Category: SMILE

Is your eyesight starting to get a little worse for wear? Have you always had problems with nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism? Then you need to make sure that you are signed up with the right eye center to give you a high quality of support and treatment. No matter whether you have always suffered from eye-related […]

If you’ve been dealing with vision issues for some time now, and you want to live a life that’s free from eyeglasses and contact lenses. Then you might benefit from considering laser eye surgery. There are many different types of laser eye surgery available to treat people who suffer from farsightedness, nearsightedness, presbyopia aka reading […]

There are plenty of common issues that can happen with a person’s eyesight. Some people suffer from eye problems with seeing things that are too close to their field of view. While others struggle with issues where they can’t see things very well in the distance. Astigmatism is probably one of the most common, and […]

Laser eye surgery has been around for decades, the eye-opening truth. In fact, laser vision correction surgery as a broader category has been around since the 1930s. Before we had laser technology to improve the accuracy of laser correction procedures, we had a procedure known as radial keratotomy which involved a surgeon using a scalpel […]

As the sun sits in the sky with the official kickoff of the summer season. There’s no better time to shed light on poor eyesight and vision correction than July. It’s no surprise that the RSA (Refractive Surgery Alliance) Executive Committee has designated that July be henceforward known as Global Vision Correction Month. We like that. The entrance […]

This is Part II of our series addressing the common myths and fears surrounding LASIK and Zeiss SMILE. Our goal? To demystify laser vision correction procedures by telling you the truth about whatever you’ve heard or thought. If you haven’t read Part I yet, you can do so here. Otherwise, let’s jump right into Part II of Debunking […]

(Originally pubished on Apr 5, 2019) It’s not unusual to feel uncomfortable with the idea of a laser vision correction procedure. After all, this is a procedure that involves your eyes and how you see the world around you. It may also make it harder to give a procedure like SMILE a chance because many […]

(Originally published on June 7, 2019) You may have heard about the latest ZEISS SMILE eye surgery that offers an alternative to LASIK eye surgery. What separates these two procedures, though? Why do some patients get ZEISS SMILE and others get LASIK? Which procedure is safest or gives the best results? These are excellent questions, […]

Hey Millennials! Yep, you know who you are (and if you don’t know where you fit on the Millennial spectrum, yours is the generation born between 1981 and 1996.  It’s no joke that today’s Millennials are busy. Between college classes, part-time or full-time jobs, starting out a career or moving up in your professional careers, […]

Are you considering a vision correction procedure? Of course, the first step is finding out if you’re a good candidate for one. But what about the results? After all, you don’t want to get a procedure like SMILE and then have your eyes revert back to how they were a year later. Keep reading to […]

You may think that if you’ve heard of one vision correction procedure, you’ve heard of them all. Especially when it comes to SMILE and LASIK. But that’s actually not even close to true! The truth is, there may be some similarities between LASIK and SMILE, but they are not the same thing. Keep reading to learn […]

Do you have astigmatism? It’s a common refractive error but that doesn’t always translate into everyone knowing what it means. More importantly, not everyone knows if having astigmatism can stand in your way of having a vision correction procedure like SMILE. Keep reading to learn the truth about SMILE and astigmatism!