] about Rigid Contact lenses can vault Pingueculae and Pterygia

Patient achieves perfect 20/10 vision with Laserfit technology

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He ain’t heavy.   He’s my scleral. Let’s face it, scleral lenses are like an overcoat: big, bulky, and ill-fitting.  What happens when you take such a large piece of plastic, fill it with a milliliter of saline, and stick it on the eye?  Under the forces of gravity and the upper eyelid it does the … [Read more...] about Patient achieves perfect 20/10 vision with Laserfit technology

Wavefront Lens Process – Simplified

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External Surface OCT Scan The Laserfit™ Lens process begins by digitally scanning the anterior surface of the eye using optical coherence tomography. The result is a series of greyscale images like the one shown below. It looks very much like a CT-scan, but is done with a low powered low coherence … [Read more...] about Wavefront Lens Process – Simplified

Scleral Contact Lenses past to present

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Advances in medical technology continue to change peoples lives for the better. It is often important to look back into the past and the old way of doing things to remind ourselves just how far we have come. This is especially true for scleral contact lenses. Scleral lenses used to be custom made … [Read more...] about Scleral Contact Lenses past to present

Super vision possible with scleral contact lenses

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Dr. G’s odyssey to aid compromised eyes has led to the creation of super-vision in a number of patients. What does this mean, and how is it done? Vision scientists have concluded that the human eye is actually capable of seeing 20/10 or better, and that the imperfect optics of the eye prevent this … [Read more...] about Super vision possible with scleral contact lenses

Laserfit scleral lens restores sight for one-eyed man

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With one eye lost and the other severely injured by glass in an auto accident, Rafael all but gave up on finding a contact lens solution. No  lens, a partial iris, and an unusually shaped eye created a host of obstacles to comfortable contact lens wear. After trying many different lenses in his … [Read more...] about Laserfit scleral lens restores sight for one-eyed man