Lasik Eye Surgery

Dr. Ming Wang, clinical associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee and director of the Wang Vision Institute, says he is scheduled to perform the first bladeless LASIK surgery in China on Sunday.

Wang is a co-president of the three-day Shanghai International Eye Conference and is a native of China.

He says the event will […]

Source: News 8 Austin

Typically, standard surgery consists of removing the cataract and replacing it with a clear lens implant. Local anesthesia is usually used because it is not generally required to put the patient completely to sleep. Healing occurs rather quickly, and the patient usually sees an improvement in his or her vision within a […]

Eye surgeon Dr. Ralph Chu of the Chu Vision Institute said 40 percent of people have to deal with it eventually.

“When we do cataract surgery, we’re actually replacing the cloudy natural lens of the eye,” Chu said.

At 76, Doris Johnson wants to see what she’s been missing.

Once her old lens is removed a flexible plastic […]

For many medical tourists, though, the real attraction is price. The cost of surgery in India, Thailand or South Africa can be one-tenth of what it is in the United States or Western Europe, and sometimes even less. A heart-valve replacement that would cost $200,000 or more in the U.S., for example, goes for $10,000 […]

A recent case highlights the risks of LASIK eye surgery…

A New York investment banker has won $7.25 million in damages for vision impairment that he claims resulted from LASIK eye surgery performed by the TLC Laser Eye Center, which has surgery centers nationwide. It’s the largest jury award to date involving the popular vision correction […]

detnews.com reports that United Healthcare will not pay up to half of corrective lasik eye surgery.

One of Michigan’s and the nation’s largest health insurers said it will now offer partial coverage for corrective laser eye surgeries, including the popular LASIK procedure. UnitedHealthcare, with 400,000 Michigan members, will cover up to half the cost of LASIK, which […]