Monthly Archives: April 2016

Mandel Vision In Focus – April 2016 Newsletter

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April Highlights April is Sports Eye Safety Month Wearing protective goggles during sports can greatly reduce your chance of eye injuries. Goggles can protect you not only from a ball hitting you in the eye, but also from getting poked or elbowed in the eye during contact sports. Click here to read about LASIK and sports. This Week’s Eye Health Tip Polarized lenses cut glare but don’t block ultraviolet (UV) rays.  UV rays can cause both short and long term damage to your eyes.  Make sure your polarized …
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LASIK May be Safer than Contact Lenses

It may surprise you to know that LASIK eye surgery may be safer than contact lenses for some patients. As a long time corneal specialist, Dr. Mandel has seen his share of complications referred to his practice. So, in addition to his LASIK laser vision correction patients, Dr. Mandel has seen many patients over the years who suffer from side effects and complications of contact lens wear. Many patients don’t realize the responsibility that comes with wearing contact lenses. Sometimes …
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