Dr. Turner and Turner Eye Institute would like to wish everyone a happy 4th of July.  We would like to remind everyone to use proper safety precautions, including protective eyewear when handling pyrotechnics or other fire related holiday traditions, such as grills.  While fireworks can be enjoyable they can also be potentially dangerous if handled […]

Americans are voting less and less.  Voting is projected by some to be as low as 40% in this election.  Most democracies in the world have a much high participation in the election process. 
Please participate.  Study the issues.  Spend time in learning what the candidates stand for and what the ballot measures and various initiatives […]

 
Halloween costumes can often receive a boost of fright or an added thrill with the addition of color or cosmetic contact lenses.  These contact lenses can be as simple as your ordinary soft contact lenses or they might be specially made hard or scleral contact lenses. Often Hollywood relies upon specially designed scleral lenses to add […]

As part of the Halloween festivities this year in the San Francisco Bay Area, I visited the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA for the flashlight tours.  While I enjoyed the activity, as did those who went with me, the supposed haunted mansion was less than frightening.  The Winchester Mystery House is one of […]

September 12th, 2006
This weekend is the International Vision Expo in Las Vegas and hundreds if not thousands of optometrists will make their way to the convention capitol of the world to listen to seminars, visit with company sales representatives and perhaps even socialize. 
Many optometrists from the San Francisco Bay Area will attend this gathering as well.  […]

Dr. Stephen Turner and Dr. Michael Furlong will be presenting a seminar together in Fremont, California regarding all treatments that are currently available to decrease dependence on glasses and contact lenses.  Both Dr. Turner and Dr. Furlong are corneal specialists who perform LASIK eye surgery and other treatments throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.  The […]

Turner Eye Institute is now celebrating its 30th year of service to the Bay Area, including San Francisco, San Jose, Concord, and the East Bay.  The remarkable success can be seen in the satisfaction level of patients and in the tendency of patients to refer family and friends for eye care as well.  In addition […]