What Are Cataracts? A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye which adversely affects a person’s vision. Generally speaking, cataracts are seen primarily in older people, and, in fact, by age 80, more than half of all Americans have either had surgery to correct a cataract, or have an uncorrected cataract. While a [...]
Patients often undergo sinus surgery after antibiotic therapy, allergy treatments, and/or environmental control have failed to resolve a lasting infection of their sinuses. The surgery is meant to clear the patient's airways. These procedures open up, and unblock, a patient's sinuses, allowing mucus to drain out, and air to flow through the sinuses unimpeded. Sinus surgery [...]
Catastrophic injuries resulting in permanent vision loss / blindness have significant physical, emotional, and financial consequences for injured claimants and their loved ones. An injury causing significant visual impairment results in pain, suffering, expensive medical care and treatments, the cost of home modifications, loss of employment prospects and wages, and a serious change in lifestyle. Catastrophic [...]
LASIK Eye Surgery - Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) is a surgical procedure that permanently alters the shape of the cornea in order to decrease the patient's dependency on glasses or contacts. The doctor uses a blade or laser to cut a flap in the cornea, folds the flap open, and uses a controlled laser to [...]
