LASIK Chicago IL

The best way to get rid of your glasses or contacts is through laser eye surgery. Here you will have access to the best optometrists around Chicago experienced in corrective vision surgery such as LASIK eye surgery. Don’t hold off any longer and click your way into the LASIK eye center in Chicago, IL listed below that will take care of you.

Rabia Bhatti, MD
(708) 386-1078
7411 Lake St
River Forest, IL
Susan Davies, MD
135 S La Salle St Dept 1385
Chicago, IL
Jeffrey Jabra Shuhaiber, MD
708-327-2487
Chicago, IL
Anita Chow, MD
135 S La Salle St Dept 3454
Chicago, IL
Carlito V Orig, MD
312-492-7097
901 S Ashland Ave Apt 1202
Chicago, IL
Alberto de Hoyos, MD
312-695-3121
215 E Huron 10-105
Chicago, IL
John F Golan, MD
(847) 441-2700
495 Central Ave
Northfield, IL
Dr.Fernando Elli
312-255-1900
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, IL
Anthony John Polcari, MD
500 S Clinton St Apt 1010
Chicago, IL
Nancy Ann Diettrich, MD
773-248-1927
1021 W Adams St Ste 300
Chicago, IL
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LASIK

1 . Laser Eye Surgery

For many people, the benefits of eye laser surgery or LASIK seem obvious-fewer visits to the optometrist, no more expensive prescriptions, no more wrestling with smudged lenses, and no more wasted hours looking for lost glasses or contact lenses.

Since the surgery was introduced in 1995, over three million Americans have taken advantage of it. According to the Eye Surgery Education Council, 85 percent of people who had the surgery said it improved their quality of life, and 93 percent said they were happy with the results. Some of the benefits include greater participation in sports and leisure activities, and the ability to see on waking up.

But for another minority—about two percent—the surgery can have serious side effects. These include sensitivity to light, blurred or double vision, and poor night vision. Newer laser techniques called Zyoptix® XP microkeratome and Allegretto Wave® Eye-Q are solving some of these problems.

Zyoptix XP microkeratome

Zyoptix is manufactured by the Bausch & Lomb. In a study conducted by the company and approved by the FDA, Zyoptix provided excellent quality of vision in all lighting conditions. It achieved outstanding visual acuity with 91.3 percent of patients reaching 20/20 (6/6) vision.

Patients were also less likely to have problems with night driving, haloes and glare when compared to Bausch & Lomb standard LASIK results. Ninety-eight percent of patients were very satisfied with the treatment and would have it done again...

Click here to read more from Quality Health

2 . Ophthalmology Update: Eye on Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide and in the United States; it is the most common cause of blindness in people younger than 65 years of age. Diabetes mellitus can cause a wide spectrum of vision problems from temporary blurring of the vision to serious and permanent loss of vision. Severe diabetic retinopathy most commonly develops in people who have had diabetes mellitus for many years and who have had little or poor control of their blood sugars over that period of time.

Hyperglycemia can lead to an accumulation of sorbitol or advanced glycation end products which lead to a weakening of capillary walls. These small blood vessels may begin to "balloon," forming what are called microaneurysms, as well as edema and hemorrhages into the retina. As a response to decreased oxygen delivery to the retina, new blood vessels may begin to grow, a process called proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The new blood vessels are extremely leaky and fragile, potentially leading to bleeding inside the eye. In cases of severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy, new blood vessels may grow on the surface of the iris, causing neovascular glaucoma, a particularly severe form of glaucoma.

TREATMENT:
Intensive control of blood glucose
Blood pressure control
ACE-inhibitors
Foal macular laser
Pan Retinal Photocoagulation and new Targeted Retinal Photocoagulation in which laser is only applied to ischemic areas of the retina.

Attribution: Eye physician and surgeon specializing in: cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, eye trauma, eye diseases, eyelid disorders. Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD Eye Physician and Surgeon

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