The Yaldo Eye Center offers free evaluations to determine a patient’s candidacy to receive Lasik surgery. The other good news (besides the fact that the evaluation is free!) is that well over 90% of those who seek Lasik at the Yaldo Eye Center are determined to be good candidates.
The Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, like the KAMRA Inlay also described on our website, has been FDA approved for Presbyopia, or difficulty with near vision.
Presbyopia is the most common eye condition. The symptoms include difficulty seeing near objects, such as newspapers and your cell phone, without blurriness, while your long distance vision remains fine.
If you’re 41-65 years old and reliant on bifocals or reading glasses, the Raindrop is another option to consider among several available at the Yaldo Eye Center to deal with Presbyopia.
The Raindrop Inlay (ReVision Optics) is the first device to change the shape of the cornea to correct vision.
In technical terms, The Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay is a microscopic hydrogel inlay. Its 
optical characteristics are almost identical to the human cornea. The hydrogel material is comprised of nearly 80% water, ensuring effective nutrient diffusion and transfer through the cornea. It is easily placed within the cornea under a LASIK-style flap. When in position, the inlay changes the curvature of the cornea so the front of the eye acts much like a multifocal contact lens.
In other words, it works by re-shaping the surface of the eye to improve reading vision. Patients can return to work the next day as it is a completely walk in and walk out procedure
Call the Yaldo Eye Center at 1-800-398-EYES or fill out and submit the sign up box for a free evaluation. Dr. Yaldo will explain all the Presbyopia solutions that are offered and recommend the best one for you and your unique situation.
The saying goes, only 2 things are certain in life: Death and taxes.
The 3rd certainty is that by age 45 or 50 you’ll need reading glasses. It’s called Presbyopia, an inability to see things up close. This inescapable fact of life was corrected either with bifocal glasses or separate reading glasses.
With the 2015 FDA approval of the KAMRA Inlay, there is now an alternative to Monovision, a lasik procedure in which one eye is corrected for far vision and the other for near vision. The brain adjusts by blending near and far vision as one. It’s quite effective, and some of our radio personalities like WOMC’s Jim Johnson and WCSX’s Jim O’Brien are vocal advocates of Monovision.
The KAMRA Inlay produces sharp near vision. Before we insert the KAMRA Inlay, we first correct your far vision with state of the art lasik, which provides 20-20 vision or better. We then place the Inlay on the cornea of one eye to provide the near vision element and you are all set. It’s painless and takes just a few minutes.
Working together, the eyes allow you to see at all distances.
The KAMRA inlay is microscopically small and thin, just 3.8 mm in diameter, or barely a 6th of an inch. A total of 8,400 microscopic openings surround the central aperture to allow oxygen and nutrients to flow freely and naturally through the eye.It sits in the first few layers of
the eye known as the cornea. Smaller and thinner than a contact lens, the inlay is a mini-ring with an opening – or pinhole – in the center. This pinhole allows only focused light to enter your eye. Like Monovision, the KAMRA inlay is placed in only one of your eyes, allowing you to see up close while maintaining your distance vision in both eyes.
This short video will further explain it:
It’s a wonderful solution to the unfortunate reality of that ageless reality of the human condition: Presbyopia.
Here are some facts and expectations:
- Procedure time: about 10 minutes per eye
- Typical results: significantly clearer vision at all distances without glasses or contact lenses
- Recovery time: several days to several weeks
Call the Yaldo Eye Center at 1-800-398-EYES to get a free evaluation to see if the KAMRA Inlay is right for you.
Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a relatively new refractive procedure designed to treat a multitude of refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism.
The procedure involves using a femtosecond laser to create a corneal lenticule which is extracted whole through a small incision without the use of an excrimer laser.
It is reported to achieve effects similar to laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with excellent post-operative outcomes.
Dr. Mazin Yaldo
After decades as an eye surgeon, I still become excited and amazed at the technological breakthroughs in our field. The latest product that adds a new dimension of clarity and versatility is the Tecnis Symfony® lens by Abbott Medical Optics..
Imagine that you suffer from the cloudy, blurry and altogether
impaired eyesight caused by cataracts. Or, you have poor vision that even glasses and contacts can’t fully correct. Then, in a brief procedure, a surgeon implants a lens in each eye that gives you the best vision of your life that will last for the rest of your life. After a short recovery period, you’re reading 6-point type or clearly seeing road signs a quarter mile away.
THE CLAIM — Eye color can change as we age.
THE FACTS — It can bend light, bring the world into focus, and next to the human brain may be our most complicated organ. But for many people the most intriguing feature of the human eye is simply its color.
Can it really change for no apparent reason?
Going to the doctor, going to the dentist—all part of taking care of your health. But going to the eye doctor? Also important! Eye exams at every age and life stage can help keep your vision strong.
Many people think their eyesight is just fine, but then they get that first pair of glasses or contact lenses and the world comes into clearer view—everything from fine print to street signs.
More than just sight is measured in terms of visual acuity, vision is the process of deriving meaning from what is seen. It is a complex, learned and developed set of functions that involve a multitude of skills. Research estimates that eighty to eighty five percent of our perception, learning, cognition and activities are mediated through vision.
The ultimate purpose of the visual process is to arrive at an appropriate motor, and/or cognitive response.
Neonatal conjunctivitis (pink eye) is a red eye in a newborn caused by infection, irritation, or a blocked tear duct. When caused by an infection, neonatal conjunctivitis can be very serious.
The cause of neonatal conjunctivitis is difficult to determine because, in many instances, the symptoms don’t vary by cause.
After the structural collapse of a large building, emergency responders and support personnel are often exposed to hazardous agents and conditions. These workers are at high risk of injury and illness at such a site.
Described in the link below are common eye hazards and injuries that can occur during these operations and recommendations for protective eye gear, first aid, and steps for preventing eye injuries.