Redbox is the greatest idea since someone came up with the idea that people might want to watch movies at home. The price is great - $1.00 plus tax per night per movie, and they have all the new releases out pretty quickly. The red kiosks are popping up everywhere, and they’re so easy to use. The guided step-by-step process makes it quick and easy for anyone to understand. You simply push the red “rent a movie” button and then click on the picture of the movie you want once you make your selection. There is also a choice to read what the movie is about. If you haven’t heard of the movie, and you wear glasses but forgot your glasses at home, this could pose a problem if you did not want to rent the movie before knowing its premise. You can enter your e-mail information, and they will send you coupons, receipts of payment and reminders if you forget to bring back the movie in 24 hours! After your selection, the computer asks you to slide your credit/debit card for payment. In just a few seconds, your movie slides out of the slot and you’re on your way. It’s so great not to have to elbow past everyone in the video store crowded around the new releases, and you don’t have to talk to anyone who also wants to sell you popcorn and candy with your movie. That’s all there is to it. If you fail to return the DVD by 9:00 pm the next day, they charge your credit card $1 per day until you do. It’s that simple. The best part is, you can return the movie to ANY Redbox kiosk – it doesn’t even have to be the same one you rented from. Watching movies at home can be quite relaxing, but if your vision is poor, then the quality of the picture can become fuzzy. Wearing glasses could get annoying if it is a sad movie and you are crying a lot; and, contacts can dry out your eyes after a long day. Luckily, LASIK is a great option to fight all these problems. Laser eye surgery is fast, easy, and has a quick recovery time. LASIK can make going to Redbox and choosing a movie to watch it at your leisure in the comfort of your own home a great experience not only for you, but the rest of your family.
There are several types of aerobic activity that one can participate in. Going for a run, a hike, a swim or the gym are all forms of workouts that can improve the mind and body. When working out, one must make sure that they have contact lenses or have had LASIK prior to the exercise. Trying to wear glasses while working-out can sometimes cause frustration. The glasses can fog up, fall off, or slide down the bridge of the nose. This can be distracting and frustrating when trying to workout. LASIK is a great solution for those that are active. It is a very fast solution to a lifelong problem that glasses can cause. Lasik eye surgery is fast, painless and has a quick recovery time. The laser eye surgery takes about twenty minutes and depending on the technique used, the recovery time can be as little as 24 hours.
Trying to do Bikram Yoga, or “hot yoga” while wearing glasses can be most frustrating. You spend an hour in a heated room with an instructor and fellow classmates with soothing music and simple instructions.Beginners can sometimes be worried that it will be too hot, or simply impossible to put your body in those positions. Wearing glasses that slip and slide down the bridge of the nose while trying to be in a yoga pose can cause distraction.Put your mind at ease, the LASIK procedure can prevent this from happening and can help you achieve the fitness goals you set for yourself. As you spend more time doing yoga, your flexibility and muscle tone will increase and certain poses will get easier.After each session, your body will feel relaxed and your mind will feel free. Whether it’s yoga, running, swimming or aerobic activity you wish to engage in, LASIK can help you achieve all your goals physically and visually.
There are several types of eye surgeries and the cost of eye surgery can depend on many factors such as a patients insurance. Many patients want to know if their insurance covers the cost of laser eye surgery and the answer is not a simple one. Again, it depends on the patients insurance. There are some vision plans such as VSP that do offer a discount laser service plan or a preferred laser plan which will pay for a portion of the lasik costs. However, there is no insurance company that will cover the total cost of laser eye surgery because it is considered a cosmetic treatment option. Insurance companies believe that because there is another alternative, glasses or contact lenses, that the LASIK procedure is really an elective procedure by their standards.
What costs are associated with LASIK eye surgery? There are many factors that contribute to the cost of the procedure. There are preliminary measurements that need to be taken by highly sophisticated technology, such as the WaveScan (a corneal mapping devise). Laser eye surgery prices also depend on the skill and experience of the eye doctor you are seeing. In addition to the doctor him/herself, there are other staff members and technicians involved in preparing for the surgery and needed for the actually surgery. There is the cost of chair time for the post-operative appointments, and lastly there are the hard costs of the procedure itself that the laser center needs to take into consideration.
On average when going to a LASIK center that has a good reputation, a clean and sterile environment, quality skilled physicians and a built in enhancement policy most LASIK institutes will charge about $2,000 an eye.
At Morris Eye Group, we offer a FREE LASIK consultation where the patient gets the opportunity to meet our staff and doctors. At this appointment the doctor you meet will let you know if you qualify for this life changing procedure.
Morris Eye Group does not base our lasik surgery prices off a patient’s prescription, pupil size or any other medical condition. We believe that all patients deserve the best care from a quality skill physician with the most up to date technology at a flat rate. We also offer a Life Time Enhancement policy so that our patients can rest assure that if they ever do need an enhancement, there is no charge for it.
There are many reasons to choose to come to Morris Eye Group for LASIK. Call our office today for your Free Consultation to see if you qualify!
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common condition where you can see near objects, but cannot see distant objects.The reason for this is because the eye’s shape is too long.As a result, images of distant objects are focused in front of the retina and thus appear blurred.The degree of your nearsightedness determines your ability to focus on distant objects. People with severe nearsightedness can see clearly only objects just a few inches away, while those with mild nearsightedness may clearly see objects several yards away. Myopia may develop gradually or rapidly, often worsening during childhood and adolescence and it tends to run in families
Morris Eye Group offers many different ways to correct Myopia (nearsightedness).After completing your comprehensive eye exam, and meeting with one of our five doctors, you can discuss with them what the best options for your situation are.In both of our Encinitas and Oceanside locations, we have full optical departments where you can choose glasses or contacts to correct your refractive error.
Depending on the health of your eye, and a series of other tests, the doctor may suggest Laser Vision Correction (LVC).When undergoing Laser Vision Correction the doctor will reshape your cornea to flatten the outermost layer.The purpose of this technique is to “shorten” your eye so that distant objects focus more directly on the retina; thus allowing you to see objects in the distance more clearly.This procedure is performed in our Laser Center in our Encinitas Office.
Another option the doctor may suggest for you is Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL).In contrast to Laser Vision Correction, the ICL procedure involves the implantation of a lens that can be removed at a later time if necessary. ICL’s are safe and effective alternatives for people who are not good candidates for LASIK/PRK, including patients with extreme dry eyes, extra large pupils, and very thin corneas. Implantable Contact Lenses can also correct exceedingly high refractive errors, something LASIK or PRK cannot accomplish.This procedure is performed in a surgery facility.
If you would like to set up your comprehensive eye exam with Morris Eye Group at either of our Encinitas or Oceanside locations, please call 760-631-3500. You may also visit our website at www.MorrisEyeGroup.com.
Vision problems usually start to rise in early childhood. Typically, when discovered early children are outfitted with glasses to help correct their visual problems. As we begin to age other options for correcting vision are made available. Contact Lenses are often a choice one resorts to when needing to correct their vision but not wanting to wear glasses. Although contact lenses can be great for some, for others they can cause dryness, irritation and often infections if not cleaned properly. At Morris Eye Group we offer all options when correcting vision. Usually when a person has exhausted their experience with glasses or contact lenses they start to ask about the option of permanently correcting their vision through LASIK.
LASIK is considered to be one of the most popular elective procedures performed today! It is a great option for those looking to be free from glasses or contact lenses. The procedure takes approximately twenty minutes. It is a painless procedure that is performed by our Morris Eye Group physicians in our Encinitas office. Depending on the type of Laser Vision Correction one has, one most likely will be seeing well the next day. The recovery time is so minimal that often people are back at work, watching TV, and reading a book by the next day.
If you or someone you know is interested in correcting their vision with LASIK, call our office today for a complimentary consultation!
