Unlike ten years ago, today’s world of LASIK and laser vision correction is filled with options.  The San Francisco Bay area offers many choices in providers and services.  Many people think that they can choose between glasses, contacts, and LASIK.  The truth is that there are now numerous methods and technologies and no single option […]

Beginning October 1st, 2007, Turner Eye Institute and Horizon Vision Centers will relocate the LASIK Center branch in San Jose.  The new San Jose LASIK center will be located at 50 E. Hamilton, Suite 100, Campbell, California.  The telephone number is 408-374-2020. 
Horizon and Turner Eye Institute LASIK San Jose branch is located in a small mall […]

The billion dollar Hubble Telescope has been assisting astronomers for nearly two decades now, gathering information about our own Milky Way galaxy and the rest of our universe.  The entire project has not been without problems, however.  Shortly after its launch in 1990, it was discovered that the mirror contained significant spherical aberration that affected […]

It is not just about LASIK anymore.  If a LASIK surgeon tells you that LASIK is the only procedure that he/she performs that LASIK surgeon may not be on the forefront of vision correction surgery.
At the Turner Eye Institute, Dr. Stephen Turner performs nearly every vision corrective surgery available and approved by the US FDA.  […]

News has been released that British scientists are planning to use embryonic stem cells to cure age related macular degeneration, a common form of blindness.  They are hoping to have the first patients receive test treatments within five years. This could be a major improvement in the methods of treating this common form of eye blindness […]

News has been released that British scientists are planning to using embryonic stem cells to cure age related macular degeneration, a common form of blindness.  The first patients might receive test treatment within five years. This could be a major improvement in the methods of treating this common form of eye blindness that is experienced by […]

LASIK in Oakland and the East Bay
Turner Eye Institute has provided Bay Area LASIK to tens of thousands of people, allowing them new visual freedom and exciting new chances in life. Although Bay Area LASIK is both safe and effective, for the best results it is important to select a Bay Area LASIK surgeon that […]

The human lens becomes thicker and less flexible with age.  It becomes harder and harder to focus on near objects throughout one’s lifetime.  Starting in their forties, people will generally begin to need reading glasses.  Many people wonder if there have been technological advances in this area of research.
 Currently, there is one FDA approved intra-ocular […]

Better contrast sensitivity, quality of vision help make the
Visian phakic IOL some San Francisco Bay Area patients’ preferred choice Dr. Stephen Turner is a San Francisco Bay Area LASIK eye surgeon and was the first in the San Francisco Bay Area to perform the Visian ICL treatment for highly nearsighted patients.  He has offices in San Francisco, […]

Turner Eye Institute has been serving the San Francisco Bay Area community for 30 years and has a high percentage of elderly patients in addition to the LASIK and laser eye surgery patients.  It is therefore important that we serve the Bay Area elderly population as best we can. 
This newsletter was released by the American Academy […]