LASIK & Large Pupils

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Jul 26, 2016 3:52:52 PM

If you are considering LASIK vision correction surgery and you have large pupils, you may have heard that the procedure could possibly increase the risk of certain side effects, such as halos or a glare around lights at night.

Numerous studies over the past decades have examined the effect of pupil size on LASIK outcomes. While the evidence is not conclusive, researchers have discovered some interesting correlations in the size of the surgical ablation zone (the section of the cornea that is reshaped by the laser), the follow-up period, and night vision problems.  A summary of what they found:

No Night Vision Problems

  • Ablation zone 6.0 mm in diameter or larger
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Is the food you eat hurting your eyes?

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Jul 14, 2016 2:40:19 PM

We hope it is common knowledge that many of the processed foods we find in the interior aisles of grocery stores – chips, cream-filled cakes and cookies, rows and rows of snack foods and candy bars – are simply not good for humans to regularly ingest, even in small quantities. Such “food-like substances” do not nourish us or support good health like the “whole” or “real foods” most often found in fresh produce departments around the perimeter of a store,

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Top Questions about LASIK – Part Two

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Jun 22, 2016 7:30:00 AM

If you are curious about LASIK and considering the procedure, it’s likely you have a number of questions about it. That’s a good thing. We want our patients to be completely informed and comfortable about their choice, and we are happy to answer any and all questions. Here are a few more of the top questions we get. Also take a look at Top Questions about LASIK - Part One.

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