EYE SURGERY: A NEW VISION
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES THE LATEST SOLUTIONS FOR COMMON VISION PROBLEMS.
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hen you look into someone’s eyes, you mostly see the clear, round dome of the cornea. Unfortunately, in many cases, the other person may have trouble looking back. Vision problems known as refractive errors often occur when a misshapen cornea prevents light from focusing correctly on the retina at the back of the eye. These problems include nearsightedness, or myopia (difficulty seeing things far away); farsightedness, or hyperopia (difficulty seeing things close up); and astigmatism (blurriness that can
affect vision both near and far). Glasses or contact lenses can help, but surgery can provide long-term resolution of refractive errors and even cure more serious, degenerative eye diseases. “This is an amazing time in eye care,” says Matthew Marano, MD, Section Chief of Ophthalmology at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC). “Ophthalmology continues to evolve dramatically. Under the right circumstances, we can give you quality of vision that you wouldn’t have imagined 10 years ago.” Three technologies illustrate how
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