LASIK eye surgery has made significant changes in the way that we adapt to the world around us.  Glasses have been around for hundreds of years.  Contact lenses have been around for decades, although the concept appeared much earlier.  Laser eye correction has changed our vision even farther by allowing a permanent change in the […]

Although Dr. Turner has been performing LASIK Vision Correction in San Jose for many years now, Turner Eye Institute has a new location in Campbell, California.  Dr. Stephen Turner is well-known throughout California as one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons.  He is also known for his innovation and excellent results.  Dr. Turner introduced many […]

People in San Jose often wonder what the newest procedure is that is available.  San Jose residents ask if there is a way to get rid of reading glasses. They also want to know if science will have cure the need for cataract surgery.  Crystalens is one option that many people don’t know about. 
Previous to crystalens, vision […]

Presbyopia is the term for the diminishing ability to focus on up-close objects with age.  While the ability to focus on near objects grows progressively worse beginning at birth, it is often first noticed at age 40 when the near focus is approximately 40 cm.   Since this is a standard reading distance, it is this […]

Perhaps the most common question I receive is whether near vision loss due to old age is correctable.  So often people feel that after 40, they must accept reading glasses as the only option in life.  They have been told that LASIK cannot correct their problem.
LASIK does offer a solution that most people would find […]

October 3rd, 2006

This article was written by Charles Q. Choi and published in LiveScience magazine on Oct. 2, 2006.  You can find it at the livescience website.
 
 

Scanning the eyes with lasers could help detect signs of Alzheimer’s even before symptoms of the disease appear in the brain.  These laser tests could improve patients’ chances […]

WASHINGTON - Patients taking a widely prescribed prostate drug should alert their eye doctors before undergoing cataract surgery to avoid complications, several medical groups said Tuesday.
Advance warning can allow surgeons to modify their technique during the common operation and avoid complications seen in patients who take Flomax and similar drugs to treat enlargement of the […]

Commonly Asked Questions: 
Turner Eye Institute performs LASIK and cataract surgeries on patients in San Jose, San Francisco, Concord, and San Leandro.  Our patients in fact come from all over Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.  Many of these patients are taking medications for conditions not related to their eyes.  These medications can affect […]

Turner Eye Institute Medical Group
 

 
 Dr. Stephen Turner has been performing vision correction procedures for 30 years and is one of the pioneers for LASIK and laser vision correction.   Dr. Turner’s experience is the main reason that thousands of San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose residents have chosen Turner Eye Institute for vision correction.Turner Eye […]

Millions of people are currently taking the drug flomax.  This drug is a alpha-adrenergic blocker that is used to treat enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia).  Flomax causes the blood vessels (veins and arteries) to relax and expand, so that blood passes through them more easily. This effect relaxes the muscles in the prostate and bladder […]