If you're considering LASIK surgery to improve your vision, you may be wondering how much time off work you'll need to take for recovery. Here's a general timeline to help you plan your post-operative schedule:1. Day of Surgery: On the day of your LASIK pr...
Goals are the basis of an effective process. There are two key elements to consider when developing goals. First, are goals written clearly and objectively? Second, are they directly contributing to the achievement of business strategy? Clearly communicati...
Regular goal tracking allows for the opportunity to provide feedback as needed, make adjustments to performance plans, tackle obstacles and prepare contingencies for missed deadlines. Without a mechanism to regularly track progress against goals, the ongoi...
As the following diagram illustrates, goal setting, performance planning, performance monitoring, feedback and coaching is ongoing and supports the creation of the performance appraisal, which in turn supports processes related to rewards, learning and dev...
Using established goals as a basis, performance planning sets the stage for the year by communicating objectives, and setting an actionable plan to guide the employee to successfully achieve goals. Performance planning, as with all other steps, is a collab...
The evaluation forms for employees at different levels will have a lot of overlap in some areas, but differ significantly in other areas. Listed below are some sample 360 feedback survey categories, with examples of how the assessment items might differ fo...
Cataract surgery affords an almost miraculous restoration of clear vision. It is one of the few medical procedures that can literally turn back the hands of time. In fact, many patients achieve vision comparable to the eyesight they enjoyed in their youth....
In the not so distant past, cataract surgery used to involve making a large incision to remove the cloudy lens, and patients were often brought into the hospital overnight or for several days. Now advanced surgical techniques and modern lens replacement ma...
Different people have different visual needs. If you are visually limited from performing your daily activities from cataracts, then you may be a candidate for cataract surgery. One does not have to wait until the cataract is "ripe", unless you choose to. ...
Because cataracts form in different ways, the symptoms of cataracts are variable. Of course, only your eye doctor can tell for sure if you have a cataract, but there are several symptoms that may indicate the presence of a cataract. Most people notice that...
The eye is very much like a camera in that they both have a lens that focuses an image onto film. In the eye, the lens is focused using muscles, and the film consists of a thin membrane of nerves that line the inner back of the eye, called the retina. If t...
An optician, though trained to dispense and adjust eyeglasses and contact lenses, does not determine the need for corrective lenses. The optician is a person who has trained in the skills necessary to grind and shape glass and plastic materials to the opti...
The excimer laser was developed at IBM in 1976, and used to etch computer microchips. Its extreme precision with negligible damage to adjacent tissue made it a very attractive tool for other applications and in 1983 Stephen L. Trokel, M.D. in cooperation w...
Your regular ophthalmologist may be able to refer a good LASIK surgeon. You may also be able to find a list of surgeons in your local or online Yellow Pages. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also offer a variety of links on their resource page (http:/...
Your doctor should screen you for the following conditions or indicators of risk: Blepharitis. Inflammation of the eyelids with crusting of the eyelashes, that may increase the risk of infection or inflammation of the cornea after LASIK. Large pupils. Make...
You are probably NOT a good candidate for refractive surgery if: You are not a risk taker. Certain complications are unavoidable in a percentage of patients, and there are no long-term data available for current procedures. It will jeopardize your career. ...
LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The goal of this Web site is to provide objective information to the public about LASIK surgery. See other sections of this site to learn about what you sh...