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 […]

A recent study has concluded that LASIK eye surgery is now safer than contact lens wear in long-term safety.  While this news is nothing new it does provide food for thought for the millions of people who are currently using contact lenses.
Recent outbreaks of viral, bacterial, and fungal eye infections have left many wondering about […]

Originally Dated on September 25th, 2006
This article was found in an online newspaper and discusses the improvement that custom LASIK has offered to patients.  Custom LASIK dramatically decreases the need for enhancement LASIK surgeries: 
 
Ophthalmologists have developed a formula that slashes by nearly two-thirds the likelihood that patients will need repeat visits to an eye […]

Frequently our lasik and cataract patients ask about the success of our procedures to decide if they would choose Dr. Stephen Turner as their LASIK surgeon.  They want proof that Dr. Turner is the best LASIK surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area or San Jose.  Many want direct evidence that LASIK results of Dr. […]

Recently we had a patient from San Jose with glaucoma curious if LASIK was an option that could help correct his vision.  He had been told previously by another Jan Jose LASIK surgeon that due to the elevated pressure within his eyes, he was not considered a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery.  Can this San […]

September 12th, 2006
Here is an article in a Northern California Newspaper.

The ads stare back at you — Lasik for $499. It’s an aggressive price from an aggressive new discount laser eye-surgery company that set up shop in Rancho Cordova about two weeks ago.
 
The arrival is The Lasik Vision Institute of Lake Worth, Fla., which […]

While LASIK is the most popular form of surgical vision correction today with over a million Americans undergoing the procedure each year, that might change in the near future.  Implantable Collamer Lenses (commonly known as Phakic Intra-Ocular Lenses), such as Visian ICL, might be the next wave of vision treatments.  Unlike LASIK, Implantable Collamer Lenses […]

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 […]

San Jose LASIK patients have several choices when it comes to LASIK eye surgery.  There are a number of factors to consider when finding a LASIK surgeon.  While the LASIK surgeon is certainly the most important choice and experience and skill are essential for excellent outcomes in LASIK surgery, it is also important that the correct […]

With the Visian (ICL) and the Verisyse Dr. Turner has now implanted well over 200 phakic intraocular (IOL) lenses for San Francisco, San Jose, and Bay Area residents. The results have been excellent with nearly all eye surgery patients experiencing an improvement of at least one line of visual acuity compared to glasses or contact […]