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 […]

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 […]

 
Perhaps the most important technology in the ability to perform LASIK eye surgery in San Jose was the invention of the excimer laser.  No other medical device used in LASIK surgery is as advanced or has as much influence upon the results of LASIK eye surgery as the excimer laser.  A San Jose LASIK surgeon should consider […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]