By Sebastian Gibson

A year ago, population projections for the Inland Empire and for the
Coachella Valley in particular were dynamic. The Coachella Valley
was growing at a rate of 29.5 percent compared to 9.7 percent for
California as a whole and 4.9 percent for the U.S. as a
whole.The Coachella Valley real estate was growing by 47 people per day. In the
Temecula Valley real estate, the rise in the past six years has been even
more dramatic, rising by 62.7 percent. (more…)

It has been a matter of great discussion now for the last year not
whether there was a bubble in the California real estate
housing market (there was), but whether it has really burst yet,
whether it only partially burst, whether that little pffft you heard
was the bubble actually popping, or whether it is yet to pop, or is now
set to re-inflate yet again. (more…)

By Sebastian Gibson

It is now the end of June 2007, summer is in full swing, and the
California Desert Area real estate market is like a sailboat stuck on
a calm ocean with absolutely no wind. The sail boat is going nowhere
and the longer it sits there, the worse it might become as the passengers
run out of food and water. On the other hand, if the wind picks
up, you might be tempted to say that everything will be fine once again. (more…)

By Sebastian Gibson

The figures relating to declining home sales in the Coachella Valley as
summer begins and temperatures rise do not look good. But as with
all things, even poor figures in a strong housing market make for
headlines, but have little affect on reality. (more…)

By: Sam Melki

Lasik flap folds can induce irregular astigmatism with optical aberrations and loss of BCVA especially if they involve the visual axis. ‘Macrofolds’ are easily seen by slitlamp exam and represent full thickness flap tenting in a linear fashion. On the other hand, ‘microfolds’ within the flap itself may represent wrinkles in Bowman’s layer or in the epithelial basement membrane. They are best seen as negative staining lines with sodium fluorescein. The incidence of folds requiring intervention ranges between 0.2% and 1.5%. (more…)

By: Sam Melki

There comes a time in every laser eye surgical procedure when leaving the battlefield is the best of two (or more) evils. When is it best to reposition the flap, abandon the procedure and possibly attempt the LASIK procedure at a later time…? (more…)

By: Sam Melki

From all
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flap complication,
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flap buttonholes are the ones that lead most often to loss of
best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Why do they happen? (more…)

By Sam Melki
State of the art LASIK technology avoids the following problems during quality laser eye surgery

The Sliding Suction Ring

Application of adequate suction is essential for intraocular pressure upsurge and dissection of good quality corneal flaps. On occasion, the suction ring slides prior to the buildup of adequate vacuum and the flap is decentered from the pupillary axis. This is reported to happen more frequently with the Hansatome microkeratome due to a slower rise in vacuum. Applying equal downwards pressure on the ring through its handle and at the base knob for about 3 seconds prior to initiating vacuum has minimized this problem. (more…)

By Sebastian Gibson
There is no better place to start than the MLS Desert Area for the
person looking to buy home or land. And on web sites such as
www.SebastianGibsonProperties.com, the Palm Springs MLS is
available for free to be used by prospective buyers or sellers.
With the MLS a buyer or seller of property in the area covered by a
multiple listing service can search for homes, land, commercial
property, property to lease or even investment property such as
apartment houses and duplexes. Searches can be performed
specifically for the type of property by the number of bedrooms or
baths, the square footage, the price range, and by other factors. (more…)

By James D. Scott

When the parent with the most child sharing time moves across the country, extra efforts must be made for the child or the children to keep frequent and continuing contact with the parent and other family members who remain behind. (more…)