Speaker 1: There’s a new FDA-approved vision correction procedure for people who have poor distance vision and want to get rid of their glasses or contact lenses. Malik visited Brinton Vision to learn more about EVO. Dr. Jason Brinton: Hi, I’m Dr. Jason Brinton. I’m an eye surgeon at Brinton Vision in St. Louis …
Is LASIK Better Than Wearing Contacts? It’s a question patients ask frequently: Which is better — contacts or LASIK? LASIK provides patients with clear, crisp vision without the (very real) hassle of contacts or glasses, but a new study published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery indicates that contact users have even more …
LASIK, plus all of its modern alternatives are among the safest, most effective surgical procedures ever known. There are millions of vision correction procedures performed around the world each year, yet patient satisfaction is somewhere north of 96 percent and complications are rare. In fact, after thousands of surgeries, the doctors at Brinton Vision have …
Absolutely! Lens replacement improves vision! But to understand how custom lens replacement surgery (formerly called refractive lens exchange) does this, it helps to know more about what’s going on in the eye to cause these vision issues in the first place. Nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and other refractive errors are the result of an abnormally shaped …
As with LASIK or any vision correction procedure, refractive lens exchange candidates are prudent in their research and begin the process with lots of pertinent questions. One of the most common is, “How much does lens replacement surgery cost?” What are the biggest factors affecting custom lens replacement (CLR) costs? With any reputable health care …