Visions of 20/20
The marketing is relentless. The promises are immense. ``Throw away your glasses,'' they'll say. ``20/20 vision or your money back.''
( By Tracy Wheeler, Beacon Journal medical writer, 06/18/2002 06:31 AM PDT)

Guidelines for LASIK surgery
Those considering the laser procedure to improve eyesight need to know limits and risks.
( By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press, 06/04/2002 06:56 AM PDT)

Q&A; Eyes
Q. What is CK? A. Conductive keratoplasty is a new procedure, approved by the FDA within the past month. It gives patients an opportunity to have vision correction without cutting.
( 05/16/2002 06:42 AM PDT)

Rare LASIK Complication Can Damage Vision
In rare cases, extended use of steroid eyedrops after LASIK eye surgery can have devastating consequences including permanent vision loss due to an elevation of pressure in the eye, according to a new report.
( BY KEITH MULVIHILL, 04/29/2002 03:55 AM PDT)

FDA OKs Another Eye Surgery Option
The government has approved a new surgical device to treat farsightedness that uses radiofrequency waves, instead of a laser, to zap the cornea into shape.
( 04/17/2002 03:06 AM PDT)

Ophthalmologists Back Lasik, with Conditions
Years after Lasik eye surgery hit the billion-dollar mark as an industry, the group representing U.S. ophthalmologists gave a qualified endorsement on Tuesday to the popular procedure.
( 01/17/2002 05:36 AM PDT)

Lasik surgery takes dose of courage
By Kristin Eddy Chicago Tribune (KRT) - So here's this miraculous medical technique waiting for me down a short hallway, behind a door. All I have to do to forevermore see clearly, without the glasses or contact lenses that have been a part of my life for 25 years, is to lie back and let someone slice a tiny flap in each eye, then zap them with a laser.
( By Kristin Eddy, Chicago Tribune, 12/12/2001 11:18 PM PDT)