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The allure of South Florida lies in its beautiful beaches, active lifestyle, world-class restaurants and exciting nightlife.
Fort Lauderdale is the epicenter of South Florida, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Beach and Miami to the south and Palm Beach to the north.
South Florida is a social destination, a resort area that parties from dusk to dawn, a haven for fine dining, cool cafés and cocktail bars, a sanctuary of five-star spas and high-end hotels.
Famed for its international influences, South Florida's melting pot of Cuban, Latin American and South American cultures makes this American resort feel mucho caliente! Visit Little Havana in nearby Miami, where the city's strong Cuban heritage is most evident, and spend the day on Calle Ocho watching spirited dominoes games, drinking café con leche, smoking freshly hand-rolled cigars and dancing to salsa.
There's a dynamic local foodie movement with chefs cooking with native fruits and vegetables, and harvesting the nearby sea for stone crabs, hogfish and red snapper. Whether it's the 104-year-old Joe's Stone Crab in Miami or Buccan in Palm Beach, South Florida's top kitchens are producing flavorful, bold and inventive dishes.
Nature lovers will also be in heaven, whether it's kite-boarding in Key Biscayne, kayaking at the Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood or standup paddleboarding at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in Palm Beach. Greater Fort Lauderdale has 69 miles of natural coral reef just offshore. Snorkel or scuba dive for an up-close look at the amazing underwater world.
South Florida is a diver's paradise with the waters off the coast boasting over 50 underwater wreck sites to explore, including sunken ships and planes. Or take a day trip to the Everglades National Park, one of the world's most incredible ecosystems spanning 1.5 million acres of tropical wetlands. Spot wildlife including bald eagles, white-tailed deer and the impressive Florida alligator.
And if all of this sounds too ambitious, simply wander down to the beach to claim a lounge chair. The hot sun, white sand and turquoise ocean play host to fabulous people-watching.
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Where to stay in CarrascalWhether travelling for business or on holiday, Carrascal can accommodate all visitors. You can shop for as many as 18 deals for Carrascal accommodation on Hotels.com, some with discounts of up to 30%. We have room prices starting at GBP 25 per night. Here's a breakdown of hotels by star rating in Carrascal as well as in the surrounding area:
- • 7 4-star hotels from GBP 34 per night
- • 13 3-star hotels from GBP 27 per night
What to see around CarrascalHere are some of the recommended places to see in the surrounding area:
- • Zamora Castle (3.1 mi/5 km from the city centre)
- • Baltasar Lobo Museum Castle (3.1 mi/5 km from the city centre)
- • Zamora Cathedral (3.2 mi/5.1 km from the city centre)
- • Portillo de la Traición (3.2 mi/5.1 km from the city centre)
- • Iglesia de San Pedro y San Ildefonso (3.3 mi/5.4 km from the city centre)
When to visit CarrascalWhen planning your trip, you might be wondering when the best time of year to visit is. Here's a list of seasonal norms to help you arrange your travel schedule:
Seasonal temperatures
- • January-March: 15°F day, 0°F night
- • April-June: 28°F day, 3°F night
- • July-September: 30°F day, 9°F night
- • October-December: 22°F day, 1°F night
- • January-March: 101 inches
- • April-June: 112 inches
- • July-September: 54 inches
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Dave Lattin
|Personal information
December 23, 1943
Houston, Texas
|Listed height
|6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|Listed weight
|225 lb (102 kg)
|Career information
|High school
|Worthing (Houston, Texas)
|NBA draft
|1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
|Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
|Playing career
|Power forward / Center
|47, 43, 33, 22
|Career history
|San Francisco Warriors
|Phoenix Suns
|Pittsburgh Condors
|Memphis Tams
|Career highlights and awards
|Career NBA and ABA statistics
|1,904 (7.2 ppg)
|1,332 (5.1 rpg)
|184 (0.7 apg)
|Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
David "Big Daddy D" Lattin (born December 23, 1943) is a former basketball player. He was the starting center for the Texas Western Miners in their NCAA championship year in 1966. During his playing career, he was listed at 6 feet 6 inches tall and 225 pounds.
Lattin was born in Houston, Texas. He played under coach Don Haskins. Lattin later competed in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. He was a first round draft pick of the San Francisco Warriors, playing for that team for one season before being traded to the Phoenix Suns. Lattin finished his career with three seasons in the ABA.
David Lattin was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame and enshrined, along with the rest of his Texas Western team, in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.
His Grandson, Khadeem is currently a Senior at the University of Oklahoma. He has started every game of the 2016–2017 basketball season for the Sooners.
He was portrayed by Schin A.S. Kerr in the 2006 Disney film Glory Road produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
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For 10 days, I got to go on vacation to a wonderful new home. We did many different things, while my girl was at an international balloon convention in LA. I went to a park many times and even to a school for the first time and had a lot of fun with the kids petting me. Unfortunately now that I'm ready to play everyone's sick, but I don't mind catching up on my sleep too. Here's a sick daddy and sleepy puppy.
For those of you who don't know, my girl is a professional balloon artist (you can find out more at http://GracefulBalloonArt.com). She found out about Dogs With Wings by doing balloons at their silent auction fundraiser two years ago.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Home Again
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I'm glad to see i'm not the only one who likes to curl up on the floor with a dog and have a nap! : )ReplyDelete
I love to watch TV with her in the evenings, she normally sleeps anyway and I just curl up with her like one of those great big stuffed dogs you can get at toys r us. The biggest difference is that she warm and has a quick little heartbeat.ReplyDelete
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Come check out why the NY Daily News just ran a two page profile on Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Nom Wah Tea Parlor was originally opened in 1920, making it New York City's oldest dim sum parlor. Located in the heart of Chinatown, Nom Wah is quickly becoming a "must-go" destination. The space was recently remodeled, but managed to keep all of its old world charm that has kept it alive & buzzing for...
Nom Wah Tea Parlor claims to have the longest running dim-sum shop in NYC and since 1920 this restaurant has been serving these delectable little dumplings at this address. For a bit of history, this storefront is located on the Bloody Angle , one of the city's most notorious alleys in which many Chinese gangs shed blood throughout the 19th Century. Despite the mayhem which then existed, today,...
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Opened in 1920, it can credibly claim to have been the first dim sum joint in Chinatown. Today, after the gentlest of renovations, it has dispensed with metal carts and serves dim sum made to order. Everything tastes fresh, and the young new proprietor, a nephew of the previous owner, has thoughtfully preserved the old-time look and feel: yellow walls, red leather booths, red-and-white-checked...
You may "need Google Maps" to find it, but it's worth seeking out this "quintessential" Chinatown parlor for its "dazzling array" of "real-deal", "made-to-order" dim sum; around since 1920 but recently "revitalized", it gets a "bravo" for its "fire-sale prices" and newly added wines and beers.
We found a hint to get here in one of useful online recommendations. I consider myself a fan of dim sum, but I never had that good food before. Variety of buns in menu makes great impression and it is very reasonable when it comes to pricing. On the house we were served some grean vegetables with sauce that I'm totally not familiar with. Looked like mix of brocoli and asparagus, was very tasty...
Love this place. Nice broad selection of Dim sums at affordable price. Also lovely retro Asian cafe-like atmosphere.
Nom Wah Co Inc can be found at Doyers St 13. The following is offered: Restaurants. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In New York there are 2307 other Restaurants. An overview can be found here.
Nom Wah Tea Parlor first opened at 13-15 Doyers Street back in 1920 as a bakery and a tea parlor. For most of the 20th century, Nom Wah Tea Parlor served as a neighborhood staple offering fresh chinese pasteries, steamed buns, dim sum and tea. Nom Wah hasn't gone through much changes thru the years. Its vintage looks, good food and great value has kept generations of families coming back.
There aren't many remnants of the old Chinatown of the early 20th century -- in fact, there is only one that I can think of, this ancient tea house and dim sum parlor. The facade is perfectly preserved and much of the interior; but sadly few of the old dishes come with it. That said, this is a must-visit for lovers of old New York.


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Jonathan Toews can't get rid of the nickname after all he's earned the label Captain Serious from concentrating on hockey not partying and not picking up random women like some of his teammates, namely Patrick Kane, do. So what happens when a random woman steals his heart and she just happens to be a fan of the Hawks mortal enemies, the Vancouver Canucks?
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Chapter 20
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- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:20 PM
My heart just broke for him. Your writing is too damn engaging!ReplyDelete
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Oh poor Jon... loved the new chapter!ReplyDelete
OH GOD! I had to reread it acouple of times to actually comprehend she said no. More please its soooo good!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:12 PM
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OMG!I'm practically speechless! You NEED to update soon!!! Such a GREAT chapter, but so NOT satisfying enough lol. Ur amazing & i love this story, I get a little sad everytime the chapters end, especially this one :(ReplyDelete
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oh, god, that poor son of a bitch. please, please, please update asap!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 2:01 AM
was the no the answer to jon or was it just because of the ride starting to,well...ride?ReplyDelete
Ahhh no, Jon, just, too soon. And Kane was on a whole new level in this chapter.ReplyDelete
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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A close call for firefighters as they fought a two alarm fire at Broadway Ford Truck Sales in Soulard early this morning.
The fire was initially reported as smoke in the building, but the flames quickly worked their way through the roof of the sprawling building at South Broadway and Marion. Captain Garon Mosby described the scene on Periscope.
A short time after that firefighters inside the building were ordered out. Moments later a truss gave way and a large section of the roof collapsed. Because of that order, no one was hurt. Investigators have arrived to begin looking for the cause.
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Oh, my dear blog monkeys, could it really be? Could this be the penultimate installment of the Secret Origin of Cap'n Neurotic? Es muy posible!
By 2001, I was starting to get restless in my position at OSU. I had been talking about going back to school for my MLS pretty much since I finished up my Bachelor's in '97; unfortunately OSU no longer had the program, and commuting to OU for their program really wasn't a viable option; I knew if I was going to go on to grad school, I would probably have to move to do so; therein lay the rub. Because hidden among my many, many, many fears, there lies a fear of change. I had to weigh the increasing boredom and lack of room for advancement in my position against the uncertainty of a future elsewhere, compounded with leaving behind my Book Monkey pals. After a while, I finally succumbed to the siren call of the Great Parkerite Exodus, and began looking for jobs in the Dallas area; I eventually got a job in the Cataloging department of the University of North Texas Library, and moved to Denton, TX in Dec. 2001.
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Although we were located in the same house for roughly 3 or 4 hours, the only words exchanged between my old friend Dr. G'ovich and myself were "Hello." And yet, despite this ongoing disconnect between the Doc and myself evidence by that weekend, I had a really great time seeing everyone, and the questions about when I was going to move down made me start to think that it wouldn't be so bad moving down there; yes, that's right, I was actually optimistic for once . . . so, of course, once I did move down to the area, I saw most of The Parkerites, oh, next to never. I did make it down to see the Stonehearts once every month or so, but had little contact with anyone else for quite a while; I would eventually start to hang out with Clan Berzerkr (who had moved to Plano from Colorado) on those unfortunately rare occasions when our schedules would line up.
But even though I had my Plano Parkerite Pals, for the first several months I didn't know anyone in Denton outside of my co-workers, and I hadn't been able to really open up and be myself in the office; at OSU the energetic, frenetic staff and student workers drew me out of myself easily; the much more staid environment of Tech Services made me much more reluctant to release my more outgoing side.
Sometime around April or May, I wound up going to church for the first time since I had been in the house with G'ovich et al. I had turned down a side street one day after getting some fast food and driven by First Baptist, which had triggered in me a powerful need to attend a service. A week or two after attending FBCD, I received some visitors at my apartment: Hyperlad, Freezeout, Princess, and Angel; they were out on a visit for the church's outreach program, FAITH, and had gotten my name and address from the visitor card I had filled out. They visited with me for a few minutes, told me all about Sunday School, and invited me to come to their class the next week; I took them up on their offer, which is when I discovered that my Outsider Complex was not quite dead and gone yet.
In many ways, my initial experience in the Singles class was a lot like my BSU days; lots of people who already knew each other, and with whom I could find no connection. One of my favorite memories of this period: one Sunday as I was sitting there in Fellowship Hall, waiting for the big All-Singles time to get underway before we split up into individual classes, one of the older Singles, who had been visiting with a couple of other guys about golf, wandered in my direction; I prepared myself to try to engage in small talk, never one of my strong suits; he stops, looks at me, says "Do you play golf?"; I say no; he then turns around and wanders back to the other guys, and never looks in my direction again. Oh, yeah, I was feeling the love then, baby!
Anyway, I sort of hung around the class for a few months, going to some functions, and feeling totally out of place; worst one was when I was forced to watch Meet the Parents for a second time, while sitting next to someone who was quoting the whole movie along with it; sheer torture; it was like the Southern Baptist Inquisition, only they weren't doing me the courtesy of letting me confess to anything!
Finally, during a particularly Cap'n Cellophane inducing class, I made up my mind: that was it, I was getting nothing out of the experience, had found nothing in common with any of them, and was going to walk out the doors and not look back. But as soon as class ended, Hyperlad stopped me and asked if I wanted to be on his FAITH team in the upcoming semester. I, of course, did the only logical thing: I said "Can I think about it?" and left, totally planning on blowing the whole thing off. I mean, going around and talking to complete strangers? Cap'n Doesn't-do-well-with-strangers? Get real, right? Right?
Of course, as I started to think of exactly what excuse I would give to Hyperlad, there was a little voice speaking up at the back of my head; a voice that I wasn't quite as familiar with as I was the other voices; this was a voice that was saying "Hey, dummy, you've been saying that you want someone here to acknowledge you and make you feel wanted; isn't that just what Hyperlad just did? And now you're just going to flake because talking to strangers freaks you out? Fine, go ahead, run away, but don't start moping about how nobody gives a dang about you." Yes, that's right, for once I realized that I was pushing people away before the fact, not after. I can learn after all! So, I listened to the nice voice, and called Hyperlad up and said "Sure, I'd love to be on your FAITH team"; I then got to the first meeting and discovered that he had traded me to a different team without telling me. So much for feeling wanted, eh?
It worked out pretty well, though; I was on a team with Trouble and Angel, and through them got to know the other Amigas pretty well; by the end of the year I finally felt like I was part of the class, even if I was still holding back a little. And then January '03 rolled around, and the Lightbulbs and Bizarro-Zinger and the Trumpeteer all joined the class, and the new dynamic inspired me to finally unleash my full pop culture, songbursty self on them one fateful Game night, wherein they tried to stump me on TV theme songs; I got tripped up on Bewitched vs. I Dream of Jeanie, as usual. And the rest, as they say, is history; I was soon invited to be a member of the class's leadership and then, through Hyperlad and Papa L.'s incessant browbeating, er, I mean, ceaseless encouragement, I started to sub as teacher once in a while, and took the official position of second in command of the class just in time for Hyperlad to say "I'm moving to San Diego, see ya later, sucker!" Okay, maybe not that last part, exactly. So, with Hyperlad gone, I was now the official teacher of the Singles I class; yes, that's right, Cap'n Neurotic was put in charge of other people's spiritual well-being; it's a scary, scary thought, I know.
So, let's see, where does that leave us in my journey form total psycho to "hey, I can see 'mental stability' in the distance if I squint real hard" . . .
Outsider complex mostly suppressed? Check
Finally putting aside fears and moving forward with grad school? Check
Taking part in activities that force me to practice my communicating-with-strangers skills? Check
Finally listened to positive inner voice rather than negative one? Check
Accepting that people do like me and want me around? Check
Re-established communications with Dr. G'ovich and Flunky? Che . . . oh, wait.
14 pts. down, one more to go! And look, it will be divisible by both 3 AND 5! What serendipity! And if you have no earthly clue what the heck that has to do with anything, you obviously weren't around for the Great Flunky/G'ovich Numeral Wars; count yourself lucky, it was a brutal time, we're all lucky to have escaped with our lives; I 'm still not sure we all escaped with our sanity. But, that's a story for a different time . . .
Anyhoo, be sure to check back tomorrow for the final installment in the overlong Secret Origin of Cap'n Neurotic!
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Secret Origin of Cap'n Neurotic pt.14 - Are We There Yet?
Oh, my dear blog monkeys, could it really be? Could this be the penultimate installment of the Secret Origin of Cap'n Neurotic? Es muy posible!
Posted by Todd Enoch at 12:02:00 AM
Labels: Clan Flunky, Neurotica, Parkerites, Singles
3 comments:
- CAP'N Disaster said...
Hey, there is NO mention of me in this blog...did you leave off a paragraph or two? sigh I need a drink...oh great...now I'm starting on the drunkness that will lead to my lying dead in a ditch killed by my drunkeness or the the exposion that was caused when the snipers shot up the oil cans around me and caused me to drop my cigarrette leading to a huge specacular explosion that burned and burned until it consumed the city of Denton and exhausted all local resources and the Governor had to ask the President for help making the events of my death a disaster. Or maybe I could just wait for the next installment...surely I'll be in that one....I mean HELLO! I am a SUPERSTAR!!!
- Cap'n Neurotic said...
You know, I meant to include the following in the post, but was so tired when typing it up that I forgot. So, here it is:
"Oh, yeah, and Cap'n Disaster was there, too."
Feel better now? I know I do.
- G'ovich said...
That's specifically why I don't smoke, D.
Also, it bears mentioning that there are THREE sets of friends outlined in this blog. Score one for the good guys.


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I've always subscribed to the theory that comic book storytelling is better when you're not told that something is heroic or something is scary, you see what's on the page and come to those conclusions on your own.
Well, in Final Crisis #3, Grant Morrison doesn't let his pages tell the tale. What's worse is, he doesn't let his writing tell the tale either. Looking back on this third of seven issues, if I didn't read all the hype describing what would be in this issue, I wouldn't really know what was going on.
Here's a brief recap for you: Issue #1 was largely criticized for a slow, confusing story mixed with elements that conflict with DC continuity. Issue #2 was an enormous improvement that improved the pace and even cleared up a little bit of the story. So, as you read these next few graphs, keep in mind I haven't lost hope that Morrison's tale is going somewhere special.
That said, this was billed by Morrison himself as the issue that would crank up the story and lay all the cards on the table. What was got was an ill-executed piece of garbage.
Maybe that's a little harsh. It's not all bad, just ill-executed. The main problem lies in the climax of the book -- a climax that solicitations and hype had already given away -- when the anti-life equation is unleashed on the world via the Internet, we never get to actually see the effect it has on people. Instead, we jump forward in time and see the Flashes finally get out of the timestream, only to find that they are in this post-anti-life world.
Seeing the anti-life equation in action was to be the only truly interesting part of this issue. After all, we've been told plenty of times to just wait until "evil" makes their move. Just wait, it's awesome. Well, evil made its move and it was all completely off-panel, unless Morrison revisits that time in issue #4, which I doubt due to this "natural" one-month break. So we didn't get to read about the effects, we didn't get to see the effects, and if it wasn't for the pre-release hype that ruined the surprise in the first place, we wouldn't have even knew what was going on.
But that wasn't the only big problem, only the biggest. For one, Morrison wastes three pages showing heroes gathering after Wonder Woman and Alan Scott enacted a "draft for superheroes." Whatever happened to the heroes just getting together in one page in a big 'ole room and starting the story already? We needed all the theatrics?
Another three pages is spent showing Shilo Norman and Sunny Sumo getting saved by the Super Young Team, with the only point to these pages being that the duo and the Super Young Team joined forces. First off, I don't give a damn about these kids. Second, Morrison could have saved all this time simply by making Sumo and the team a package deal from the start. Who cares that they didn't know each other to start the story since we didn't know them either?
Mary Marvel's long-anticipated arrival was an equally baffling development. Why Morrison needed her of all characters is beyond me, since all she essentially is in this instance is a female fury. So why didn't he just use a female fury? Instead, he just says that it's Mary, but she decided evil is more fun than good. I would say this is a worse explanation than the one we got in "Countdown," but since she was only in "Countdown" since Morrison said "I want to make her bad," it was Morrison's fault anyway.
That said, Mary's fight with Wonder Woman was the lone intriguing part of the story.
Oh, and would someone please tell me what was up with the junk with Superman? I know we'll all find out together in "Superman: Beyond #1," but come on -- "I won't ever leave your side Lois unless... is that some random sorceress that knows my secret identity? OK, I guess I can trust her and leave you, Lois!"
And, if it weren't for Robin #176, I would still have a bad taste in my mouth from Morrison. Thankfully, Fabian Nicieza wrote the best tie-in to Morrison's "Batman R.I.P." story we've seen yet.
Most of what I would say about the issue would be a spoiler -- no pun intended since Spoiler is a major player in the issue -- but all you really need to know is between this issue and the last issue we've seen Tim show an edgier and darker side than we ever have before. He's really showing that he's Batman's disciple, and with these issues, it sure does seem he is destined for the Cape-and-Cowl. In fact, right now these past two "Robin" issues seem like required accompaniment to Morrison's main "Batman" books.
The only other book of note this week was Cable #6, a double-sided issue that wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be, but was still pretty good. Basically, the whole thing is narrated in one way or another by Scott Summers, and we again see that he is willing to step over a certain line that he never did up until six months ago. While not much new is revealed here in terms of story, making is a skipable issue, it was still interesting to read the inner-workings of Cyclops' thoughts, especially since the whole premise of this series -- giving Cable a messiah baby to take care of in the future -- was such a leap of faith on his part.
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Eye Surgical procedure has actually become a mainstream approach of vision modification, and also this post will certainly discuss the benefits and downsides of three different approaches being provided to the clinical consumer.
Lasik Eye Surgical treatment
LASIK is the acronym for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is an eye medical system which permanently deals with vision by getting rid of a slim layer of the cornea. This treatment works best on clients with moderate to high degrees of nearsightedness (nearsightedness), low to modest levels of hyperopia (farsightedness) as well as astigmatism associated with nearsightedness, and who have thick corneas. It is one of the most well-known surgical vision improvement method.
People with regular eye view see objects clearly since photos are brought into an appropriate prime focus by the cornea and also lens of the eye. Ideally, the cornea's curvature is evenly matched to its length in a regular eye. Individuals with astigmatism, nearsightedness or hyperopia have irregularly shaped corneas, so the things seen are not focused correctly. LASIK modifications corneal form by accurate elimination of corneal tissue, and also by doing so remedies the eyes' concentrating power.
There are, nonetheless, dangers to LASIK eye surgical treatment.
There is a remote possibility of complete loss of vision. If this takes place, it is normally because the individual had a pre-existing condition which ought to have averted the surgical procedure in the first place, such as pregnancy, cataracts, arthritis, diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, or lupus. Individuals with huge students are additionally inadequate prospects for LASIK. Dry eye disorder will certainly be exacerbated by this treatment.
A couple of people whine that they completely see "ghost" photos, have actually obscured vision, lessened comparison as well as poor evening vision. When LASIK wased initially introduced, 5% of clients had post-operative issues; however, refinements in the treatment have actually caused this rate to go down to much less than 1% if LASIK is performed by competent experts and also patients are properly screened prior to surgery. If issues do take place, they could usually be resoved by a retreatment.
FDA has actually approved LASIK laser eye surgery because 1998. While there are a lot of satisfied patients, there are however no long term researches concerning its results. Understand the constraints and also the threats of LASIK eye surgical procedure before you sigh up for the treatment.
Though much less well known, these small implants can improve vision in clients with moderate to moderate myopia without the risk of long-term eye damages integral in the tissue removal technique of LASIK. Intacs are semi-circular disks implanted in the cornea which stretch it to think a flatter form. Though slightly less precise compared to LASIK, they are removeable and also exchangeable, so if the person has an unexpected over- or under-correction, the implant could be gotten rid of as well as another of a different dimension placed to acquire the wanted improvement. The implants lie at the edge of the cornea, so the central visual location is entirely undamaged as well as intact, as well as the toughness of the cornea is undiminished, making it a better choice for pilots and also those who take part in get in touch with sports where eye injury is a possibility.
Intacs disagree for extreme nearsightedness as well as greater than small astigmatism (1.00 diopters), as the cornea could only be stretched so far. If the Intacs are removed, vision go back to its preoperative level. Aside from vision correction, Intacs are additionally utilized to deal with keratoconus.
Intacs are FDA approved and also One Decade studies have actually disclosed no significant issues with Intacs and very few patient complaints; nevertheless, since the treatment takes more training than LASIK, there are fewer eye surgical treatment clinics offering it. Nevertheless, the Intacs website offers a list of professionals in each state, also a couple of in Canada, Europe as well as Mexico.
Because lots of people do not wish to take the chance of LASIK and Intacs can not help those with severe vision problems, intraocular lens implants (IOL) are a brand-new choice accepted by the FDA in 2004 to fix moderate to serious nearsightedness. The Craftsmen lens, produced by Ophtec, is similar to the sort of lens dental implant used to recover vision following cataract eye surgical treatment.
The brand-new IOL, called the Artisan, is meant for just clients that have 2.5 diopters or much less of astigmatism.
The synthetic lens does not change the all-natural lens, but is inserted in front of it. The major problem located with the dental implant was the consistent loss of endothelial cells in the corneas of patients who obtained the implants. The endothelium is a layer of cells that line the undersurface of the cornea and are vital in keeping the cornea clear. A three-year research showed a continual steady loss click for info of endothelial cells of 1.8 percent a year. At this point, no person could anticipate whether this loss will proceed at the very same price forever, or perhaps its influence on corneal feature.
To decrease lasting effects of the device on the corneal endothelium, the FDA is needing that the new lenses be identified to specify that they must just be dental implanted in people whose corneal endothelial cells are thick adequate to withstand minor cell loss.
More severe problems were couple of: retinal detachment (0.6%), cataract development (0.6%), and official source corneal swelling (0.4%). The FDA is needing Ophtec to conduct a five-year follow-up study of its implant individuals to better analyze the post-surgical occurrence of cataract development, retinal detachment and various other ophthalmic conditions.
The Craftsmen lens is intended to be a permanent implant.Though it could be gotten rid of surgically, vision might not always return to just what it was prior to obtaining the lens. Since it does not influence astigmatism, patients with this trouble may still require glasses.


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