astigmatism, bladeless, Bladeless LASER Cataract Surgery, Cataract Surgery, cataracts, Clear Lens Replacement, CLR, Dr. Brian Foster, Dr. Cathleen McCabe, Dr. Robert Friedman, eye condition, eye disease, Eyes
Astigmatism is often incorrectly thought of as an eye disease or eye health problem. It is simply a very common focusing problem that is caused by an irregularity of the curvature of the cornea (the front of the eye). Often in layman’s terms, the astigmatic eye’s curvature is compared to the shape of a football […]
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Cataract Surgery, Dr. Brian Foster, Dr. Robert Friedman, Dr. Scott Han, hearing
Bradenton patient talking about Dr. Scott Han “Dr. Scott Han is a wonderful human being and excellent at what he does. He really knows his business. The people here are so nice and very professional. The whole office runs like a well-oiled machine! It’s a pleasure coming here.” Patient: C. G. at the West Bradenton office […]
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Blog Category, Dr. Robert Friedman, eye drops, Glaucoma, glaucoma medications, iStent, Uncategorized
Glaucoma Aging is one of the risk factors for glaucoma and every birthday make you at higher risk for the disease. Unfortunately, the older you are over 65, the higher your risk for this disease. It affects over 3 million Americans, and it is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States. Fortunately, if […]
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Blog Category, Dr. Robert Friedman, Eyes, Glaucoma, loss of sight, OCT, Poor vision, Uncategorized, vision loss
Everyone knows what glaucoma is. – That is FALSE – A Prevent Blindness America Survey found that 50% had heard of glaucoma, but weren’t sure what it was. Another 30% of people had never even heard of glaucoma. The ones that had heard of glaucoma thought it was easily cured and did not lead to […]
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Alcon, astigmatism, bladeless, Cataract Surgery, cataracts, Dr. Brian Foster, Dr. Cathleen McCabe, Dr. Robert Friedman, laser surgery, LenSx
Amazing New Bladeless Laser Cataract Surgery Technology Amazing breakthrough technology in medicine is happening every day, and ophthalmology is no different. One of the latest ophthalmic advancements has been in cataract surgery. Gone are the days of going to the hospital and wearing ‘coke-bottle’ eyeglasses. Today’s cataract surgery patients are in and out of surgery within […]
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