Brinton Vision, located in Creve Coeur, Missouri was recently named Best Eye Care Facility by the STL Headliners program for the second consecutive year . The readers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com casted votes to nominate favorites and winners in over 150 categories. The Hartford All-Star Award was given to the company that received …
Can Diabetes Cause Astigmatism?
Many people have heard of astigmatism but aren’t quite sure what it means and what causes it. Astigmatism is a very common disorder that can be easily corrected. The main symptom of astigmatism is usually blurry vision. In this article, we will talk about the two types of astigmatism and its causes, along with available …
Cost of RLE Surgery St. Louis
In the United States alone, over 800,000 refractive surgeries like LASIK and PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) are performed annually. RLE, or refractive lens exchange, is one of the most popular and misunderstood procedures. The eye loses its capacity to focus on close-up objects as the natural lens inside the eye starts to stiffen up as we …
Custom Lens Replacement (CLR) vs. Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)
Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), also known as Custom Lens Replacement (CLR), provides a precise and long-lasting remedy for vision changes brought on by aging in your natural lens. Patients who have had RLE say it is like turning back the clock, giving you a more youthful field of vision, while preventing cataracts in the future. …
Is Custom Lens Replacement Surgery Safe?
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 …