LASIK and Cataract Blog

Contact lens Infections Every year, almost 10,000 Americans lose their vision from complications of Contact lenses wear. The most common reason is a serious infection called a corneal ulcer. These infections generally occur in young patients who overwear their contact lenses. Unfortunately, these infections usually heal with a Corneal scar, which can affect vision. When […]

Allergic Conjunctivitis causes misery for many of us. Fall is upon us. This means Ragweed and other allergic pollen are at high levels in the air in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Allergic Conjunctivitis symptoms Besides misery, the symptoms for Allergic Conjunctivitis include redness of the eyes, intense itching and tearing. They may also include puffiness […]

ReSTOR lens or Crystalens implant: which should I get? This is a question that I get a lot (my name is and I am a Refractive Cataract surgeon at , which has locations in Irving and Southlake, Texas). The ReSTOR and Crystalens lens implants are the most commonly used multifocal lens implants used in the […]

While online last night, I saw an advertisement for $299 for LASIK eye surgery. As a LASIK surgeon, it was immediately apparent this was misleading advertising. It is just a question of simple math: The latest LASIK procedure is a blade-free procedure that is All laser and All computerized. It requires two different lasers: a […]

Patients in their 20′s and 30′s desiring Vision Correction really only have one choice: LASIK. And it is a great option. In the 40′s, Presbyopia (age-related degradation of near vision) starts to set in. By age 50, the earliest Cataract changes are developing and the effects of Presbyopia are more severe. But Vision Correction is […]

A video by about Cataract Surgery Lens Implant Options is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist, who specializes in LASIK and Cataract surgery with Lifestyle lens implants such as the ReSTOR, Crystalens, and TORIC lens. He practices at , which has locations in Irving and Grapevine, Texas. For more information, please call for a Free LASIK consultation […]

I saw an interesting, second opinion patient the other day. He came in complaining that the glasses he had made at his Optometrist’s office were not working. He had returned them to the Optometrist’s office twice and was told there was nothing wrong with the glasses. He complained that objects viewed in the left eye […]

January has been designated Glaucoma Awareness Month. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of diseases associated with damage to the optic nerve. The optic nerve is the part of the eye that carries the images we see to the brain. Glaucoma usually occurs in patients with elevated eye pressures. However, it can rarely in […]

Today is Day Zero of Texas Eye Talk. I’ve always been told that I am a pretty good writer and presenter. Indeed, I served as the editor of our school paper in High School. As an Ophthalmologist and Eye Surgeon, I no longer spend as much time writing creatively as I did in the past. […]

Figure1: Stock photo of Macular hole. Figure 2: Stock OCT of Macular hole showing hot spot. Figure 3: stock OCT of Macular hole showing the hole. dfweyes.com