Yes, you are awake during cataract surgery. For most people that answer is a surprise, and the next feeling is usually a knot in the stomach. Awake? For eye surgery? Here is what that actually means. Your eye is completely numbed, you are given medicine to help you relax, the surgery takes about ten minutes […]
Most people do not go looking for keratoconus. They go looking for an explanation. Their glasses stopped working as well as they used to. Headlights smear at night. The eye doctor changed the prescription again, and it still is not quite right. If that sounds familiar, it is worth knowing what keratoconus looks like in
How keratoconus is treated at each stage, from updated glasses to corneal cross-linking, and what to expect from an evaluation.
If you have astigmatism and you are heading toward cataract surgery, you may be wondering whether one operation can take care of both. The short answer is yes, in most cases cataract surgery can be planned to reduce astigmatism at the same time it removes your cataract. It takes some measuring and a clear plan,
Not everyone who needs cataract surgery has insurance that covers it. Some patients have no coverage, some have plans that leave cataract surgery out, and some are traveling to Houston from places where the procedure or the lens they want simply is not available. If that is you, the most useful thing we can do
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Cuando se trata de tus ojos, entender cada palabra importa. Tus preguntas sobre un diagnóstico, una cirugía o un precio no deberían quedarse sin respuesta por el idioma. En SuraVision, en Houston, puedes hacer todo el proceso en español, desde la primera llamada hasta tus visitas de seguimiento. Atención en español, de principio a fin
Most healthy adults with stable vision are good candidates for LASIK. But not everyone is, and a surgeon who tells you “yes” before examining your eyes is not doing you any favors. This guide walks through the same checklist we use in the exam room, so you know what matters before you ever sit in
Si las cataratas están afectando tu vista, es natural que una de tus primeras preguntas sea el precio. La buena noticia: la cirugía de cataratas en Houston es uno de los procedimientos más comunes en la medicina, y en la mayoría de los casos tu seguro médico cubre la parte básica. Aquí te explicamos qué
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You have decided you want to stop depending on glasses and contacts. Now you are stuck on the next question: LASIK or PRK? Here is the short answer. Both procedures use the same laser to reshape the front surface of your eye, and both aim for the same result. They differ in how the surgeon
Medically reviewed by Krishna Surapaneni, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist and cataract, cornea, and refractive surgeon at SuraVision in Houston. If you are tired of reaching for glasses every morning or fighting with contacts, you have probably asked yourself one question: is LASIK actually worth it? Maybe you have read glowing reviews and worrying stories in the
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