Many interesting cases have presented themselves over the years, and the case I saw just before Christmas was no exception. The interesting case isn’t always the one with the most extreme pathology. We get lots of those. Sometimes what makes a case interesting is the opposite: i.e. the patient who … [Read more...] about Post LASIK Teenager and the Mysterious Case of Corneal Glare
Laserfit® Helps a Future Veterinarian with keratoconus Achieve His Dream
“This week, two really good things are likely to happen for me,” said my new young keratoconus patient. “I will get really good results with your lenses, and I will be accepted into the veterinarian school of my choice.” While I could not guarantee the latter, the former was surely in my … [Read more...] about Laserfit® Helps a Future Veterinarian with keratoconus Achieve His Dream
Keratoconus Treatment, Causes, and Symptoms
WHAT IS KERATOCONUS? Keratoconus is a progressive eye disease that occurs when the normally round cornea becomes thin and bulges into a cone-like shape. The irregular shape deflects light as it enters the eye, preventing the light from being able to focus correctly on the retina, ultimately … [Read more...] about Keratoconus Treatment, Causes, and Symptoms
Patient achieves perfect 20/10 vision with Laserfit technology
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
Laserfit dramatically improves night vision in Keratoconus
Dr. G. and Laserfit Vision are putting keratoconus in their sights, using revolutionary and patented Laserfit Lens process with wavefront-guided optics. So far the results have been nothing short of amazing. Keratoconus and Visual Distortions A large majority of keratoconus patients are still … [Read more...] about Laserfit dramatically improves night vision in Keratoconus
Wavefront Lens Process – Simplified
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
LASERFIT: Best contact lenses for athletes
What do elite athletes have in common? The answer is vision. According to sports vision experts*, most elite athletes see better than 20/20, usually 20/15 or better. Some see 20/10. In the NBA, only 19% have a need for vision correction, compared to 54% of the general population between the ages of … [Read more...] about LASERFIT: Best contact lenses for athletes
Scleral Contact Lenses past to present
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
What are considered severe or complex vision issues?
Dr. G. has spent that past couple of decades figuring out ways of restoring “normal” vision to patients with complex vision issues. But what exactly is a complex vision issue? Is it the patient with the high prescription? Possibly. We define a complex vision issue as a refractive problem which … [Read more...] about What are considered severe or complex vision issues?
3D Printed Devices Save Baby’s Life
In his 18 months of life, Garrett Peterson has never gone home, spending his days in hospital beds tethered to ventilators that even at the highest settings couldn’t prevent his breathing from periodically stopping. Garrett is just the second person whose life was saved with a new, bioresorbable … [Read more...] about 3D Printed Devices Save Baby’s Life
