Liberty Vision Blog
Dr. Jeffrey Gold of Liberty Vision Recognized as Best of New Haven for 7th Year in a Row
July 10, 2017 – Hamden, CT – Liberty Vision is proud to announce it has been recognized for the seventh year in a row in CT Now’s Best of New Haven Reader’s poll. This year, CT Now’s readers scored Liberty Vision and Dr. Jeffrey Gold as The Best Place for LASIK and the Best Eye...
Snow Blindness: How to Prevent Sunburned Eyes
Snow-blindness – frightening and painful – completely preventable! Snow-blindness is caused by overexposure of the eyes to Ultra-Violet rays. It can even happen without snow, for example out on the water or even just on a white sand beach. Simply, it results from sun-burning the eyes. The typical experience is to spend quite a bit...
What to Expect One Week after Epi-LASIK Surgery?
Before her Epi-LASIK surgery, Jackie could barely see at all. She had been wearing glasses since second grade and contacts since 7th grade. She couldn’t see anything unless it was right in front of her face. “My husband would put on my glasses and tease me that he could see into next week with them,”...
Cat Scratch Disease Can Cause Blindness
If you've ever played with a cat or kitten, you know that it's not unusual for "claws to be drawn" during an interaction with a finicky feline. Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial infection spread by cats. CSD is caused by a bacterium called Bartonella
Long-Term Study Shows that PRK/Epi-LASIK is Nearly 100% Safe
Dr. Gold discusses a long-term study from University Hospital in London, where 46 patients were followed over the past 17-20 years after having PRK, a form of laser vision correction that does not involve cutting the cornea. Evaluations were done on the efficacy, safety, and stability of PRK as opposed to LASIK, which does...
Is Laser Vision Correction Painful?| Liberty Vision Hamden
Meet Mary Ellen, who had her custom Epi-LASIK laser vision correction here at Liberty Vision about 4 weeks ago. She passed her one-month checkup with flying colors and is really happy to be able to read a magazine or any printed material with the same clarity she enjoyed with her contact lenses. “My husband is...
Laser Vision Correction Patient Experience|Liberty Vision Hamden|Chris
Meet Chris, who, together with his wife, had his vision corrected a month ago. Chris is seeing better than ever before, had no pain associated with the surgery and is very pleased with both the results and his choice of surgeon. Post surgically, Chris did develop some inflammation in one eye. Dr. Gold says this...
Does Smoking During Pregnancy Affect Your Newborn’s Vision?
In case you needed another reason to quit smoking during pregnancy, you can add “potentially causes vision problems for your baby” to the list of reasons to kick the habit. The medical community has long known that maternal cigarette consumption can lead to a variety of growth problems and developmental delays for babies. A recent...
Overcoming the FEAR of Having LASIK Surgery
Patients who are considering having laser vision correction have a few things in common: They are really tired of wearing glasses or contacts They have been thinking about having corrective surgery for 18 months to 5 years They are afraid of having eye surgery and the potential poor outcome They are worried about the expense of...
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