If you are nearsighted, farsighted or have astigmatism, laser vision correction can open up a whole new world of possibilities. By permanently changing the shape of your cornea, laser eye surgery improves visual clarity and provides freedom from glasses and contacts....

Astigmatism is one of the most common yet misunderstood eye problems. The name itself can be confusing. (It is astigmatism and not “a stigmatism.”) In this post, Dr Joshua Hann of Eastside Eye Specialist Care clears up some of the confusion about astigmatism and...

LASIK and other laser eye surgery procedures are some of the safest and most widely studied elective procedures in the world. Despite outstanding patient satisfaction rates, myths and misconceptions about laser eye surgery continue to proliferate. If you are...

Virtually all medical procedures, including those as safe and quick as laser eye surgery, are bound to stir up some nerves. Even though Dr Joshua Hann has performed many procedures over the course of his career, he understands that this is likely your first laser eye...

The past few decades have been an exciting time for laser eye surgery technology. Thanks to groundbreaking advances in how the procedure is performed, patients now report better vision quality than they ever experienced with glasses or contacts. Always at the...

If you have decided to undergo laser eye surgery, you probably dream of the day you can see the world with crystal-clear vision. But before you can enjoy all of the benefits of surgery, your eyes need to recover. The recovery from laser eye surgery is relatively...

When you think about having laser eye surgery, it is very easy to focus on the most obvious benefit: clearer vision without contacts and glasses. But there are countless benefits of clear, independent vision that make nearly every aspect of daily life easier and more...

One of the most common queries about laser eye surgery is whether the procedure provides permanent vision correction. It is completely understandable that before you commit time and money to an elective procedure, you want to know how long the results last. Read on as...

When you imagine the benefits of having LASIK, you probably envision the advantages of seeing clearly at all times without visual aids. You might dream of the convenience of exercising, traveling and playing with your kids with clear, independent vision. LASIK also...