September 29th, 2006
In a comparative study of patients who underwent LASIK and/or Visian ICL it was discovered that the Visian ICL not only compared favorably to LASIK surgery but in fact exceeded the results of LASIK surgery in many categories.

Patients who were in the 8-12 range of myopia were seen to favor visian over LASIK […]

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 […]

From an article on live www.science.com.
The Forehead Retina System (FRS) uses a special headband to selectively stimulate different mechanoreceptors in forehead skin to allow visually impaired people to “see” a picture of what lies in front of them. The Forehead Retina System is the result of collaborative research by Tachi laboratory at the University of […]

LASIK Surgery done with Dr. Stephen Turner in San Francisco Bay area. Result were excellent. Prescription was near-sighted about 3 or so.

The only sure thing in life is death and taxes.  Celebrities are finding this out. From the IRS.  And even LASIK eye surgery is not exempt in Hollywood.  And Oscars and other awards are not tax free.
Receiving an Oscar is the pinnacle of a performers career.  Very few people are nominated for an Oscar and even […]

Dr. Stephen Turner was the first LASIK surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area to be certified to perform the Visian ICL procedure.  He has performed over 50 procedures thus far and is among the most experienced LASIK surgeons in the San Francisco Bay Area.  The Visian ICL is now being used in China.  Here is […]

Many people have heard of LASIK Plus or TLC LASIK Vision Centers or Clearly LASIK.  These are LASIK centers have spread across the US.  In other areas of the world Optimax or Vista or other LASIK Center chains are equally well represents.  In England, Boots even attempted to set up its own chain of LASIK Centers.  […]

Keratoconus Treatments require a trained corneal specialist with a high degree of experience.  San Jose patients seeking to consult with a corneal specialist about keratoconus are frequently referred by other eye doctors to Dr. Stephen Turner.  Dr. Turner is recognized as a top surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose and is frequently chosen by optometrists as […]

One of the most popular excimer laser system in use around the world is the AMO VISX Star S4 with Wavescan wavefront custom LASIK.  This is currently the most popular LASIK system in the USA and the most popular LASIK system in the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Walnut […]