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"Doctor, is your laser the most recent one?" The question comes up often in consultation, and it is a fair one. Modern LASIK platforms offer several treatment strategies, called ablation profiles: optimized wavefront, guided wavefront, topography-guided, and, more recently, ray-tracing guided. Every manufacturer promotes its own. So which one should you choose?
Living without glasses or contact lenses is now possible for a great number of patients, but not with just any technique, nor at just any age. Eligibility for refractive surgery depends on a set of criteria: your age, the prescription of each eye, the thickness of your cornea and… your lifestyle. In this article, we review these criteria, then offer you an interactive simulator to get a first personalised orientation.
Some days your vision is sharp; on others it blurs and fluctuates from one moment to the next. We readily blame fatigue, age or screens. Yet the first culprit is often invisible: the tear film that coats your eyes.
A study published in Cell Reports in 2026 proposes a new hypothesis about the mechanisms behind myopia: it may not be screens themselves that drive its development, but rather the reduction in light reaching the retina during prolonged near work in poorly lit indoor environments. Researchers at SUNY College of Optometry (New York) show that pupil constriction linked to accommodation — the natural reflex that makes nearby images sharp — is more pronounced in myopes, further reducing retinal illumination.
Presbyopia, the diminished ability of the eye to focus close objects after 40, is a challenge for many. Fortunately, an innovative solution is on the horizon: pilocarpine-based eye drops.
A Cochrane organization review critically examines the usefulness of blue light filters. Blue light filtering glasses have become a common accessory, especially for those who spend a lot of time in front of screens. However, a recent Cochrane study raises questions about their actual effectiveness.
In this article, we compare two refractive surgery techniques to correct myopia: wavefront-guided LASIK (WFG-LASIK) and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). Discover the results of two independent studies that demonstrate why LASIK is the preferred option for those looking to get rid of glasses or contact lenses.
Glaucoma is an eye condition that, if left untreated, can result in irreversible vision loss. That's why, at the Brussels-Schuman Medical Center, we are committed to providing our patients with regular and comprehensive monitoring of their eye health. For over ten years, we have regularly performed a visual field examination and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for our glaucoma patients.
Solar radiation can be dangerous to our eye health without adequate protection. Sunglasses play a key role in this protection, but not all sunglasses are equal in terms of eye protection. Here is a comprehensive guide to understanding and choosing the most suitable sunglasses for your situation.
We are pleased to announce an exciting new phase for Brussels-Schuman Medical Center, your trusted destination for quality ophthalmic care. Since December 2022, our ophthalmologists have been available at La Sauvagère Medical Center, which is a renowned general medical center in Uccle, located across from Lycée Français Jean Monnet.
