Dishler Laser - Blog

Death, taxes, and needing bifocals when you get older are the three things that that you just cannot avoid. Well, maybe we can help with the last one soon. A company in California called Revision Optics has developed a special small lens that is implanted into the front surface of the eye which builds a bifocal into the vision and for many patients could be a future without the dreaded bifocals. This little plastic lens is about twice the size of the period at the end of this sentence and being so small, it does not make much of an impact on the distance vision. Yet for vision up close, it can make all the difference in the world. We are about to begin an FDA clinical trial on this implant along with four other centers throughout the United States. In Europe it already has the CE mark and will soon be implanted in several locations. It is exciting to be a part of such an elegant solution to an age old problem. As to death and taxes, well we can't help you with those.

There are several laser centers that have popped up in the last few years based on marketing 20/20 vision guarantees or the alternative of lifetime enhancement guarantees. While both of these merit discussion, this post is about something different, it is about night vision. There is a big difference between seeing 20/20 on a high contrast eye chart and driving a truck at night down a dimly lit road. Today I was on Martino TV with a patient who told how in just two weeks since his LASIK procedure, not only does he see better than he did with glasses or contact lenses, but he sees more clearly at night than he can remember. When patients make a choice about laser vision correction, they are also making a choice about the technology used on their eyes and they only get one chance to make this important decision. For that reason, let us look at what makes for night vision which is so important to some people in both their occupation and in their personal lives.

When you think about what one word is most important to associate with your doctor, trusted is as good as it gets. If you ask, "how can I find a quality surgeon in the city that I live?" my recommendation is to go to the Trusted LASIK Surgeons website and find someone close to where you live. Because you can't buy your way into Trusted LASIK Surgeons, you have to earn it. In fact, in Denver Colorado (and all of Colorado) there are only two doctors who have been accepted into this organization, and I am proud to be one of them. In fact they state on their site that you are one of the top 1% of all LASIK surgeons in the country based on their analysis criteria. This is independent of what an individual surgeon charges for their professional services. This is a small but prestigious group of doctors and practices who have been involved in refractive vision correction in a defined way that makes you feel comfortable with them taking care of the most important eyes in the world -- yours and your families and friends. In Denver Colorado we are a Trusted LASIK Surgeon center and here are the reasons why: