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Refractive Surgery Procedures Begin in Camagüey  -  Mar 9, 2008
Periódico 26,Refractive surgery services to correct vision impairments such as myopia, farsightedness and astigmatism have begun to be offered in Cuba’s Camagüey

Lasik Vision – get yourself a new look!  -  Mar 17, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Lasik Vision correction treats cornea irregularities such as Farsightedness, Astigmatism, and Nearsightedness. A fruitful outcome is what the Lasik surgeons

Prize on the eyes Close-up vision fades, but stylish reading specs ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Register-Guard,Unlike the most common vision problems that involve the shape of the eyeball — farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism — presbyopia occurs naturally

Get protected from computer vision syndrome  -  Mar 7, 2008
The Daily Star,Pre-existing, uncorrected vision problems like farsightedness and astigmatism, inadequate eye focusing or eye coordination abilities, and age-related eye

MARCH 5 Video of The Day - CLINTON CHORAL - Babies born today will ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
SanFranciscoSentinel.com,You have the gift of farsightedness and are a good planner. All important undertakings should be begun during May and June. You are a true and loyal friend

A farmers’ budget, really?  -  Mar 1, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,But could we expect a little more farsightedness in apna sarkar than its keen focus on the tip of its nose? For the moment, let’s assume that there is.

Implantable Lens to Be Sold in China  -  Feb 29, 2008
FDA news (subscription),The SFDA also granted approval for Staar’s ICL to correct farsightedness. Barry Caldwell, Staar’s president and CEO, said the SFDA approved the Visian

Look Ma, no glasses!  -  Feb 27, 2008
Tehachapi News,So I'm going to have LASIK surgery to correct my farsightedness next month. Has anyone here had this procedure done to them, or to anyone they know?

Ferretti: 40 Years A Leader  -  Feb 26, 2008
Sail World,It’s an experience crowned by the achievement of extraordinary goals, created with passion, farsightedness and professionalism. These values have led the

Appealing same-sex marriage ruling makes sense  -  Feb 26, 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Government has been slow on this partly because the private sector's farsightedness has relieved some of the pressure to act. But the need to act,

Patricia's Porch Talk: Some Days You Hit Every Red Light  -  Feb 24, 2008
The Chattanoogan,As usual, my day began with farsightedness but on this day it was the forerunner of calamity. I awoke with a sense of foreboding, of being late before I

LASIK and Children  -  Mar 22, 2008
Best Syndication,In people with vision defects like hyperopia (farsightedness) or myopia (nearsightedness), the light from objects focuses not on the retina, but either in

Editorial Observer Are the Grandkids Worth the Money?  -  Mar 14, 2008
New York Times,However, farsightedness, as in saving for a rainy day, went out of fashion a long time ago. People often sacrifice the future to the present.

Lasik Surgery: When the Fine Print Applies to You  -  Mar 13, 2008
New York Times,...as well as another popular procedure — photorefractive keratectomy, or PRK Both are designed to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

Research A Lasik Institute Thoroughly - Lasik Institute  -  Mar 19, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,...heredity, injury or aging our eyes experience refractive difficulties and this is what is termed as nearsightedness or farsightedness.

The Eyes Have It  -  Mar 1, 2008
New Hampshire Magazine,New procedures offer new ways to deal with the common vision problems of myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that result

Bungling through life with low-tech skills  -  Mar 11, 2008
Kansas City Star,My 52-year-old eyes can’t make out the small lines and street names so I took off my glasses and got closer so with my farsightedness I could see where I

The windows of the soul - Is laser eye surgery right for you?  -  Feb 25, 2008
Norwalk Plus MagazineNearsighted people can focus sharply on objects up close, but at a distance the objects appear blurry. Farsightedness (hyperopia) is the reverse condition.

Exciting Caribbean clash on the cards  -  Mar 18, 2008
Gulf Weekly,The selectors have shown farsightedness and faith and now it's up to the players to measure up to it. The Lankans must not take the West Indies lightly on

LASIK Risks and Complications  -  Mar 18, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,...or may heal in an unusual fashion, leading to a significant undercorrection or overcorrection of their nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism.

Parents should see that kids get eye exam by age 3-1/2  -  Mar 18, 2008
Nashua Telegraph,Chauvette, who owns and operates Merrimack Vision Care, said a trained practitioner can identify nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism in an

Rail budget lacks vision: Jayalalithaa  -  Feb 26, 2008
Hindu,...was prepared with an eye on the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK on Tuesday criticised the budget saying that it "lacks farsightedness and vision".

Marketing Turned Easy: PostcardMania.com 4.0  -  Mar 15, 2008
TransWorldNews (press release),PostcardMania has seen positive expansion every year since its inception and has won many awards for creativity and marketing farsightedness, best business

The astounding saga of Powerful Sonia  -  Mar 14, 2008
Newstrack India,After the breaking away of Narayan Dutt Tiwari-Arjun Singh faction from the PV Narsimha Rao’s regime in her name, she showed her farsightedness and silently

LASIK Laser Surgery: Change The Way You Look At This World  -  Mar 13, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,LASIK eye surgery proves fruitful in correcting vision problems such as hyperopia (farsightedness), myopia (nearsightedness) and astigmatism.

The Starry Messenger  -  Mar 11, 2008
New York Sun,...the year 1280 — bear witness to our perennial yearning not only to see ever farther and ever more sharply but to turn that farsightedness to advantage.

LASIK Patients Report More Than 95 Percent Satisfaction Rate ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
Earthtimes,The laser-based vision correction surgery corrects nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and the blurriness of astigmatism.

Lasik Laser - Get Yourself A New Vision  -  Mar 4, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,LASIK can correct refractory vision problems such as hyperopia (farsightedness), myopia (nearsightedness) and astigmatism. But it proves fruitless in case

Vision surgery for special kids  -  Mar 4, 2008
WHOI,Hyperopia (farsightedness) is a condition in which distant objects can be seen more clearly than those nearby. In myopia (nearsightedness), near objects are

STAAR Surgical Eyes Opportunity in China  -  Mar 3, 2008
OneMedPlace,Chinese regulatory authorities also approved Staar’s Visian ICH, an implantable collamer lens to correct hyperopia or farsightedness.

PPP-MQM alliance  -  Mar 1, 2008
The Post,The farsightedness of the PPP has proved right. For the good of the country, the PPP has formed an alliance with arch-rivals like the Pakistan Muslim

Take immediate steps to protect Shitalakkhya from contamination  -  Mar 1, 2008
The Daily Star,Lack of farsightedness and flaws in development programmes adopted by the government are also responsible for the present condition, he said and urged the

Letter Box  -  Mar 1, 2008
Brattleboro Reformer,The combination of farsightedness and a willingness to look at details is a fairly rare combination. Ian Kiehl is a young man I have known since he was a

Business Digest  -  Feb 29, 2008
Pasadena Star-News,STAAR also received approval to market its STAAR Visian ICH, an implantable collamer lens to correct hyperopia or farsightedness.

Cousins Properties Announces New Retailers At Tiffany Springs ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
RTT News,In addition, the SFDA granted approval to market the STAAR Visian ICH, an implantable collamer lens to correct hyperopia or farsightedness.

The Maybach Review: Has added STAAR Surgical Co. to their watch list  -  Feb 29, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),In addition the SFDA granted approval to STAAR to market the STAAR Visian ICH, an implantable collamer lens to correct hyperopia or farsightedness.

STAAR Receives Approval To Market Visian Toric Implantable ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),In addition the SFDA has granted approval to STAAR to market the STAAR Visian ICH, an implantable collamer lens to correct hyperopia or farsightedness.

Breathing space | Let us fight for digital democracy now  -  Feb 28, 2008
The Post,...for the first time, I recollect too that perhaps owing to my young age I had misconstrued Sagan’s farsightedness as a scientist’s wishful daydreaming.

Eye-care no optical illusion  -  Feb 27, 2008
Trinidad News,The dual procedure arose when he realised that many patients suffer from both myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness) associated with

RPP Nepal to stay away from polls  -  Feb 25, 2008
Gorkhapatra,...fearless environment have ended due to the ego, adamant nature, suppression and lack of farsightedness of the seven-party alliance and the government.

How to Game a Presidential Legacy  -  Feb 24, 2008
History News Network,One day in the future, as we stand before a bookstore display, perusing the titles extolling the extraordinary farsightedness of the Bush administration,

‘Bata Atha farm a tribute to Ruhuna farmers’  -  Feb 24, 2008
Ceylon Daily News,He said President’s farsightedness has brought the NE conflict almost to an end. The cost of living has risen as a result of a colossal sum of money spent

Keeping an Eye on Things  -  Feb 24, 2008
Bellevue Leader,The most common eye problems Baumfalk and his associates deal with include nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Some common diseases include

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