The Hobbit, Vision, and Sickness

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MovieQuoter and other media outlets reported last month that the visual effects in the new movie The Hobbit are making people sick. Some of the symptoms reported are nausea, migraines, dizziness, motion sickness, and feeling like you’re going to vomit. Why is that? As media outlets have also reported, the production of The Hobbit was…

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World Series Special!

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San Francisco Giants third-baseman Pablo Sandoval had LASIK on his left eye last October, and said, when the 2012 season began, that he sees the ball better. After trying contact lenses and eyeglasses (well, goggles on the field!), he decided it was time for LASIK. That is good news for the team, all season long, and especially…

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A Pioneer in the World of Laser Vision Correction

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Charles R. Munnerlyn, PhD is a pioneer in the world of laser vision correction and is credited with creating the first laser to do LASIK! He has committed his life to technology and science and his work has given the gift of sight literally to millions of people! And speaking of gifts, he and his…

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Laser Vision Correction: The Future

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Always invest in the latest and greatest whatever technology it is you’re going to purchase. So the planned-obsolescence retail-market slogan goes. Remember when you bought your first computer system; you needed it yesterday, right? It was going to be a while before the next version would be released, and really how much better could it…

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Glaucoma Month or Day!

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Some ophthalmology organizations and practices say “Glaucoma Month” is March while others say it is January. The beauty of it is, “Glaucoma Day” can be any day of the year for you. And, ask your eye doctor, but scheduling an annual glaucoma exam in advance on (approximately) the same day every year may be just…

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Cost of LASIK

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We’ve all heard of used the phrase, “but I digress…”—meaning, I’m getting off-track, too far off the subject, meandering into a pumpkin patch…But another meaning of “digress” is to step away from the main topic and shine light on it from another angle, so that we see the whole thing more clearly, more objectively. Thus……

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Good Season to Have LASIK?

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I don’t know about you but I’ve been experiencing some allergy symptoms since spring has sprung. Whether it’s a clinical allergy or just a specific pollen which irritates you, some of us may find ourselves with “hay fever” symptoms.

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