Regaining Sight: The Miracle of the Intraocular Lens
The intraocular lens implantation is one of the latest developments in eye-care; which is an aspect of health that is easily overlooked in the bustle of daily life. In addition to genetic deficits in quality of sight, increasing UV-damage is also spreading the prevalence of cataracts and...
Celebrity eye surgeries
Because of its stellar success rate and life-altering advantages, laser eye surgery has rapidly become a mainstream treatment for people with poor eyesight around the world. Having got the thumbs up from a host of celebrities – everyone from Spice Girls to billionaire entrepreneurs – it’s no...
Other uses for laser technology – cataract removal
The technology used for creating the corneal flap during iLASIK surgery is now being used to aid cataract surgery in the United States.
Using an FDA approved device, known as the Femtosecond Laser, surgeons are able to make use of laser technology to help with the removal of cataracts. The machine...
Are the results of eye laser surgery permanent?
An understandable concern experienced by most people who are considering LASIK is how permanent the procedure is. The answer, simply, is that a large percentage of people who undergo this procedure will never have to wear glasses or contact lenses again in their lives.
It is, however, important...
A Brief History Of LASIK
Earl LASIK development started with the use of microkeratome and keratomileusis procedures in the 1950’s allowing surgeons to cut extremely thin flaps in the cornea to change the shape of it.
Subsequent to this, the Russian scientist, Svyatoslav Fyodorov developed radial keratotomy during the...
FINEVision Trifocal Intra-Ocualr Lens Implants
You might have noticed that as we approach our marvellous 50’s, reading becomes more difficult. This is referred to as Presbyopia and has to do with the crystalline lens in the eye becoming harder and larger. Due to this loss of flexibility, the accommodation mechanism of the eye is lost and...
Keratoconus
At Tygervalley Eye Laser Clinic, we have taken advantage of technological developments and advancements in the field of ocular condition treatment to bring our patients a new treatment for Keratoconus. This condition is typically diagnosed during adolescence and usually becomes most severe ...
Every day hundreds of people start losing their sight…
…and when you take into account its considerable and irreplaceable value, it really is mind boggling that more people don’t take better care of their eyes. South African Eye Care Awareness Month is between September 24 and October 21 but there’s no better time than NOW to start giving...
Can I Go Blind From Laser Eye Surgery?
Laser eye surgery has benefited from major innovations in control technology since the very first operation in 1992. While it is not entirely accurate to say that it is impossible to be blinded by laser eye surgery, the risk of such an occurrence is extremely small.
The technology used in laser eye...
The Top 20 Antioxidant Rich Foods
Antioxidants act as the body’s major defense against free radicals and oxidative stress. They fight free radicals by supplying them with the electron they lack, and thus neutralize them. The body needs several types of antioxidants in order to function optimally and maintain good health....