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Laser Eye Surgery: The Difference Between LASIK, LASEK, & PRK

Everyone’s heard of laser eye surgery. It’s only once you look a little deeper that scary, nonsensical terms like LASIK, LASEK and PRK start cropping up everywhere and complicating things! The good news is that these acronyms are nothing to worry about: they simply describe the 3 most commonly practiced laser eye treatments. If you’ve […]

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Dry Eye

Dry eye disease is very common in Canada, especially in the higher prairies and mountainous provinces. It is so prevalent that it is estimated that one out of every three Canadians experience some degree of dry eyes. Many of these occurrences can be easily treated with over the counter eye drops, however there are some […]

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Allergies

While many common allergies have people searching for treatments for skin rashes or nasal congestion, allergies can also affect the eyes in a multitude of ways. Red, itching eyes and swollen eyelids are the most common effects of allergies on the eyes, and rarely if ever pose a threat to vision apart from mild blurriness, […]

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Cataracts

Over 2.5 million Canadians suffer from cataracts in some form, including full vision loss (blackout blindness). Along with glaucoma, it is one of the primary, preventable causes of blindness in North America. As the eye ages, the lens at the front of the eye in the cornea begins to break down and harden. As the […]

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