Archive for October, 2011

Undergoing laser eye surgery “a big decision”

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Anyone considering undergoing laser eye surgery in the near future has been advised to take their time considering if it is the best option for them. google_color_border = “fbf7cc”; google_color_bg = “f6f4dc”; google_color_link = “802100″; google_color_text = “333333″; google_color_url = “802100″; According to Dr John DeStafeno, the resident West Chester LASIK surgeon at Chester County [...]

Eye Clinic Performs Free Surgery for First Responder

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Senior patrol officer Robert McKeithen’s world has come into focus, thanks to ophthalmalogist Rainna Bahadur of Eye Associates of the South. When Eye Associates got a new Ziemer’s Femtosecond LDV Laser machine about Sept. 11, Bahadur came up with the idea to offer free surgeries to local first responders under the title the “Ambassador program.” [...]

Rotary offers free eye surgery – Vanguard

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

No fewer than 1,000 persons suffering from different eye ailments are expected to benefit from the on-going screening and free eye surgery by Rotary Eye Institute at General Hospital, Marina, Lagos. More than 989 eye patients had so far been screened for eye problems at the free screening, which started on October 3 and expected [...]

Food and Drug Administration Warns LASIK Providers not to Make False Claims about LASIK

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has alerted eye care professionals not to make untrue safety claims and pledges about LASIK eye surgery, as asserted by a Health Day report. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration dispatched a note to eye care professionals this week saying that they have 90 days to revise any promotional components that make untrue claims. If they don’t obey, the bureau will take regulatory action. FDA representative Erica Jefferson said some physicians manage not amply supply buyers with data about the dangers affiliated with [...]