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Many patients can’t wait to get to LASIK in Orange County because having laser eye surgery is a remarkable and exciting experience. With the best laser eye surgery at Excel Laser Vision Institute, you can guarantee that you will be able to see more clearly after the procedure.  Although many patients of LASIK eye surgery in Orange County experience a huge improvement in their eyes after LASIK surgery, some of the things are not as simple as it seems. The fact of the matter is that...

When LASIK patients in Los Angeles ask, “can LASIK cure my migraines?” The short and sweet answer is, no. Unfortunately, LASIK is not a cure for migraines. However, if you think long and hard about it, neither can a bandage heal a wound. In order for our bodies to heal, we can only improve the settings and leave a huge amount of detailed work to biochemistry. Therefore, if you were to ask the best LASIK surgeons in Los Angeles whether LASIK can help cure migraines, the answer is a slightly...

You may have heard of polarized sunglasses from some of your friends or family. If you have trouble seeing where you are going as you drive about at night, you are probably looking for options to improve your sight while you cruise down dark roads.  Indeed, Doctor Moosa, a well-known LASIK surgeon in Orange County, believes that polarized sunglasses are a good way of reducing glare in bright situations such as boating, outdoor sports, or even driving on a sunny day. However, what...

You have probably heard the term dominant eye and ocular dominance before whether from a LASIK expert in Orange County, on the internet, in books and magazines, or elsewhere. However, some laser eye surgery patients aren’t too sure about what they mean or how you perform a dominant eye test? Here are few elementary things you should know: What Is A Dominant Eye?  In a nutshell, a dominant eye is an eye that gives you a slightly greater extent of input to the visual part of...

LASIK doctors in Los Angeles can all agree that blurriness is one of the most common complaints they have from patients, and most of the time it is nothing to worry about. That is because most experts of LASIK eye surgery will tell you that blurriness could just be a sign that your glasses or contacts prescription requires updating. However, there are times that doctors notice that a patient’s fuzzy vision is something more to worry about.  Many corrective eye surgery physicians will...

The LASIK surgeons in Los Angeles explain the blurry vision to us as a loss of sharpness of eyesight that makes objects look out of focus and hazy.  The main causes of blurred vision are refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism or presbyopia. However, there have been patients who come for laser eye surgery complaining about a blurry vision that could be one of the first symptoms of something more serious, such as potentially sight-threatening eye...

According to Doctor Moosa, one of the LASIK experts in Orange County, photokeratitis is like a sunburn for your eyes. While typically caused by UV exposure, this condition can also be produced with artificial light from tanning beds, halogen desk lamps, arc welding equipment, and laser lights. People can also develop photokeratitis from light reflected on snow and ice at high elevations. During photokeratitis, natural or artificial light damages the cornea and conjunctiva, which can cause...

Eyelid bumps can be unsettling to find, especially if you have never experienced one before. LASIK experts in Orange County say that a painful bump on the eyelid could be classified as a stye. If it is painless, then it may be a chalazion. Here, we will delve into the difference between these two and what you can do if you find one.  A stye is a localized bacterial infection that can develop within a blocked oil-producing gland or in a follicle at the base of an eyelash. When fully...

Our eyes are an amazing, sensitive, powerful system that needs to be protected. According to the LASIK experts in Los Angeles like those of Excel laser Vision Institute, there are certain eye conditions that people should always look out for. Whenever noticing something different with vision, it is important to consult your eye doctor and determine the severity of the issue. Retinal tears, for instance, pose a serious threat to eye health and visual acuity.  Doctor Moosa, one of the...

For many sports, optimal vision plays a key role in the success of the player. That’s why so many athletes have looked into LASIK at Excel Laser Vision Institute. Along with high visual acuity, players must invest in eye protection that will reduce glare, block UV rays, and prevent anything from hitting their eyes. Sports glasses can significantly enhance a player’s performance by helping them overcome environmental conditions so that they can react faster in the game.  Professional...

Every once in a while, some of us will experience watery eyes, whether we’re extra tired or laughing hysterically from a joke one of our friends told. This is normal. However, there are some cases in which watery eyes happen without an obvious reason. Eyecare experts from Excel Laser Vision Institute, a LASIK clinic in Los Angeles, are here to explain why we experience this phenomenon and what we can do to improve the condition.  To understand watery eyes, we have to understand how...

Wearing contacts is a responsibility. Like glasses, they can be expensive to obtain. Then, you have to make sure that they don’t get lost or damaged, are regularly cleaned, and are taken out when you go to sleep. Contacts are not for low-maintenance people. In fact, the inconvenience of contact lenses is what pushes many people to look into LASIK eye surgery. LASIK experts like Doctor Moosa say that wearing contacts actually increases your risk of developing harmful eye conditions,...