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Dr. Bonanni featured in Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest Magazine June/July 2011

New Treatment for a Common Childhood Eye Disease

A new study may pave the way for better and cheaper treatment of a common eye condition found in premature babies. Through the use of the cancer drug Avastin, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in newly born babies was treated and … Continue reading

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

In the past few months a few large and excellent studies have come out implicating a role for the omega-3 fatty acids and eating fish in reducing the risk of getting Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and in reducing its progression … Continue reading

A New Type of Artificial Cornea

As most of you may know, LASIK, PRK, LASEK and other laser vision correction procedures involve reshaping the cornea. One of the first things we assess in the initial consultation before laser correction is the cornea – it must normal … Continue reading

Why Now is the Right Time for LASIK – Part 2

In my last blog concerning the right time for LASIK, I wrote about some of the advances in the technology of the procedure itself. Today I want to focus on the advances in the evaluation of a patient and determining … Continue reading

The Pros and Cons of Advanced Surface Ablation (PRK, LASEK, epi-Lasik)

For most of us in the tri-state region and especially New York, PRK or LASEK or epi-Lasik seem to be less-than ideal vision correction procedures simply because the healing time is longer than with LASIK. Most people want to enjoy … Continue reading

Why Now is the Right Time for Lasik – Part I

The past 25 years or so has seen the advancement in technology, techniques, and knowledge about laser vision correction that allows consistently great visual results, few if any side effects, and unprecedented safety. Whether an individual decides to have LASIK, … Continue reading