November 2012

The next LASIK Flap

Horizontally oval flaps match the shape of the most common ablation pattern for astigmatic correction. And while the conventional round flap works well, oval flaps represent an opportunity to improve the LASIK procedure. They better conform to the natural anatomical shape of the cornea and allow for better alignment of the flap. The horizontally oval…

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Twitter and Healthcare?

The popular and growing micro-blogging platform famous for its 140- word character limit has been ubiquitous these days. Celebrities are all over it with mass followers, commercials and televised events give hashtag words to use when tweeting about their products or events. Even the White House maintains an active Twitter account, but how is Twitter…

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