Blepharitis is one of the most common eye conditions Dr. Mandel treats at the Mandel Vision laser vision correction center in Manhattan.  Blepharitis, like many medical diagnoses is derived from latin. The pre-fix, “blepharo”, means pertaining to the eyelids.  The suffix, “-itis”, means inflammation. Thus, blepharitis technically means inflammation of the eyelids. Symptoms of blepharitis can include: Watery eyes Red eyes Ocular irritation Itchy eyelids Red, inflamed eyelids Discharge and/or crusting of eyelashes upon awakening Eyelashes or eyelids sticking together …
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The Approach Part 1:  Individual Customization One size does not fit all at Mandel Vision.   Having spent his entire career, of more than 28 years, as a corneal specialist and refractive surgeon, Dr. Mandel recognized early in his career the importance of customization in refractive surgical procedures. After carefully monitoring Nori’s corneal topography and pentacam measurements over several months, to ensure that her corneas were no longer warped from her special toric soft contact lenses, Dr. Mandel was ready to plan his approach for …
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What is glaucoma? There are 2 kinds of glaucoma:  Narrow angle (or angle-closure) glaucoma and open angle glaucoma.  In narrow angle glaucoma, which is the less common form, there can be acute symptoms such as severe eye pain, decreased vision and redness.  This form of glaucoma needs immediate attention.  If you have been told that you are predisposed to this form of glaucoma, you should read all medication packaging carefully (including those that are over the counter).  Some medications can …
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  Convergence Insufficiency (C.I.) is a frequently missed diagnosis, and is one of the most common causes of eyestrain and eye fatigue after prolonged reading and computer work.*  In fact, about 1 out of every 20 people (5%) have convergence insufficiency. [i]  The term convergence insufficiency means that your eyes do not fully turn inward, as they are supposed to, when you are focusing on near objects.  Here at Mandel Vision, Dr. Mandel treats a lot of adult patients with this …
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The Final Evaluation The reason this blog is titled “The Final Evaluation” instead of “The Follow-Up Evaluation” is that Nori was evaluated several times in between her initial evaluation and her final evaluation.  However, each time, Nori was told she still was not accepted as a candidate.  She was instead told to continue to leave her contact lenses out 100% and return at 1 month intervals.   Finally, a full 10 months after her initial evaluation, Nori received the news she …
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For routine eye exams, there are many things that you, as a patient, can do to ensure that you get the highest quality of care we can give you.  This could also save you time and money in our office.   In this blog, we’ll share a few suggestions to help you help us make the most of your next eye exam. Take care of your paperwork before your visit.  If you are a new patient, click here to download your patient forms.  …
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The Initial Evaluation Corneal measurements: Here at Mandel Vision, we pride ourselves in our attention to detail.  Therefore, we perform the most thorough screening measurements during the evaluation for laser vision correction for all our patients.  In this, our second video blog of the series, we take you through this process, step-by-step. Nori’s screening process began with an advanced topographical analysis of her corneas followed by the most state of the art Wavefront imaging.  The topography is an indirect representation of a …
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The Decision In our first video blog series, we take you through the entire Mandel Vision PRK laser vision correction process with corneal specialist and renowned laser eye surgeon, Eric R. Mandel, M.D .  In this series, you’ll see videos covering every part of the PRK process for Mandel Vision receptionist, and patient, Nori Badlu . Nori is nearsighted and has astigmatism .  With her level of nearsightedness , combined with a significant amount of astigmatism , she is completely dependent on glasses and/or contact lenses.  In fact, she is unable …
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Present Day Laser Vision Correction Technology The Final Blog in This Series   If you’ve been following this blog series, it’s pretty clear that laser vision correction has come a very long way since its beginnings in the 1950’s.  If you haven’t been following, here are the first three blogs, so you can catch up! Part One:  Radial Keratotomy Part Two:  Keratomileusis and The Excimer Laser Part Three:  Bladed-LASIK Utilizing a Microkeratome Two ‘lucky accidents’ paved the way for refractive surgeons today, who have helped several million patients say goodbye to their contact lenses and eyeglasses. Here …
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Bladed-LASIK Utilizing a Microkeratome Part 3 of a 4-Part Series In 1963, Dr. Jose Ignacio Barraquer , the same surgeon introduced to you in part 2 of this blog series who invented keratomileusis , also invented the first microkeratome [i]  used in Laser-Assisted-In-Situ-Keratomileusis (LASIK) laser vision correction. This was the first of many microkeratomes to follow. The microkeratome is an instrument which utilizes an oscillating blade to create a corneal flap during the LASIK surgery. It took many years for the idea of LASIK, introduced by Dr. …
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