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by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Oct 10, 2014 | Blogs
People with clear vision may take for granted how fortunate it is to see crisp, clear images without the assistance from any prescriptive lenses or eye treatments. But for those who suffer from vision impairment, a clear and unaltered view of people and objects is a...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Oct 9, 2014 | Blogs
I have been very proud of Lori. With our busy clinic and surgery schedule, it might be easy for her to forget her very important eye drops, but she’s been amazingly compliant. One day when she was working at the front desk, I saw all of her drops lined up in a...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Oct 6, 2014 | Blogs
Lori and I met up yesterday for her four-day post-op PRK visit. Her epithelium had healed beautifully, so I was able to remove her bandage contact lenses in both eyes. Remember that the epithelium has healed, but it is also still very delicate at this stage. After...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Sep 10, 2014 | Blogs
For patients who have tired of the daily hassles of glasses or contact lenses, LASIK surgery can improve nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism in order to reduce, or completely eliminate, the need for corrective lenses. This widely popular procedure has...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Sep 9, 2014 | Blogs
PRK from our Patient’s Perspective – A video diary from Dr. Weigel Lori joined our Tysons Corner team last year as a Surgical Consultant, and we all just immediately fell in love with her. She had an extensive background in ophthalmology, but her concentration...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Aug 30, 2014 | Blogs
When a patient comes in for their laser vision correction consult Dr. Holzman and his team work hard to determine how the patient will be using their vision to address every possible scenario like is the patient over 40 years old and will they need reading glasses...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Aug 18, 2014 | Blogs
Dry Eye Q&A with Dr. Holzman Dr. Jen Weigel OD is our Tyson’s Corner, Virginia’s Clinical Director. Dr. Weigel writes her own personal blog to reach out to eye care providers in the metropolitan VA, MD and DC area to make sure that we all provide you with the...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Aug 11, 2014 | Blogs
Dr. Andrew Holzman has helped countless people throughout the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC area with their eye care needs. One of the most popular options for vision correction is LASIK, a laser eye surgery procedure that addresses refractive errors, which...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Aug 6, 2014 | Blogs
Can you explain what I can expect when I go in for my laser vision correction procedure? This is a post that Dr. Holzman wrote to give his patients a clear view…pun intended on what they can expect when they go into the laser suite on the day of their procedure:...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Aug 3, 2014 | Blogs
How Long Do LASIK or PRK Results Last? I am 23 years old and I want to have my vision corrected by having LASIK. I am not sure what I am a candidate for so my question is if I have LASIK or PRK is it a one time procedure or will I have to have it again. Is it better...
