Can Sports Be Played After LASIK?
San Jose residents as well as soccer fans from around the world enjoyed watching soccer (known as football in most other countries) during the World Cup 2006.  Many LASIK patients might wonder if having LASIK is a risk for soccer (football) players or for other sports.  Is it safe for […]

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 […]

 
Mnay people wonder after having wavefront LASIK how long before they can begin playing sports like football, basketball, swimming, scuba diving, rock climbing, walking, running, etc.  They wonder if LASIK weakens the eye or if they need to be extra careful when playing.  Let me answer this question about LASIK.
The San Francisco Bay Area has […]

Commonly Asked Questions:
Are you taking Flomax?
If so, make your eye doctor aware of this at your eye appointment. Flomax has been associated with increased difficulty during cataract surgery and requires extra preparation to improve the chance of a good outcome. Tell your doctor you take Flomax. I repeat, tell your doctor you take Flomax. Flomax ell your doctor you take Flomax. Flomax […]

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 […]