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LATISSE - Have you envied those folks with long eye lashes? Now you can have them too. One drop of Latisse, an ophthalmic solution, will give you real results within 2 months. Come in and get a brochure from our offices. |
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ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS – This coating can be applied to new eyeglass lenses in the laboratory to reduce the glare that causes eye fatigue. It is particularly good for computer use and night driving. Another advantage is the way the lenses make you look. People can clearly see your eyes. We have a demonstration lens in our optical department to let you judge for yourself. Dr. Craig wears this lens, and finds it beneficial. |
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HI-INDEX LENSES – An excellent lens choice to reduce the weight and thickness of high power prescription lenses. Our opticians can advise you if you would benefit from a hi-index lens. Generally, the weight and thickness of a high prescription lens will be reduced by about 30% or more. |
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LASER FINANCING – Payment in advance of the procedure is standard protocol. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover American Express and personal checks or cash for LASIK or PRK procedures. Another alternative is financing by Care Credit Financial Services, and we can process a short application for you, or go to their website: www.carecredit.com. There is a way to meet your needs, and our office manager is happy to assist you.
Care Credit is now offering 24 months financing at no interest. |
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The International Blindness Prevention Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the prevention of blindness and the restoration of sight.
Outstanding Humanitarian Award
ROBERT W. BUTNER, M.D.
 Robert W. Butner, MD, received the Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award
from the American Academy of Ophthalmology at the 2001 Annual Meeting in
New Orleans.
Dr. Butner has demonstrated perseverance and commitment to teaching diagnostic
and surgical techniques and to improving patient care through his teaching and care
in war-torn Eastern Europe, often in hospitals under direct fire. Since 1992, Dr.
Butner has made numerous trips to the Balkans, including Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Albania, and Romania. Each trip was dedicated to sharing knowledge and
skills with ophthalmologists eager for new information that could be applied to
examining and treating wounded patients. Dr. Butner taught indirect
ophthalmoscopy, scleral buckling, vitrectomy and techniques for removal of intraocular foreign bodies during these
trips. Dr. Butner traveled without compensation, often at his own expense and in harm’s way, leaving his practice in
Houston for weeks at a time. Dr. Butner worked through the auspices of the AAO Committee on International
Ophthalmology.
Dr. Butner received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in 1964, and was elected to membership in
Phi Beta Kappa. He attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree
in 1968. Dr. Butner interned at Tulane University in 1968-1969, and then completed his residency and fellowship at
Baylor College of Medicine in 1975 and 1976, respectively.
Dr. Butner is on the faculty of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and staffs the Retina
Clinic at the LBJ General Hospital of the Harris County Hospital District. Dr. Butner was a Green Beret, and retired
with the rank of Colonel. He now serves in the Texas State Guard, through which he was mobilized to serve during
Hurricane Katrina in a shelter for evacuees in Beaumont. He has been awarded the military parachutist qualification
badge by the governments of Taiwan, Italy, Tunisia, Nepal, Argentina, Russia, and Israel. |
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CATARACTS
By David Craig, M.D., FRCSC, FACS
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s naturally clear lens. They are a common cause of vision loss as we age. Treatment involves surgically removing the cloudy lens, and replacing it with a clear synthetic lens, and replacing it with a clear synthetic lens, called an implant. We use a state-of-the-art implant made by Alcon, called the “IQ”lens. It is aspheric, giving you a wider field of vision. It also comes in a style to treat pre-existing astigmatism.
After age 40, we all develop “presbyopia” or difficulty focusing at near. So, if we remove your cataracts and put in implants to correct your distance vision, you will have to wear reading glasses. But there are a couple of ways we can adjust your surgery to make you less lens dependent on glasses after your surgery.
The first technique is called monovision. This is where the dominant eye is corrected to see clearly in the distance, and the other eye, the non-dominant one, sees more clearly at near. With both eyes open, you should have good distance and near vision. This should allow you to read price tags, telephone numbers, labels, etc. without glasses. However, reading a novel for an hour or two will, probably be more comfortable with glasses. Some people are born with monovision, and we have been fitting contact lens patients for years with monovision.
A second technique to minimize post-operative eyeglass use is by inserting a multifocal lens implant. They are called premium lens implants, and there are several types – ReSTOR, ReZoom, Crystalens and Technis. Medicare does not pay the full freight for these lenses, and they cost an extra $1000.00 to $1500.00 per eye, out of pocket. They have up to an 80% success rate. The downside is night-driving difficulties (glare) in some cases, and decreased contrast sensitivity.
I generally favor the monovision system, which has no costs above Medicare allowables.
Links:
www.AcrysofRestor.com
www.eyesmart.org
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