Visual impairment or vision impairment is vision loss that constitutes a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from disease, trauma, or a congenital or degenerative condition that cannot be corrected by conventional means, including refractive correction, medication, or surgery. This functional loss of vision is typically defined to manifest with 1) best corrected visual acuity of less than 20/60, or significant central field defect, 2) significant peripheral field defect including homonymous or heteronymous bilateral visual field defect or generalized contraction or constriction of field, or 3) reduced peak contrast sensitivity either of the above conditions.
Can laser eye surgery correct myopia aka near sightedness? Does laser eye surgery last forever? What if you have big holes in your retina from myopi...
I'll do anything do get my eyes cured but I'm not old enough for laser surgery.
I had laser eye surgery about 15 years ago and my eyes have been great. But in the last couple of years my left eye is getting weaker and it is progre...
I have done some reading about some pilot programs in a few of the military branches. I came across something interesting that stated: If you have had...
I want to be a pilot in the air force more than anything. I heard that they allow laser eye surgery in some situations. My vision is 20/60 correctable...
I have hard contact lenses which I wear everyday, and have been doing so for the last 5/6 years, and I am considering gettting laser eye surgery. I kn...
Im looking to get lasik surgery (a.k.a laser eye correction) but i was wondering if anyone has had it done, how much it costs on average? Also, if you...
I'm doing a Market Research course and I need to create a presentation including data on the type of customers who access laser eye correction inc...
I need correction for distance and reading, and I need stereoscopic vision for doing art/ drawing and painting etc. I am afraid that I would be unhap...
I wear contacts and am getting sick of dealing with them. I know laser eye correction costs a couple of grand an eye but is there some kind of paym...
how is it done, how does it work. what is done to the eye that allows it to work.
I'm considering getting it. My original eye doctor told me to go for it but another eye doctor said that I shouldn't do it because of risk of ...
It's in my genetics for my vision to keep getting worse, but if one gets laser eye surgery at age 16, could vision possibly get worse after the pr...
I started wearing glasses at age 5 due to near-sightedness in both eyes. By around age 13 my eyes were perfect and I ceased wearing glasses. Over the ...
I had keratotomy done on my eyes 13 yrs ago. I'm interested in contacts for my trouble seeing close up and my astigmatism. The trial pair that I t...
Short and long term. My daughter is 18 years old and has been suggested to have one done within the next 3 months. She is very anxious about her eye ...
i live in southern california in san bernadino county and i am looking to have lasick or refractive eye surgery to correct my nearsightedness. my doct...
I have heard; after the age of 40-50 years,our eye decreases in its length from front to back. For a person who had perfect eye-sight before, this red...
Could you please give me a creative description of "what your likfe would like if you had myopia". Thanks guys!!!!!
So I am 14 years old and I seem to be developing some degree of near sightedness, and I hope to prevent this from continuing, I am studying computer g...
I started seeing fonts from far as SLIGHTLY blurry about a few weeks ago but I ignored it cuz I thought it's not myopia and made an assumption tha...
My eyes begin to develop myopia or short-sightedness when I was ~ 15 or 16 years old. That was the time when our family bought our first computer, eve...
Let's start with vocabulary (hyperopia= farsightedness and myopia=nearsightedness). I was slightly curious when I found out that my right eye i...
She is Chinese, 21 years old, otherwise quite healthy. I am not sure if this is a very rare condition. I am also not sure if she is getting good advi...
From my understanding, myopia and hyperopia (as well as certain forms of astigmatism) are caused by an irregular shape of the eyeball. If this is so, ...
what is the difference between hyperopia and presbyopia?
the infant is in glasses now
I want to get lasik surgery but I remember about 9 years ago when I was about 18 and I wanted to get the procedure done, someone I worked with told me...
I was thinking of getting the lasik eye surgery, but the cost is keeping me down. I have myopia with -4.5d. Last time I checked the cost for costumvu...
I'm 16 and have 20/50 vision and have glasses, but they are a nuisance on account in some situation they aren't completely available and I fin...
Hi guys, My eye vision is 2.25 L and 2.00R. I would like to do this Lasik eye Surgery so than I can see everything without needing a specs. My quest...
When it comes to things like this I am pretty ignorant. I hear that there are two new methods out there for lasik eye surgery. Can I please get some...
I am 20 years old. I've had glasses since i was about 16 or 17. I am seriously looking into Lasik eye surgery because i hate wearing my glasses (...
ever since i was 7 years old and flew in a plane internationally i became very interested in becoming a pilot, but everyone tells me that you have to...
I realized that human eye sight is extremely amazing! I wonder what's the resolution or how many pixels should a digicam have, to at least view as cl...
Do I have to have perfect vision to become a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force?
Just wondering if there is any possibility of someone with near-sightedness to join the air force, with the possibility of becoming a jet-fighter pilo...
Do you need to have perfect vision in order to do airborne training? What do you have to do for the Airborne physical at MEPS?
im partially blind in my left eye, but i have perfect vision in my right eye. can i join the marine corps and if so what types of jobs are availble?
Hi, I am going to do a fellowship in Jules Stein Eye institute for a year starting in July 2007. My position is not funded and I have to support my se...
can a glaucoma patient that was operated can see again even if the patient loss her eyesight..can she be given an eye implant
Patient has been receiving treatment with Retina Consultants of Los Angeles; however, his lack of income gets too much to handle. The doctor has reco...
the eye surgery institute just purchased a new laer machine for $500,000 to use during eye surgery. the institue must pay the iventor $550 each time t...
I will be visiting Baltimore for business from mid of April 2007 for about 3 months. I need to find a place to stay near Wilmer eye institute (Johns H...
My dear friend is no longer able to work because of major health issues. She has been a solid member of the American work force for over 35 years. Her...
The glasses store right next to it is called Eye to Eye Optical. I really just need to know if Eye to Eye Optical is open on Sundays and on Labor Day.
If you have gotten corrective eye surgery at the Columbus Laser Center in Ohio, what did you get, and how did it turn out in the end? Is it worth it ...
Any experiences with Lasik?
Can anyone help me I am looking for good places for Lasik in Pompano Beach Florida. I have been reading about it online and spoken with a few people ...
I want to get lasik surgery but I remember about 9 years ago when I was about 18 and I wanted to get the procedure done, someone I worked with told me...
If my vision is worse than the minimum for SEALs, could I have it corrected by laser eye surgery and still be eligible? DETAILS: only intelligent peop...
For those that are experts about eye surgery can tell me if this will be a problem or not?
I am going to MEPS next week, I had a minor eye surgery when I was 3, I cant locate the paperwork. My recruiter said not to worry it doesnt matter. I ...
I'm interested in having surgery to correct my extremely poor vision. I have astigmatism in both eyes, and I have several family members who swear the...
I am really considering getting laser eye surgery. Does anyone know of any potential side affects i might encounter? My health insurance kicks in some...