Choosing The Best Eye Center For Your Vision | Shinagawa LASIK Blog

Choosing The Best Eye Center For Your Vision

You very well know how important your eyes and vision are in your everyday life that’s why it is important for you to take good care of them.

That would only be possible if you have your regular checkups in a capable and tested eye center for your eyes to be taken good care of.

So, how do you exactly choose the perfect and best eye center to have the best vision care?

Here are some factors you should look at when choosing the best possible eye center for your visual care:

Prolific and Experienced Medical Team

Of course, you would want your eyes to be taken care of by consummate and experienced eye professionals and staff. You have to take a look at the track record of the doctors and their respective experiences in conducting eye treatments.

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Provides A Wide Variety Of Treatments For Various Eye Conditions

It is also critical to find an eye center that is more than capable of providing corresponding treatments for various eye conditions. That is because you might face more than one vision issue in your life and an eye center that can provide you your visual needs will really help.

That’s why it is important that a clinic presents the most essential eye treatments for you to have security regardless of whatever eye condition you might have.

Financial Options And Flexibility

Another factor to seriously consider is the financial options and flexibility presented by an eye center. It’s always good to have some convenience in terms of payment plans. It’s always better if a clinic can present you with multiple payment options that can fit your capabilities without compromising the immediate treatment that you would need.

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Reliable, Safe and Advanced Technology

Upon researching, you also need to make it a point that you are well aware of the machine, equipment, and technology that an eye center has. You have to look at the reliability, safety, efficiency, and advancement of an eye center’s technology to ensure that your eyes will be secured.

Going a notch deeper, you could perhaps check if an eye center has computer-aided lasers that are capable of delivering the safety and results that you deserve and expect.

You can check the boxes for each factor when it comes to Shinagawa.

Your eyes and visual health will be in good hands with our renowned doctors and advanced technology, which are both proven and tested. Call our Patient Care Lines: (+632) 7368 5238 l (+63) 917 862 7454 l (+63) 921 217 0517 to schedule an eye checkup.

The Best Hubby Is The One Who Wants A Clear Vision For You | Shinagawa Feature Story

The Best Hubby Is The One Who Wants A Clear Vision For You

How exactly can you be the boyfriend of the year?

Well, you can help your girlfriend gain a clear vision for a start.

Rem Diosa is one happy lady after her partner helped her dream vision come to fruition by aiding her with LASIK at Shinagawa.

“Now, I can say goodbye to my eyeglass and contact lens while I welcome this new chapter of my life. Thank you so much to my hubby for making my dream vision a reality,” shared Rem.

From having a very high eye grade with astigmatism, Rem now gets to enjoy life minus any visual struggles.

“From an eye grade of 500 with astigmatism, my vision is now at 20/20 after having Z Prime LASIK at Shinagawa. I can finally see the world in HD. LASIK is definitely worth my investment.”

With or without a partner in life, you should start thinking about having LASIK for a clearer vision ahead in your life. Call our Patient Care Lines: (+632) 368 5238 | (+63) 917 862 7454 | (+63) 921 217 0517 to get assisted.

The Response Of Your Eyes To Irritants | Shinagawa LASIK Blog

The Response Of Your Eyes To Irritants

Your eyes get irritated every now and then, and that’s normal. It’s important for you to know how your eyes get irritated and how they respond to it to be able to take better care of them.

Here are some key facts that you must know when it comes to eye irritants:

Common Irritants

Let’s take a closer look at a few of the most common sources of eye irritation. One of the first irritants we tend to think of is onions. Chopping onions releases the chemical syn-propanethial-S-oxide into the air, and when this reaches the surface of the eye, it stimulates the lachrymal gland and opens the tear floodgates.

People wearing contact lenses might not be affected as much when chopping onions because the lens can act as a protective layer. On the other hand, contacts themselves can sometimes be a source of eye irritation, which is why it’s critical to follow the instructions for how long to wear them and when to switch to a new pair.

The biggest culprits for eye irritation are dust and pollen, particularly during allergy season, and they can lead to itchy, watery, red, and swollen eyes.

Staring at digital screens is another cause of irritation. Our eyes can become dry, itchy, red, and tired when looking at our phone or computer screens, and this is usually because we don’t blink as often when looking at screens. Be sure to give your eyes regular breaks from those screens to reduce the irritation.

It doesn’t take much to irritate the surface of our eyes.

Something as small as a speck of dust could make our eyes go from fine to itchy and watering in a second, but this sensitivity serves the crucial function of protecting our eyes from contaminants.

The Eye’s Natural Defenses

Many of the symptoms of eye irritation are actually our eyes’ natural defense mechanisms kicking in. The first thing that typically happens is a lot of tears! This rush of tears is meant to help flush foreign contaminants out of our eyes.

If tears don’t flush out the contaminant right away or if the contaminant has done any damage (such as tiny scratches), the next line of defense is the inflammatory response — that swollen, itchy redness. The blood vessels on the surface of the eye swell so that antibodies and nutrients will have an easier time reaching the site of irritation, which helps it heal faster.

What To Do To Calm Irritation

A few things we can do to soothe irritated eyes are to use over-the-counter eye drops and allergy medicine to reduce itchiness and redness, a cool compress to reduce swelling, rinsing the eyes with lukewarm water to flush out foreign contaminants, removing contacts, and taking breaks from looking at screens. One thing we should avoid doing is rubbing our eyes, as this will only increase the irritation.

It’s best to consult our renowned doctors to know the best practices for your eyes.

Don’t let nagging eye irritants damage your eyes. Seek a consultation. Call our Patient Care Lines: (+632) 368 5238 l (+63) 917 862 7454 l (+63) 921 217 0517 to schedule an appointment.

A Busy Mom’s Chase For More Life Through LASIK | Shinagawa Feature Story

A Busy Mom’s Chase For More Life Through LASIK

Too distant to have LASIK at Shinagawa? Not a problem. Not even distance can keep someone away from a perfect vision.

Take the case of Australia-based wife, mom and career woman Jaye Magyani-Vijandre, who flew from Melbourne to Manila just to have her LASIK for brighter eyesight.

For most of her life, Jaye, who has been living in Melbourne for over 11 years now, was used to dealing with blurry vision and eyeglasses but after having three kids to attend to, she knew it was time to end her agony, and chase the convenience that bright eyesight can provide her life.

Aware of Shinagawa’s LASIK and the results it has given a lot of patients already, Jaye, who can’t afford to have blurry vision anymore, never hesitated and went back home for two weeks just to have her procedure done. It most certainly paid off.

“It’s amazing what LASIK did for me and my eyesight! Based in Australia, I went back home to the Philippines just to have LASIK at Shinagawa as it was worth the trip,” gladly shared Jaye. “For a wife, mom of three kids and a career woman, it is really important for me to have brighter eyesight to have an easier everyday life as I juggle a lot of things. LASIK was able to give me that. I know have a 20/10 vision, yes, that’s even better than 20/20!”

For the longest time, she dealt with the inconvenience of having poor eyesight, urging her to finally find a solution for good. And that happened to be LASIK.

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“I’ve been struggling with blurry vision and eyeglasses since I was in grade school and I just really wanted the convenience that bright eyesight can give that’s why I really pushed for LASIK and gladly, I got the results that I wanted and was expecting all along.”

Now with a beyond-perfect vision, Jaye can be a better Jill of all trades as she looks forward to living her active life more.

“Taking care of three kids all at the same time is no joke. My bright vision makes it easier as I won’t have to deal anymore with problems with glasses, something that used to get lost and broken often. Given also my work and my started career as a mom-vlogger, this brighter vision definitely gives me a lot of advantage now.”

“I really am thankful to Shinagawa for allowing me to experience a more comfortable and convenient life now after LASIK.”

Wherever you might be in the country or in the world, you can find your way to Shinagawa for a better vision and life. Yes, it is possible.

Call our Patient Care Lines: (+632) 368 5238 l (+63) 917 862 7454 l (+63) 921 217 0517 to start your LASIK journey with us.

Your Cornea Is Sensitive, Make Sure You Take Care Of It | Shinagawa LASIK Blog

Your Cornea Is Sensitive, Make Sure You Take Care Of It

Do you know that the cornea is the most commonly transplanted human tissue with the highest success rate?

Yes, it is and that’s because your cornea works really hard to the point that it is prone to accidental damage. The cornea is the outer layer that’s the first contact between your eye and the world.

Approximately, eye doctors perform more than 40,000 corneal transplants every year. Why do they have to? This five-layered surface of the eye takes a beating, often inadvertently.

People expose it to UV rays from the sun. They grind their knuckles into their eyes from habit or to stop itching. Worst of all, they leave contact lenses in so long — especially when asleep — that corneal ulcers occur.

Think of your cornea as a flexible windshield. It catches dust, grit and bacteria and keeps debris at bay. Tears rain over it each time you blink. If it’s damaged, you need to act quickly; a problem left unattended may get worse and prevent you from seeing clearly what’s in front of you.

Your cornea focuses two-thirds to three-fourths of the light reaching your eye. It bends light onto the lens, which refocuses light onto the retina. The retina converts light to electrical impulses that travel down the optic nerve to the brain and get interpreted as images.

The cornea has the densest concentration of nerves of any human tissue. At the same time, it has no blood vessels, which is why the body seldom rejects a transplant. And it’s resilient: It bounces back from minor injuries or scratches, though deeper injuries cause harmful scarring. Blurry or reduced vision, halos, glare or headaches may indicate various eye problems, but pain and redness specifically suggest corneal concerns.

Many eye ailments become more common with age.

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The most common corneal loss of clarity mainly affects people in their teens and 20s. It’s keratoconus, a progressive thinning and distortion that afflicts one American in 2,000. A new treatment, corneal cross-linking, doesn’t cure the condition but keeps it from getting worse: Doctors saturate the cornea with riboflavin, expose it to a wavelength of UV light, and a chemical reaction with oxygen stiffens the tissue permanently.

This is an exciting time for corneal research. Ophthalmologists now treat individual layers of the cornea, making partial transplants instead of full ones. For example, Fuchs’ dystrophy affects the back layer, where pumping cells carry fluid out of the eye to prevent swelling. Physicians go in from the side, remove a defective area, insert donor tissue containing healthy pumping cells and push it against the front of the cornea with an air bubble.

Doctors use drops as an ongoing defense against mild corneal problems, but two types need drastic measures. The first is any chemical burn or splashback; those require immediate medical attention.

The second is a corneal ulcer, which can get painful – and dangerous – quickly. The likeliest causes? Foreign body material in the eyes or contact lenses left in while you sleep. Whatever advertisers claim about soft or extended-wear lenses, take them out every time you plan to get at least four hours of shuteye.

Your eye health should be as much of a priority for you as your overall health. Shinagawa has the ability to give you the corresponding eye care that you need.

Let’s take a look at your eyes and cornea to see how they are doing. Call our Patient Care Lines: (+632) 368 5238 l (+63) 917 862 7454 l (+63) 921 217 0517 to schedule an appointment for eye consultation or LASIK screening.