LASIK Eye Surgery and other vision correction surgeries have been a frightening prospect for many people since LASIK first became popular.  While cataract surgery was often deemed necessary, more advanced eye surgeries are often considered elective and therefore might have a higher level of anxiety caused for patients.  Dr. JoAnn Dahlkoetter has produced a new […]

Stephen G. Turner, M.D., is the First in S.F. Bay Area to Treat Patients with Visian Permanently Implanted Refractive Lenses
 

 
San Leandro—May 8, 2006 –Nearsighted patients who have been turned down for LASIK surgery are realizing their dream of a life without glasses and contact lenses thanks to a newly developed refractive lens that is revolutionizing […]

Although LASIK is still the most common form of elective surgery, a new treatment has received FDA clearance which, in some cases, provides even better results.  Known by some as implantable contact lenses, Visian ICL Lenses are opening a new world for many patients considered as poor or borderline candidates for LASIK.  LASIK is most […]