When most people hear terms like "laser vision correction,” “laser eye surgery,” and even the more technical "refractive surgery,” LASIK is usually the first thing that comes to mind. And for good reason. With 700,000 procedures performed annually, LASIK is the most common vision correction surgery and one of the most popular elective surgeries in …
When it comes to choosing laser vision correction over glasses and contacts to remedy refractive errors, the most common hurdle for people to get over is the perceived cost of a surgical procedure. But did you know that the average cost of glasses and contacts over a 30-year period – $12,450 – is substantially more …
STAAR Surgical's Visian® Toric Implantable® Collamer Lens (TICL™) is three steps closer to getting FDA approval and making it a first of its kind product in the U.S. The Visian TICL recently received favorable votes to three questions presented to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory …