Does everyone get cataracts?
Does everyone get cataracts? Well yes... if you live long enough. You see, cataracts are an ageing process of the crystalline lens of the...
Does having laser eye surgery affect cataract surgery in later life?
One of the concerns my patients raise with having laser eye surgery, is that it may prevent them having required cataract surgery when...
You and the world might look unexpectedly different after cataract surgery..
The main purpose of cataract surgery is to make people who can't see, see again. However, while for most people the improvement in vision...
When is the "right time" to have cataract surgery?
There are a lot of myths out there about cataract surgery and I find many of my patients seek advice from me about when is the...
Dr. Colin Chan interviewed by Eyeworld on cataract surgery after LASIK calculations
http://www.ewreplay.org/content/iol-calculations-post-refractive-surgery-eye
Why are my eyes so sensitive to light?
There are many reasons why your eyes can be light sensitive. Sometimes it's an obvious cause like conjunctivitis. Other times it's not....
Eye 101
I often find educating my patients about the basic structure of the eye is very useful to help them understand their eye conditions....
New treatments... new hope
If you are lucky, you get to be part of one medical advance in your career that fundamentally changes treatment for your patients. So far...
Augmented reality, astigmatism and cataract surgery
In my two previous posts, I talked about what astigmatism is and how laser eye surgery corrects it. But what about if you have...
Can laser eye surgery fix astigmatism?
In my last post I explained what astigmatism was .. so you now know it’s not being a social misfit 😜... stigma.. get it? Sorry bad dad...