Did you know cataracts are a leading cause of vision loss in adults? Cataracts are very common. Approximately 20.5 million Americans age 40 and older have cataracts and half of people 80 and older will develop cataracts. In honor of Cataract Awareness Month, Dr. Jay Bansal of LaserVue LASIK and Cataract Center is offering free...
Read ArticleCommonly Asked Questions from Real Patients Q: What Is Refractive Laser Eye Surgery and What Does It Treat? A: Refractive Surgery Is A Procedure That Corrects Refractive Errors But first, we should first explain refraction. As light passes through the cornea, which is the clear front part of the eye, it bends. The bending of...
Read ArticleCommonly Asked Questions from Real Patients Q: Is There An Age Limit for LASIK Laser Eye Surgery? Recently, I met with a 61-year-old Walnut Creek resident who was seeking relief from near vision problems associated with age. Her distance vision was fine. She had come across something on the internet about treatments for loss of...
Read ArticleIn addition to seeing LASIK patients in California, I am also a clinical researcher and Ph.D. candidate in Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley in the East Bay. My research concentrates on higher order wavefront aberrations in the human eye and their effect on vision. LASIK has advanced significantly since its FDA approval in...
Read ArticleRecently, a Walnut Creek resident came in with broken glasses. Her one-year-old child had grabbed them from her face and twisted the frames. She had considered LASIK laser vision correction before but was advised that she wait because she was pregnant. Now that her child was born and no longer breastfeeding, the Walnut Creek resident...
Read ArticleFlexible spending accounts (FSAs), also known as Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), are a tax-free way to save for LASIK or other medical procedures. With an FSA, you can use pre-tax income to pay for medical-related costs. You create an interest-free financing program for yourself by taking a portion of your salary each month and depositing...
Read ArticleOn average, we spend close to $100 each month on our vision — from glasses & contact lenses to eye examinations and cleaning solutions. Consider this: at LaserVue Eye Center you can actually SAVE money with a long-lasting solution to better vision…LASIK. That’s right, LaserVue Eye Center is dedicated to making LASIK an affordable option...
Read ArticleIt’s Cataract Awareness Month! An estimated 15 million people in the world are blinded by cataracts and during Cataract Awareness Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and ophthalmologists around the country are reminding people they don’t need to live with cataracts. LaserVue Eye Center will be reaching out to those whose vision is clouded, colors...
Read ArticleSince it’s establishment, LaserVue Eye Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, and Santa Rosa has been on the forefront of technology in order to provide our patients the best visual outcomes possible. We are among a very few facilities in the Bay Area where multiple lasers are available, so our LASIK specialists...
Read ArticleWe can! We have two great alternatives for patients wanting to reduce their dependence on readers: MonoVision LASIK: MonoVision LASIK is a great option for people with presbyopia. In the LASIK procedure, we correct one eye for your distance vision and the other for up-close. Many patients enjoy this option as it can eliminate the...
Read ArticleThe LaserVue Eye Center offers advanced Wavefront LASIK laser vision technology for its patients. The office is equipped with a Wavefront Aberrometer, Ultrasound Pachymeter, Corneal Topography System, and an Autorefractor along with a linked Auto Phoropter System for accurate measurements of a patient’s refractive error that are needed for LASIK wavefront vision correction. Highly trained...
Read ArticleMost new LASIK patients we see don’t realize that not all LASIK is the same. They are typically surprised to hear that other centers in the area still perform outdated traditional LASIK that uses a metal blade, or even LASIK without personalized Wavefront CustomVue. You may be confused by the advertising and uncertain how to...
Read ArticleSafety and accuracy, 10 years in the making: LaserVue Eye Center is dedicated to remaining at the forefront of laser vision correction with the most advanced LASIK technology available in the world, called iLASIK or All-Laser Custom LASIK. By offering the FDA-approved iFS Intralase laser, combined with our advanced custom mapping and excimer laser platform,...
Read Article100% Customized, 100% Blade-Free: Patients are happy to find that unlike traditional LASIK which uses a metal blade, our worry-free LASIK is 100% all laser. That’s right, most people would be surprised to know that “old technique LASIK” or “basic LASIK” is only partly performed by a laser. Most surgeons acknowledge that the main safety...
Read ArticleCurrently, more than 2.2 million Americans age 40 and older have open angle glaucoma, the most common form of glaucoma, according to Prevent Blindness America. In observance of Glaucoma Awareness Month, Dr. Jay Bansal and his staff at LaserVue Eye Center want to educate you on the facts about glaucoma and encourage you to schedule...
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