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Stay informed with the latest news, updates, and expert insights from the team at Laser Vision SA—covering advancements in eye care, clinic news, and helpful patient information.

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Feeling Nervous Before Laser Eye Surgery? You’re Not Alone

It’s completely normal to feel anxious about your eyes — they’re one of the most important parts of who you are. So if you’re feeling nervous before your laser eye surgery or vision correction, that’s not just okay — it’s expected.

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Don't let glasses get in your way on your wedding day!

Your wedding day is one of the most memorable moments of your life—so why let glasses or contact lenses get in the way? Laser eye surgery can give you the freedom to see every beautiful detail clearly, not just on the big day but for years to come.

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When experience matters!

Experience of the eye surgeon is an important factor when considering laser eye surgery. Laser eye surgery, is a delicate procedure that involves reshaping the cornea to correct vision problems like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.

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Myopia Control in Children

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common condition that affects a growing number of children worldwide. There are several options available for myopia control in children

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How to apply eye drops

A useful video from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital on how to apply eye drops.  
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New SMILE Pro

Laser Vision SA has become the first practice in South Australia to provide SMILE Pro laser eye surgery for people wishing to enjoy life without glasses.

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Masks and eyes and corneal infections

Mask wearing is increasing significantly due to COVID-19 and influenza. Mask mandates are present in some situations. Mask wearing has some effects on vision.If you wear spectacles the most obvious...
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Contacts versus laser vision correction

When considering vision correction, it's important to compare your options. Contact lenses provide a convenient but ongoing solution, while laser vision correction offers a long-term, low-maintenance alternative. The table below...
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Masks and eye problems

During 2020 and 2021 the volume of laser vision correction procedures world-wide has increased due to peoples’:concerns about spectacle fogging and contact lens discomfort whilst wearing face masks over nose...
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Foggy glasses – so frustrating!

Foggy glasses – so frustrating! Whether in the bathroom, kitchen, cold weather, gym, skiing, indoor pool, motorcycle riding or anywhere - nothing reduces your ability to see faster than when...
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Contact lens hygiene

A recent case control study in the British Medical Journal- Ophthalmology (1) looks at risk factors for corneal infection in behaviours of daily contact lens wearers.Showering whilst wearing contact lenses...

Contact Lens Wear and Coronavirus

5 Facts You Need to Know During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The results of a new scientific review by five prominent ocular researchers provide clear advice for contact lens wearers

Impact of COVID-19 On Contact Lens Wear

Health advice about the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the respiratory disease, COVID-19, is changing rapidly as scientists learn more about the characteristics of the virus. SARS-CoV-2 has been found...

High myopic correction

Results of corneal refractive surgery improving in the treatment of high myopia.Newer technologies and knowledge gained from experience are improving the results of corneal refractive surgery in moderate to high...

OCT Screening

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)All patients want reassurance their corneas are suitable for laser vision correction. The cornea is the clear dome on the front of your eye, overlying coloured iris...

SMILE Landmarks

Laser Vision SA is pleased to be informed by Zeiss, manufacturer of the Visumax laser used to perform SMILE laser vision correction, of some outstanding landmark numbers.Zeiss reports over 1....

Enhancement after LASIK

Residual prescription error after Lasik can be treated by lifting the lasik flap. In many clinics however, after the first year, PRK (surface) laser may be offered as the flap...

Enhancement after SMILE®

All laser vision correction procedures have a low percentage of patients who need a little more laser after their first procedure to tweak their vision. At LVSA we have had...

Evolutions in surgery

Corneas happier with SMILE than with excimer laser proceduresPosted: Sunday, April 1, 2018 ESCRS Euro TimesSmall-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) appears to be a step forward from LASIK in the evolution...

ZEISS Now Gives you -12.5 Reasons to SMILE!

SMILE laser vision correction has revolutionised laser eye surgery by being able to correct high levels of short sightedness (myopia) previously not commonly treated with laser. And now thanks to...
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Dr Graham Fraenkel’s SMILE Procedure

In December 2014, Laser Vision SA's Dr Graham Fraenkel received SMILE laser vision correction to remove his dependency on glasses and contact lenses. He has experienced fantastic post-operative results enabling...

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