Basic breakdown of the eye In order to understand the retina and the functions it serves, we need to first take a look at the human eye. The eye consists of many different and complex parts, but we will only describe the main parts of the eye and how they relate to the retina. HowContinue reading “What is the retina and how does it assist with vision?”
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Andrew’s ICL Eye Surgery Story
by Andrew Power_June 21st, 2021 Post-Operative Care – A Physical Training Perspective At the time of writing I am 2 months post-surgery, which I feel is ample time to provide a comprehensive report on the various stages of my post-surgery recovery. First of all, I think it is important to note that I had aContinue reading “Andrew’s ICL Eye Surgery Story”
B&VIIT Eye Care System
What is dry eye syndrome? In our previous blog we took a look at what an ocular surface disease is, the most common of which is Dry eye syndrome and we also looked at how the OSDI, ocular surface disease index, is used to determine dry eye syndrome and also the severity, if it isContinue reading “B&VIIT Eye Care System”
Dry eye self-test
Introduction In order to understand what the ocular surface disease index is, first we need to understand a little more about what an ocular surface disease is. What is OSD? An ocular surface disease indicates some sort of damage to the front or surface layers of the eyes. The surface layers are called the corneaContinue reading “Dry eye self-test”
Directions
By public transportation Please get off at Gangnam station (line number 2), and use exit #9. Go straight for about 3 minutes, then you will see a wavy structured building on your right. By car Preoperative examination / surgery Use the parking lot in the ‘Garak’ building across the street (Address: 405 Seocho-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul)Continue reading “Directions”
Vision correction for kids
Why vision is important Obviously it doesn’t need to be stated how much we value our eyesight. Conducting any type of basic or simple task is extremely difficult when our vision is impaired. Having better vision for longer periods of our life allows us to experience a better quality of life. It is for thisContinue reading “Vision correction for kids”
Suitable cataract candidates and conservative approach
Intro on what is cataracts (link to previous article) As mentioned in the previous article here(link) cataracts are another cause of vision impairment amongst the elderly. Cataracts appear as protein in the eye starts to degenerate due to age, which causes a cloudy appearance, due to a protein deficiency in the eye which causes aContinue reading “Suitable cataract candidates and conservative approach”
Presbyopia and Cataracts
Intro Have you ever wondered why when you show somebody something in a book, or on your phone, they take the screen and recoil their head while extending their hand far out ahead of them? As if you handed them a smelly sock. Or, more importantly, have you ever been the person extending your armContinue reading “Presbyopia and Cataracts”
Eleven Options at B&VIIT
What people think of when they hear vision correction – Lasek Most people when thinking about vision correction still think of LASEK. As it was the first widely adopted and reliable procedure, it’s the go to very any type of vision correction conversation. In fact, many people even use the words vision correction and LASEKContinue reading “Eleven Options at B&VIIT”
Why is One-day PIOL possible in Korea?
What is PIOL? Before we can understand the ‘why’ we have to comprehend the ‘what’. So what is PIOL? PIOL or, Phakic intraocular lens, is a modern vision correction surgery technique that was developed for patients who are not good candidates for laser surgery, like LASEK, LASIK or SMILE. PIOL is an implantable lens inContinue reading “Why is One-day PIOL possible in Korea?”