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AllAboutVision.com Examines Eye Exams: How Will Wavefront Technology Help?


LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif. -- Which view is clearer, one or two? If you are tired of answering this question at the eye doctor, hope is in sight. With the advent of wavefront Noun 1. wavefront - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
wave front
 technology, eye exams eventually could take much less time and eliminate the need to answer questions from your eye doctor about which lens provides a clearer view.

More importantly, wavefront technology can diagnose and correct the aberrations in your eyes that cause vision problems in low light as well as other conditions. This could mean better vision during activities such as driving at night.

"Wavefront Technology in Eye Exams," http://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-exam/wavefront.htm, a new article on AllAboutVision.com, provides a comprehensive look at how wavefront technology in traditional eye exams may dramatically change both your experience at the eye doctor's office and your vision.

The Eye Exam section on AllAboutVision.com offers in-depth information on what to expect when you go for an eye exam. Topics range from preparing for an eye exam to when you should take children to the eye doctor.

Other new eye exam articles include:
-- Refraction and Refractive Errors:
   http://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-exam/refraction.htm

-- Children's Eye Exams:
   http://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-exam/children.htm

-- Contact Lens Eye Exams:
   http://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-exam/contact-lenses.htm

-- Contrast Sensitivity Testing:
http://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-exam/contrast-sensitivity.htm


Online since January 2000, AllAboutVision.com is a one-stop, independent resource providing consumers with hundreds of pages of trustworthy information on eye health and vision correction. The site is accredited accredited

recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.


accredited herds
cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g.
 by the Health on the Net Foundation Health On the Net Foundation (HON) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 and based in Switzerland. The stated mission of the foundation is to help both laypersons and medical practitioners find useful and reliable medical and health information online. , and is expected to serve more than eight million people this year.

AllAboutVision.com's most popular content sections are:

* LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis.

LA·SIK
n.
Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia.
 & Vision Surgery: http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/

* Contact Lenses: http://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/

* Eyeglasses eyeglasses or spectacles, instrument or device for aiding and correcting defective sight. Eyeglasses usually consist of a pair of lenses mounted in a frame to hold them in position before the eyes. : http://www.allaboutvision.com/eyeglasses/

* Eye Problems & Diseases: http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/

AllAboutVision.com is published by Access Media Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, a print and electronic publisher specializing in vision care.
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