The latest technological advances in vision correction can make wearing glasses and contacts a thing of the past, and if you’re considering a LASIK procedure to restore your eyesight to the best clarity possible, you have multiple options from which to choose. However, determining whether traditional LASIK or Intralase LASIK (IntraLASIK) is right for your […]
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Dr. Dell recently delivered several lectures and courses at the 2014 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. This meeting is one of the largest of its kind, and it attracts eye surgeons from around the world. Among his talks were: “Presbyopia Correction Without Compromise”, “Best of the Best: An Update in Cataract […]
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“Flap-less” Blade-Free Laser Vision Correction Advanced Surface Ablation (ASA) is also sometimes referred to as Blade-Free Laser Vision Correction. ASA is a highly advanced form of photo-refractive keratectomy, or PRK, which is a procedure that reshapes the cornea with laser light. ASA uses highly sophisticated excimer lasers capable of eye tracking and wavefront-guided customized treatment […]
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Selenium and vitamin E supplementation are unlikely to affect age-related cataract development in older men, according to an article published online September 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology. William G. Christen, ScD, from the Division of Preventive Medicine and the Division of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues conducted an ancillary study […]
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Dr. Dell is honored to continue his perennial election as on of Austin’s Best Doctors by Austin Monthly magazine.
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Bode Miller can see clearly, now that the pain has gone, where he went wrong in Sunday’s Olympic downhill: He could not see clearly enough. The most decorated U.S. Olympic Alpine skier of all time, racing in his fifth Games at the age of 36, told reporters on Tuesday that he needed laser eye surgery and […]
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Ever wondered how your cat or dog sees the world? Now you can look through their eyes with the first 3D game that recreates the vision of different species based on scientific evidence. The online simulation, created by the French 3D design company Dassault Systèmes, with the guidance of veterinary ophthalmologist Didier Schmidt-Morand, mimics the […]
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Over-the-counter eye drops or nasal decongestant sprays can pose a serious health threat to children who swallow them and should be kept out of the reach of kids at all times, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. These products — sold under brand names such as Visine, Dristan and Mucinex, as well as generic […]
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Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, today announced that it is has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the TRULIGN™ Toric posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). The TRULIGN Toric intraocular lens is the first toric IOL that corrects for astigmatism and, unlike other standard toric lenses, has the […]
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A cataract is a clouding of human lens inside the eye, resulting in blurred vision. Cataracts generally affect individuals over the age of 50. While cataracts occur as part of the aging process, many other conditions such as trauma, diabetes, vitamin deficiency or inflammatory diseases can accelerate cataract growth. Cataract surgery is a highly successful […]
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