Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit dedicated to children’s vision, declared October Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month. If you’re one of the estimated 45 million Americans who’s not yet free from contact lenses, there are safety tips you need to follow until you are. At Brinton Vision, we talk to people every day who have struggled with …
St. Louis Blues fans have been in a steady state of glee over the home team’s Stanley Cup victory since May – we’re no exception. And, like many hockey fans in Missouri, Brinton Vision LASIK staffers couldn’t wait to get their hands on the Lord Stanley Cup. We finally got our chance on September 25 …
LASIK eye surgery may be the most important item on your wedding planning checklist. The date is set, the venue is reserved, and the flowers are ordered. There’s so much to think about as your wedding day approaches, but outside of those very special “I do’s,” there is something else that you may be forgetting in …
Many of us have visited an optometrist for years, and there’s little question about what will happen behind that wall of frames we know all-too-well. But visiting an ophthalmologist to discuss St. Louis LASIK eye surgery or LASIK alternatives can be intimidating. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors trained in medical procedures and eye health, and are …
If you haven’t yet heard of SMILE eye surgery, perhaps that’s because it’s among the newest laser eye surgery options in St. Louis. SMILE is an acronym for “small incision lenticule extraction,” and is a form of laser eye surgery used to treat myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism. It’s an alternative to LASIK, and St. Louis …