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3 Hacks to Turn your Tax Refund into 20/20 Vision

When tax time rolls around, it’s easy to spend that refund check as quickly as you get it. This year, why not use your tax refund as an investment into better vision? Here are a few ways to get the most out of your hard-earned money, before April 15.

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5 Questions to ask ANY LASIK Surgeon to Sound like an Insider

1) How often will you perform postoperative examinations? Here at Laser Eye Institute, we make sure to see you for postoperative follow-up examinations at least at 1 or 3 days (depending on the procedure), 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, …

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Dr. Rautio’s Solutions to Dry Eyes

As an optometrist specializing in the treatment of dry eye diseases (DED), I have found that screening for and treating the associated Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) has led to significant improvement in patient comfort and long-term resolution of their condition. …

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Can Treating MGD Treat Your Dry Eyes?

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) could be one of the most common chronic eye problems of which you’ve never heard. To start, though, you should probably know a little bit about the glands themselves. The Meibomian glands are sebaceous glands, or …

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The BEST Gifts Keep on Giving

There’s someone in your life who deserves the best. They put everyone else first the rest of the year, putting in late nights with the kids on homework and science projects. They strive to reach higher, work harder, do more. …

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Tattoos Don’t Belong on your Eyeball and Other Obvious Things

Back in September, clickbait news sites shared photos of model Catt Gallinger, a body-modification enthusiast who chose to have her then-boyfriend give her a scleral tattoo. That’s right, she chose to have ink injected into the white part of her …

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Sitting Down with Dr. Rautio

We’ve added a new member to the Laser Eye Institute team recently, Dr. Jeffrey Rautio, OD. To celebrate, I sat down with Dr. Rautio over a cup of coffee, and asked him a few questions about his unique perspective on …

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LASIK FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions: Part Three

Are there Age Limits for Lasik? The FDA has currently approved Lasik and PRK for patients aged 18-59 and ReLex SMILE for patients 21-59. Dr. Haddad sticks to these guidelines, but we do have vision correction options for patients ages …

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CXL for KK: Collagen Cross-linking for Keratoconus

Previously, we explained keratoconus, and how the disease can affect your vision and your life. There are treatment options for this condition, though, and one of the most exciting developments in ophthalmology in the last 20 years has been Corneal …

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