Category: News

Many of you have inquired of me regarding Radial Keratotomy so I shall devote this month’s column to what I recently taught at the National Conference for Eye surgeons held in California as a Pending Refractive “Epidemic” By naming it so; I have alerted eye surgeons to the fact that thousands of patients who have […]

US FDA recently approved a miniature Telescope lens implant for patients with end stage Macular degeneration Lets revisit the anatomy of the ye in relation to this breakthrough innovation. Think of the macula as the most sensitive part of the retina. I like to explain the retina as the “Film” of the camera. Over time, […]

Keratoconus (Kerato means Cornea and Konus means cone shaped) is a genetically programmed condition where the normally round cornea (clear front window of the eye) thins and begins to bulge into a cone-like shape. This cone shape deflects light irregularly as it enters the eye on its way to the light-sensitive retina, causing distorted vision. […]

With the completion of Sjögren’s Awareness Month, I recently spoke at a focus group meeting at the American Academy conference on treating these patient’s dry eyes and in many cases offering them the possibility to safely and effectively become candidates for vision corrective surgery to see without glasses and contact lenses Sjögren’s (“SHOW-grins”) is a […]

A cataract is the clouding of our natural lens within the eye. Very much like the graying of our hair, a cataract most commonly is an age related change and not a disease. Very much like the lens in the camera, you are born with a clear and soft natural lens which over time (with […]

Astigmatism (uh-STIG-muh-tiz-um) is a common imperfection in the curvature of your eye. Like a camera, the eye has a cornea (viewfinder) and a lens. Astigmatism occurs when this cornea (Corneal Astigmatism) or the lens (Lenticular Astigmatism), inside your eye, has a slightly different surface curvature in one direction from the other. People with astigmatism often […]

LASIK has become a household name for eye surgery and though extremely successful, complications and side effects can occur. Since I specialize in repairing complications for Lasik eye surgeons worldwide, I was asked to help explain the recent surge in articles in major news media and its impact on both, patients and Lasik surgeons alike. […]

Be indebted to each patient; forever! Anyone can be a surgeon; be an Artist! Treat each patient like family and feel their pain; then fight like you are invincible. It’s warm in the Huddle of mediocrity. Though lonely, it is cool at the top Don’t stamp on a cockroach, inspire them to fly. So do […]

Wish you a Fantastic ThanksGiving from our Family to Yours!

The “Showing It Like It Is” Series continues with Dr. Gulani in the condition of Radial Keratotomy.