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by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Mar 9, 2014 | Blogs
Patient Testimonial: It’s been a week since I had my LASIK procedure and I’m loving it! No longer have to fuss with contacts or glasses first thing in the morning. I can just get up and go. My greatest obstacles in deciding to go through with LASIK was ensuring the...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Mar 5, 2014 | Blogs
To find your dominant eye you must understand what it is. Your dominant eye is the eye that is primarily relied on for precise positional information. People will notice that eye dominance is especially important in many job occupations, an example would be a police...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Mar 3, 2014 | Blogs
Do you ever wonder if your eye doctor can see other pieces of information about your overall health when he or she performs a complete dilated eye exam? Well, research has been done and this article from WebMD by David Freeman gives a little insight into that...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Mar 3, 2014 | Blogs
We have many patients inquire about Conductive keratoplasty otherwise know as the CK procedure. Conductive Keratoplasty is a type of non-laser vision correction procedure designed to correct mild cases of presbyopia. CK helps people who are middle-aged and older to...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Feb 26, 2014 | Blogs
Hear what patients have to say about Dr. Andrew Holzman and his vision team in Tyson’s Corner. We do not post patient testimonials to “toot our own horn” We post these thoughtful and kind patient letters because we believe it is best for potential patients to hear...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Feb 24, 2014 | Blogs
USA Today article on olympic athlete Bode Miller & LASIK With the Winter Olympics coming to a close, the last few weeks have been full of interviews of the athletes and have seemed to dominate the conversation amongst the media. We have had Bob Costas and his...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Feb 21, 2014 | Blogs
LASIK and PRK are both very effective and safe procedures today. People often tend to write about the negative aspects of having laser vision correction such as having to be out of your contact for weeks before your determined to be a good candidate or that they had...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Feb 19, 2014 | Blogs
Golf season is right around the corner! Have you ever thought that maybe your vision might be the one thing that is holding you back from performing at your best? If your vision was corrected could you be taking your game to a whole new level? You have heard about...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Feb 18, 2014 | Blogs
Believe it or not, it has been 18 years since the United States Food and Drug Administration first approved the use of an excimer laser in LASIK surgery. Since then, millions of Americans have achieved visual independence by undergoing the procedure, with the vast...
by Andrew E Holzman, MD FACS | Feb 15, 2014 | Blogs
What is a stye and what can I do if I get one? A stye is really just a pimple or an abscess that develops in either the upper eyelid or the lower eyelid. The stye infection is caused by a blockage of an oil duct and bacteria. Bacteria or germs get trapped due to the...
