Turner Eye Institute sponsored the Free LASIK competition to find someone who most deserves LASIK surgery in his/her life.  The selection was difficult and the judges found many people worthy of this lasting change in their lives.  The winner was Lee Hickinbotham Jr., a park ranger from Campbell, CA and father of two children.
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Although LASIK is still the most common form of elective surgery, a new treatment has received FDA clearance which, in some cases, provides even better results.  Known by some as implantable contact lenses, Visian ICL Lenses are opening a new world for many patients considered as poor or borderline candidates for LASIK.  LASIK is most […]

LASIK and contact lenses are the most recent ways of vision correction.  Both allow a person to be free from the need of wearing glasses and are often ideal for people with active lifestyles.  LASIK has been proven safe and effective at treating most forms of near-sightedness, far-sightedness, and astigmatism. 
With the recent increase in fungal […]

Here are some links regarding Renu Contact Lens Solution and fungal keratitis:
American Academy of Ophthalmology Web Site
http://www.aao.org/public/fungal_keratitis.cfm
US Food and Drug Administration Web Site
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/contacts.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web Site
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm55d410a1.htm
Bausch and Lomb Company Web Site
http://www.bauschandlomb.com/us/vision/concerns/fusarium.jsp
 
 

Rare Infection May Put Soft Contact Lens Wearers at Risk

Update on fungal keratitis, April 13, 2006 
 
Bausch & Lomb is now advising consumers not to use its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution while investigations continue into the recent increase in reported cases of fungal keratitis. The company has also asked retailers to temporarily pull the […]

Turner Eye Institute will be updating its website at www.helpkeratoconus.com in order to provide new and updated information regarding keratoconus.  Keratoconus is a prograssive corneal disease that is a contraindication for LASIK eye surgery.  Newer treatments are allowing patients with keratoconus to maintain clearer and more comfortable vision.  Dr. Turner provides intacs for keratoconus as […]

Dr. Stephen Turner and Dr. Michael Furlong will be presenting a seminar together in Fremont, California regarding all treatments that are currently available to decrease dependence on glasses and contact lenses.  Both Dr. Turner and Dr. Furlong are corneal specialists who perform LASIK eye surgery and other treatments throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.  The […]

Optometrists (eye doctors specializing in vision measurement and correction) from Santa Clara and San Jose invited Dr. Stephen Turner to provide an information seminar regarding other forms of vision correction surgery in addition to LASIK eye surgery.  Dr. Turner, a corneal specialist who provide not only LASIK surgery but a variety of new surgeries, spoke […]

The Stepping Out Conference for women in the San Jose and Santa Clara areas provided an excellent opportunity to discuss LASIK eye surgery with many of the successful women in San Jose and the South Bay.  LASIK is a popular choice of vision treatment for people in San Jose.  Women, in particular, often choose to […]

Ablation surgical removal.
Ablation zone area of tissue removed during laser vision correction surgery.  The ablation zone can vary in LASIK surgery.
Accommodation the ability of the eye to change its focus from distant objects to near objects.   LASIK does not affect accommodation
Acuity clarity or sharpness of vision.  LASIK can typically achieve good acuity.
Astigmatism distortion of the […]