LAS VEGAS – Optometrists are now able to provide Nd:YAG capsulotomy, laser floater removal, laser peripheral iridotomy and injections with expanded scope of practice in certain states, Nate Lighthizer ...

She was told her vision would be much clearer after the procedure ... and it was.

SAN DIEGO -- Laser treatment for eye floaters fell short of expectations, as the intervention improved patient-perceived floater burden but not intraocular pressure (IOP) or visual acuity, a ...

The annoying but relatively harmless eye floaters many people experience can now be a thing of the past thanks to a new laser procedure being performed in Southern Utah. The Dixie Ophthalmic ...

Singh has performed almost 400 procedures — sometimes multiple times on the same patients — in which he uses what’s called a coaxial illumination laser to zap the floaters. This new procedure is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Floaters are a common visual complaint, particularly in mature eyes. Although they pose no threat to eye health, ...

I have dozens of floaters in both eyes, which has worsened over the years (I am 44). Do any of the new laser treatments reduce/minimize floaters, while also correcting vision? Unfortunately, neither ...

YAG laser vitreolysis effectively treated symptomatic vitreous floaters, according to a report published in the September issue of JAMA Ophthalmology. Posterior vitreous detachment occurs in 65% of ...

Patients reported improvement in symptoms of eye floaters after treatment with a laser, according to a new study. Patients reported improvement in symptoms of eye floaters after treatment with a laser ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Some people call them floaters. Eye doctors call them "vitreous opacities." Emily Flynn called hers "a little fuzzball," and she flew halfway around the world to have it removed.

Many of us have experienced seeing dark flecks or strings drifting in front of our eyes. Blink and these so-called “floaters” are gone. But myopia, advancing age, and diabetes can all increase the ...