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by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Dec 22, 2013 | Blogs
Which is better blade or blade-less lasik eye surgery? Dr. Holzman has performed thousands of surgeries both with the bladed microkeratome and with the femtosecond laser (blade-less). His feeling is that either way works but in general but the femtosecond laser is a...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Dec 20, 2013 | Blogs
Dr. Holzman, I really appreciate your follow up email. The eyes are great and are steadily improving and healing. I have to say, besides your great work on my eyes, which was excellent, I have been so impressed with you and your assistants’ customer...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Dec 19, 2013 | Blogs
My LASIK surgeon told me that he might switch to PRK mid-surgery due to scarring, but he wouldn’t know until starting. Is this safe? I have a very old, shallow scar on one of my corneas. My LASIK eye surgeon said the scar was outside of my range of vision, so it...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Dec 16, 2013 | Blogs
What is an intraocular lens and who would be a candidate for an IOL procedure? I did some research on the web and thought I would pass some of the information I read along to you. Feel free to call us at any of our offices to ask any questions regarding intraocular...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Dec 11, 2013 | Blogs
Our Tyson’s Corner Clinical Director, Dr. Jen Weigel, OD makes it her priority to stay on the pulse of technology (pun intented) and vision correction. She recently posted on her blog about topography guided laser vision correction. As always, we like to pass along...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Dec 8, 2013 | Blogs
We all have days where we feel like we just want to close our eyes and rub the dryness and discomfort away. Frequently patients ask us about dry eyes and frequent headaches when using the computer all day. Patients often are concerned about how LASIK and PRK will...