While the change in cabin pressure may cause your ears to pop, it will not harm your LASIK surgery, even if you’ve had surgery that very morning. The bigger cause for concern when flying is the dry air. After LASIK, your eyes may be dry and irritated, and dry eyes are more susceptible to infection…. Read More

Snow blindness, or ultraviolet keratitis, is essentially sunburn on the cornea that is caused by UV light that reflects off of snow or ice. It can also be caused by reflection of sunlight by sand and water, but the intensity is usually far less significant than with the glare from snow. Infrequently, snow blindness can… Read More

Obama’s health care reform bill may now include what has been dubbed the Bo-tax, a 5% surcharge on all elective cosmetic procedures, in order to offset the cost of health care reform. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons argues that the Bo-tax may have been designed to tax the upper echelon of society who has… Read More