Readers in our time write paper letters less and less, but on the new Benjamin Eye Institute website the questions are increasingly coming in. Today, Arthur Benjamin answered these by telephone while overseas. And by the way, he is returning soon, so now is the time to make your appointments. “I have recently been getting … Continue reading Raindrops, floaters, and OTHER THINGS
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Do not let price become an obstacle to normal vision “Benjamin Eye Institute has the best-of-the-best surgeons that you can find in Los Angeles. “Lasik and other operations and procedures are designed to return, sometimes for the first time ever, a person to their precise and natural vision. If the price of Lasik seems to … Continue reading JOURNEY TO THE WEBSITE (2)
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I don’t think that Arthur Benjamin and his namesake Eye Institute will ever escape perfectionism. This quality, or rather ambition, isn’t always a plus, but in this case it can be welcomed. Why? Because it is his passion to search for, find, and implement best practices – if it’s equipment, it’s the most modern; if … Continue reading Journey to the Website (1)
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So, is it a “pseudoexfoliation pseudoinfection”? Maybe not pseudo, because it’s still possible that it’s caused by a virus; we just don’t know. Take, for example, stomach cancer. It is the #1 killer in Japan, so the government requires mandatory testing. But Japanese that have come to the United States are at a much lower … Continue reading Intraocular Pressure: INTERVIEW with ARTHUR BENJAMIN (part 2)
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Why do some experience intraocular pressure while others do not? Why the injustice? Everyone has and needs intraocular pressure. But while everyone is concerned with having higher-than-normal pressure, lower-than-normal levels are just as bad – the eye can’t keep its shape and there isn’t enough fluid to nourish the internal organs. Higher pressures lead … Continue reading ABOUT intraocular pressure: INTERVIEW with ARTHUR BENJAMIN (1)
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So what is this revolutionary technology, again? Regular multifocal lenses are diffractive. Loosely speaking, 40% of the light is for viewing far objects, 40% is for near, and 20% is lost along with contrast. Conventional multifocal lenses are actually bifocal, because they are good both near and far but are problematic with mid-distances – the … Continue reading INTERVIEW WITH ARTHUR BENJAMIN: A Symfony for your eyes (part 2)
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Everyone knows that Jorge Luis Borges was blind. A smaller number of people, though, also know that by the time he went blind, he had mastered the world of literature and philosophy, which are relevant to his fiction. But almost no one knows why he went blind, except for the experts. Searching the internet for … Continue reading WHY HE WAS BLIND?
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Attentive readers will recall our conversation about the unique Symfony lenses – a new artificial lens that offers perfect vision and high-contrast at any distance, or even in low light. Benjamin Eye Institute, as always, is at the forefront and has already been working with these new lenses for about a month. They were one of … Continue reading Interview with Arhur Benjamin: A symfony for your eyes! (part 1)
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On the Use of Intelligent Machines to Achieve Precise Diagnoses Ophthalmologist Arthur Benjamin is known not only as an eye surgeon at his namesake Benjamin Eye Institute, but also teaches students and future doctors undergoing residency at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It is for this reason that he stays current on … Continue reading INTERVIEW with Arthur BENJAMIN
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At the time, I lived in an unpleasant area of Los Angeles. I didn’t like anything about it: the ugly apartment buildings, the noise, dirty sidewalks, and neighbors’ faces… even the moon annoyed me. One evening, though, I noticed that the moon wasn’t alone; there were three pale moons in the sky. If you counted … Continue reading How I Saw Six-and-a-Half Moons
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