02
May
Jason’s New Vision After SMILE
View More Testimonials This video takes a look at Jason, a patient at Chu Vision Institute as he talks about his problems with nearsightedness and how the SMILE procedure changed his life...
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22
Apr
SMILE Vision Correction: Who is a Candidate?
Dr. Ralph Chu discusses who is the ideal candidate for SMILE – the latest in laser vision correction technology...
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22
Apr
SMILE Laser Vision Correction – KARE 11 News
Twin Cities’ KARE 11 reports on the latest procedure in laser vision correction called SMILE...
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22
Apr
What is SMILE Vision Correction?
Want something to SMILE about? SMILE (small incision lenticule extraction) surgery is the latest advancement in laser vision correction. This minimally invasive procedure is designed to treat common vision problems like nearsightedness and astigmatism. Cataract and refractive su...
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22
Apr
Treatment Options Multiply for Presbyopia Surgery
Back to Blog One of the biggest changes in ophthalmology in the last few years is the use of lens implants to treat presbyopia. Presbyopia is a condition that is a natural effect of aging, in which the eye loses its ability to focus up close. It starts to affect people in their m...
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22
Apr
Presbyopia Treatment Options for Patients
Back to Blog For practitioners, understanding the advancement of a patient’s presbyopia is helpful in determining when and if to intervene surgically, and with what technology or procedure. In this conversation, Dr. Ralph Chu, MD, and Dr. Selina McGee, OD, discuss their go-to tre...
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22
Apr
Presbyopia: Are We Ready?
Back to Blog“As eyecare practitioners, the most common question we hear from our presbyopia patients is, ‘When can you help me get rid of my readers? '” says Ralph Chu, MD, founder and director of Chu Vision Institute in Bloomington, MN. With the number o...
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22
Apr
No More Readers? Implant May Help Aging Eyes
Back to Blog Fading, close-up vision is one of the more vexing and ubiquitous consequences of growing older. For Cheri Ekstadt of Lakeville, Minnesota, it’s meant buying nine pairs of reading glasses, which she places wherever she might come across something with fine print. “I u...
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22
Apr
Envisioning a Future Without Reading Glasses
Back to Blog For individuals with cataracts or presbyopia who wish to reduce or eliminate their dependence on reading glasses, this is a golden age of treatment options — and the best may be yet to come. Anyone who has had to continually put reading glasses on to perform tasks, s...
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22
Apr
Your Eyes After 40: Why You Can’t Read the Menu
Back to Blog It doesn’t happen overnight, but it might seem like it. One day you are out to dinner with your family, the waiter hands you the menu in the dimly lit room, and you can’t read a word! Does that say salsa or salad? No need to be alarmed by this shift. Between the ages...
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