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Because your eyes and your vision are as unique to you as your
fingerprints and DNA, it's very difficult for us to know whether
vision correction surgery can benefit you without a personal examination.
However, many recent medical advances, some pioneered right here
at the Maloney Vision Institute, have made it possible to correct
problems that couldn't be fixed just a few years ago.
In general, the conditions we're able to treat include nearsightedness
(myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism. We like our
patients to be at least 18 years of age, have healthy corneas, and
to have had stable vision over the past year.
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Myopia (Nearsightedness)
Distance vision is impaired when the eye is too long
in relation to the curvature of the cornea, and light
focuses in front of the retina.
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Hyperopia (Farsightedness)
Close vision, and to some extent distance vision, is
impaired when the eye is too short in relation to the
curvature of cornea, and light focuses behind the retina.
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Astigmatism
When the cornea is oval, rather than round, light focuses
on more than one point on the retina. Astigmatism impairs
both distance and close vision.
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Presbyopia
This natural loss of close vision with age is caused by
hardening of the natural lens. It may be treated by
changing the focus of one eye for reading, a procedure
called monovision or blended vision.
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