Your Eyes - A Guide to Understanding Your Eyes - Orange Grove Center for Corrective Eye Surgery

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#000080" vlink="#800000"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="bottom" colspan="3"> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="../images/top_noframes.gif" width="590" height="85"></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="103%" colspan="3"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4" width="94%"> <tr> <td valign="bottom" colspan="3"><img border="0" src="../images/Titula_lasik.gif" width="113" height="43"></td> </tr> <center> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="103%" colspan="3"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="4" color="#800040">LASER VISION CORRECTION PROCEDURES FOR NEARSIGHTEDNESS, FARSIGHTEDNESS AND  ASTIGMATISM</font> </center> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">Refractive procedures surgically correct or reduce nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism reducing or eliminating the need for corrective lenses such as eyeglasses and contact lenses.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"><img border="0" src="../images/eye1.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" width="150" height="89"></font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="4" color="#000080">How the eye works:</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">Light from an image passes through the clear part of the eye (cornea), the  colored part of the eye (iris) and the lens, which focuses it upon the  retina. The image is then carried through the optic nerve to the brain to  create the image we see.</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#800040" size="3" face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><img border="0" src="../images/eye2.jpg" align="left" width="150" height="83">Nearsightedness:</font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"> </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">Nearsightedness is the inability to see objects far away. When the cornea is  too steep or the eye is too long, light rays are not in focus on the retina,  resulting in blurred vision for distant objects. </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" color="#800040" size="3"><img border="0" src="../images/eye3.jpg" align="left" width="150" height="90">Farsightedness:</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">When the cornea is too flat or the eye is too short, light rays from distant  objects fall behind the retina and are blurred. Farsighted individuals need  glasses to see up close. Although distant objects appear clear, Past the age  of 40, eyeglass correction is usually required.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" color="#800040" size="3"><img border="0" src="../images/eye4.jpg" align="left" width="150" height="90">Astigmatism:</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">Astigmatism occurs when the shape of the eye is not round. If the cornea or  the eye is oval in shape (more like a football than a basketball), then light  rays are not in focus at one point on the retina. Individuals with  astigmatism squint in bright light and require eyeglasses or contact lenses  for clear vision.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="3" color="#800040"><a href="../video/Presbyopia.wmv" target="_self">Presbyopia:</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"><a href="../video/Presbyopia.wmv" target="_self">Presbyopia</a> occurs when the lens cannot focus on objects up close. As we age,  the lens inside the eye increases in size. Past the age of 40, most  individuals do not have enough room within their eye to allow the lens to  change shape and focus on near objects. As a result, reading glasses are  required for near vision.</font></p> <center> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"><img border="0" src="../images/linija.gif" width="96%" height="3"></font></p> </center> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" color="#000080" size="4">Dr. Robert Kershner explains how the refractive laser procedures correct these common visual problems:</font></p> <p align="left"><a href="../video/Lasik%202-30.wmv" target="_self"><img border="0" src="main.h1.jpg" width="200" height="182"></a></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">The goal of vision correction procedures is to reduce or eliminate the need  for corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses. Most people can  see 20/40 or better following these procedures (able to pass a driver's  vision test without glasses), and the majority can see between 20/20 and 20/25! Patients over the age of 40 may still require  reading glasses for close work. Individual results may vary, and some  individuals may still require eyeglasses following the procedure for some  needs. </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">These procedures are performed in our laser facility as an outpatient. Typically, one day off of work  or school is all that is required on the day the procedure is performed. You will be seen  the following day in the office and may then return to normal activities.  There are no bandages and usually there is no pain with the procedure.  </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" color="#800040" size="3"><a href="../Our_Specialties/main.htm" target="_self">LASIK laser vision correction:</a></font></p> <p align="left"><img border="0" src="main.h2.jpg" width="260" height="195"></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">The excimer laser is the most recent advance in the surgical correction of  nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. This particular wavelength  of laser light is capable of removing microscopic layers of the cornea,  typically one-third the thickness of a human hair, to reshape the outer  surface of the eye. The actual application of the laser is usually less than 30 seconds per eye for most people. The laser refractive procedures are not painful and recovery is quite rapid.  The procedure will not wear off and does not need to be repeated.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b><u><a href="../video/Eye%20Laser%20Center-LASIK.wmv" target="_self">A Human Hair Etched with the Accuracy of the Excimer Laser:</a></u></b></font></p> <p align="left"><img border="0" src="main.h6.jpg" width="250" height="131">       <img border="0" src="main.h7.jpg" width="200" height="150"></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="3" color="#800040">Laser in-situ keratomilleusis (LASIK): </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="3" color="#800040"> <applet code="fphover.class" codebase="../" width="120" height="24"> <param name="color" value="#000080"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#0000FF"> <param name="text" value="Hear About LASIK"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFF00"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="fontstyle" value="boldItalic"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="../video/Testimonials%202.wmv"> </applet> <applet code="fphover.class" codebase="../" width="120" height="24"> <param name="color" value="#000080"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#0000FF"> <param name="text" value="Hear About LASIK"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFF00"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="fontstyle" value="boldItalic"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="../video/Testimonials%203.wmv"> </applet> <applet code="fphover.class" codebase="../" width="120" height="24"> <param name="color" value="#000080"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#0000FF"> <param name="text" value="Hear About LASIK"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFF00"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="fontstyle" value="boldItalic"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="../video/Lasik%202-30.wmv"> </applet> <applet code="fphover.class" codebase="../" width="120" height="24"> <param name="color" value="#000080"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#0000FF"> <param name="text" value="Hear About LASIK"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFF00"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="fontstyle" value="boldItalic"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="../video/Lasik%20Testimonials%204.wmv"> </applet> </font></p> <p align="left"><a href="../video/Lasik%20Testimonials%204.wmv" target="_self"><img border="0" src="main.h3.jpg" width="220" height="165"></a> <b><i><font face="Verdana" color="#800040" size="2"><u><a href="../video/Testimonials%201.wmv" target="_self">Hear</a></u><a href="../video/Testimonials%201.wmv" target="_self"> what people are <u>SEEING</u> after LASIK!</a></font></i></b></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"><font color="#800000"><a href="../Our_Specialties/main.htm" target="_self">LASIK</a></font> is the most recent advance in the use of the excimer laser for vision  correction procedures. A microkeratome is used to create a very thin flap  of the corneal surface. Dr. Kershner lifts the flap and the computer applies  the laser beam to reshape the cornea. The flap is then repositioned back onto  the reshaped cornea. In this way, the eye acts as its own bandage and by performing the procedure under the flap instead of on top of the corneal surface such as in PRK, the risk of  scarring is minimized, there is little if any discomfort, and vision is restored much more quickly, usually in hours rather than in days. </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b><a href="../results.htm" target="_self">Want to view the results of people who recently had LASIK with Dr. Kershner? Click Here.</a></b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" color="#800040" size="3">Implantable Contact Lens (ICL):</font></p> <p align="left"><img border="0" src="main.h4.jpg" width="193" height="163"></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">The ICL is presently under FDA investigational study. Unlike laser  refractive procedures, which alter the surface of the cornea, the ICL is  implanted inside the eye. Much in the same way in which a contact lens  floats on the cornea to correct vision, the ICL floats on a film of aqueous  behind the iris, in front of the natural lens, to focus light. The ICL can  correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Implantation of the ICL is a surgical procedure. Because the lens is implanted within the eye,  the eye is otherwise not changed, and the procedure is reversible.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" color="#0000FF" size="4">Interested in Learning More?  <a href="../Contact_Us/main.htm" target="_self">CLICK Here.</a></font></p> <center> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"> <img border="0" src="../images/linija.gif" width="96%" height="3"></font></p> </center> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"><a href="../Physicians/Robert_Michael_Kershner.htm" target="_self"><img border="0" src="../images/Dr_Kershner.jpg" align="left" hspace="8" vspace="8" alt="Robert M. Kershner" width="207" height="269"></a><b><a href="../Physicians/Robert_Michael_Kershner.htm" target="_self">Robert M. Kershner</a></b>, M.D., F.A.C.S., A.B.E.S.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2">Dr. Kershner is a graduate of Boston University and received his Masters of  Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees with honors at the University of  Vermont College of Medicine. He interned in general surgery and obtained  specialty training in ophthalmology at the University of Arizona  Health  Sciences Center in Tucson. He was Chief Resident of Ophthalmology and is  Clinical Professor at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake  City. Dr. Kershner has authored over two hundred scientific articles and  twelve textbooks on eye microsurgery and lectures internationally on eye  microsurgery. Dr. Kershner has performed thousands of refractive vision  correction procedures in Tucson since 1981. Dr. Kershner is certified by the  American Board of Ophthalmology, is a Member of the Board of the American  College of Eye Surgeons and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.</font></p> <center> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="2"><img border="0" src="../images/linija.gif" width="96%" height="3"></font></p> </center> <center> <p> </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="103%" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"><img height="1" src="../linija.gif" width="96%"></p> <p align="center"> <marquee style="font-family: Verdana; color: #0000FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold" bgcolor="#FFFF00">Change the way you SEE...and change your LIFE!  Robert M. Kershner, MD, FACS and Chris M. Seniw, MD are two of Tucson's most experienced refractive specialists helping thousands of your friends and neighbors to see more clearly without the dependence on eyeglasses and contact lenses.  Shop around, but stop here. 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