LENS IMPLANT Technology for Macular Degeneration
New lens implants can help people with cataracts who also have macular degeneration. Two lens implant designs, both by Isaac Lipschitz, MD of Israel, are of help to a growing number of people worldwide. Click on the pdf for pictures and more information (Read More)

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Treatment of Age Related Macular Degeneration with Stem Cells
The Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has received institutional review board (IRB) approval to be a site for both the SMD and AMD trials using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) (Read More)

Keratoconus is a condition in which the cornea becomes weak, progressively thinner, and irregular in shape. Instead of a normal, relatively round shape resulting in clear vision, the cornea in keratoconus can become cone shaped. Glasses and contacts help vision at first. In the past, the treatment then was corneal tranaplant. Now we are able to strengthen the cornea and make its shape more regular by the insertion of microscopic braces within the body of the cornea. Only eye drop anesthesia and mild sedation are required for this procedure. More recently, an FDA investigational technique called crosslinking has been used to strengthen the cornea by making an actual change in the corneal molecular structure. Crosslinking employs riboflavin (vitamin B2) eye drops and low dose ultraviolet light to accomplish the goal. All these techniques are used at the Mercy Center for Corrective Eye Surgery. For more information on the website, download the pdf brochure called "Keratoconus Treatment Options". (Read More)

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Multifocal LASIK is the primary procedure we use for freedom from glasses for people age 48 and over. Multifocal LASIK is an advance over monovsion. The purpose of monovision is to provide visual clarity at long distance and at a single distance up close. The effect of monovsion is useful but expires with age. Multifocal LASIK provides a broader range of focus. As with monovision, the dominant eye is set for distance. But with multifocal LASIK, the non-dominant eye is made bifocal by a process called presbyLASIK. For people who do not have cataracts it is a reasonable, less invasive, and less expensive alternative to multifocal lens implants for the purpose of getting rid of bifocals. Published data show that over 90% of multifocal lasik patients at an average age of 53 years old became completely free of the need for any glasses The effect is adjustable and reversable if needed. . Results have been long lasting and we have been performing the procedure since 2003. People who already had cataract surgery and now want to be free of glasses may consider multifocal LASIK. To learn more, download the brochure below. (Read More)

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