| Ellis Eye Opens New LASIK Eye Surgery Center in Mill Valley, CA
The Mill Valley office will mark the sixth office maintained by preeminent laser eye surgeon, Dr. William Ellis. Dr. Ellis and the staff of Ellis Eye expect that the LASIK center will fill a formerly unmet need for laser eye surgery consultations and after-care in Marin County and surrounding areas. Mill Valley, CA (PRWeb) April 4, 2007 -- Ellis Eye's San Francisco area LASIK eye surgery center announces the opening of its newest office in Mill Valley, California, making consultations and pre-op/post-op evaluations for LASIK eye surgery in CA easily accessible to residents of Marin County. The Mill Valley office will mark the sixth office maintained by preeminent laser eye surgeon, Dr. William Ellis, and will retain cutting edge technology. Having just opened its doors on Thursday, March 29th, Dr.
Driver safety: Tips to keep you on the road
You can't avoid getting older, but you can take steps to reduce the effect aging can have on your ability to stay safe while driving. Follow these driver safety tips. Driver safety requires more than an understanding of road signs. Your health can affect your ability to drive safely. As you get older, you'll likely notice changes to your body that can make actions such as turning your head to look for oncoming traffic or driving at night more of a challenge. Getting older doesn't mean your driving days are numbered. Take control and understand how your body's limitations can affect your driving. Follow these driver safety tips to help you maintain your independence. Stay physically fit As you age, your muscles generally become weaker, your joints stiffen and your flexibility decreases.
IRIDEX Announces Settlement of All Litigation with Synergetics
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - IRIDEX Corporation announced in a Wednesday press release that it has reached an agreement with Synergetics USA Inc. settling all outstanding claims against each other in both of their patent litigation suits. The terms of the agreement require payments from Synergetics to IRIDEX totaling $6.5 million over a period of five years. The first payment of $2.5 million by Synergetics is to be paid on April 16, 2007, followed with annual payments of $800,000 on each April 16th until 2012. In addition, IRIDEX and Synergetics agreed to a fully paid-up, royalty free, worldwide cross licensing of various patents between the two companies. These actions will terminate all legal proceedings between the companies, including all litigation claims in the United States District Court of Missouri, for which the trial was scheduled to begin on April 16, 2007, and all litigation claims between the companies in the United States District Court of Pennsylvania.
LASEK effectively treated post-LASIK myopic regression in study
Patients who experience myopic regression after undergoing LASIK can be successfully re-treated using LASEK, a small study shows. However, investigators found that attempting corrections of 2 D or more was associated with a significant rate of haze, the authors noted. Nurullah Cagil, MD, and colleagues in Ankara, Turkey, reviewed outcomes for 24 eyes of 15 patients treated with a LASEK enhancement for post-LASIK residual refractive errors. The average age of the patients was 34 years. The interval between the primary LASIK surgery and the LASEK enhancement averaged 26 months, according to the study. Before the initial LASIK procedure, spherical equivalent averaged 4.88 D and cylinder averaged 0.63 D. Using LASEK, surgeons attempted a mean spherical equivalent correction of 1.25 D, although the attempted correction was 2 D or more in six eyes.
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