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Here I publish texts that are freer than the main pages of the site: real cases, what recent studies show, and answers to the questions you ask me most often.
- Myth vs factColored contact lenses for Halloween: what are the risks, and can you wear them after laser eye surgery?Vampire eyes, white irises: a decorative lens sits on the cornea just like a prescription lens. What it does to the eye, the real infection risk, and what changes after LASIK or TransPRK.October 30, 2026
- Case studyCan high hyperopia be treated with laser eye surgery? A case at +5Yes, high hyperopia can be treated with laser eye surgery. Here is the case of a patient at +5 treated with LASIK: assessment, filmed surgery and results at 3 months.October 27, 2026
- Your questionsThin cornea and high myopia: TransPRK or ICL implant?Thin cornea and high myopia between -6 and -10: laser surgery often remains possible thanks to TransPRK. Why, what recovery to expect, and when the ICL implant takes over.October 21, 2026
- Your questionsSMILE, LASIK or PRK: which technique should you choose?SMILE, LASIK or PRK: how to choose the technique for laser surgery for myopia? Cornea, job, sport, fears: a surgeon's view.October 20, 2026
- Myth vs factCan you box after LASIK?Can a punch dislodge a LASIK flap? How the flap heals, why a gloved punch does not lift it, and what happens if it ever moves.October 12, 2026