Our surgeon, Dr. L. Shawn Wong. M.D., has successfully corrected vision well over a decade now in Austin with LASIK.  Many of our LASIK clients have enjoyed great vision for many years without any additional visits to an eye specialist.  If you are one of those “20/Happy” clients who hasn’t been in lately for an annual eye exam, here is some info you’ll want to know… 

While vision is one indicator of how you’re doing, it doesn’t tell you everything about your eyes.  Changes in vision can be subtle or occur very gradually over a length of time.  Some eye conditions have little or no effect on how you’re seeing, but do compromise the health of your eyes.  A comprehensive eye exam will tell you how you’re doing and…

• if you have any medical conditions affecting your eyes
• if you can “fine-tune” your vision with LASIK or a different type of vision correction procedure
• what you can do to stay “20/Happy”

Your medical health insurance may cover a portion of eye exams and non-elective procedures.  Call our office for details and to schedule an appointment.

A study conducted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) announced that on average 95.4% of LASIK patients worldwide are satisfied with their new vision.  Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., president of the ASCRS said “We find that there is solid evidence in the world’s scientific literature to affirm that there is an exceptionally high level of satisfaction in patients who have had LASIK surgery. While no surgery is perfect, certainly the 19 peer-reviewed studies of 2,199 patients show extremely high satisfaction rates.”

Doctors studied 2,195 articles and surveys going back ten years to find out how people felt about their LASIK surgery and the results showed overwhelming results in favor of it.  There have been 16.3 million patients of LASIK surgery worldwide, and more than ten years of clinical study making it one of the most successful elective surgeries today.

One of the most important factors that goes into having a successful and satisfactory experience with your LASIK eye surgery is to find the right doctor for you.  You’ll want to find a doctor who has the experience and the knowledge to help you decide the best surgery for your individual needs as well as deciding if you’re a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery.

Learn more about laser eye surgery at one of our free seminars or register for a free screening to find out if you are a good candidate.

We all want what is best for our children and that includes wanting their eyes to be as healthy as possible.  Myopia, also known as near sightedness, in children is a concern that all parents have.  There are many causes for near sightedness, ranging from genetic to environmental but there may be ways to help prevent myopia in your child.

Researchers in Australia have recently found that spending a few hours outdoors each day could help your children from developing near sightedness.   Exposure to the sun for two to three hours a day will help regulate the growth of your child’s eye which helps in dramatically reducing the chance of myopia.

Australian researchers studied children in several different countries trying to figure out why kids in Australia had such a low percentage of myopia while other countries had percentages as high as ninety percent.  Researchers ruled out many things such as watching television, reading, and video games but learned that Australian children spent as much as four times longer outdoors per day than some of the other countries they had studied.  Researchers believe that the sunlight increases the dopamine in the eyes which may help restrict distorted shaping of the eyes.

Your vision is an incredibly important factor in your day to day life, and you should be doing everything to make sure your eyes are as healthy as possible.  Contact us today to schedule an appointment and learn more about yearly eye exams and how they can help keep your eyes healthy and help keep you alert of medical situations.

Have you ever considered any form of laser eye surgery, but just weren’t sure if it was right for you? In the past you may not have been a good candidate for laser eye surgery, but with every passing year advances are made in the field of laser eye surgery.  Just because in the past you may not have been a good candidate does not mean that you’re not a good candidate now.  Only a doctor can tell you if you’re a good candidate for laser eye surgery with the help of a comprehensive eye screening, but with free screenings from The Eyes Of Texas Laser Center we will be able to tell you if laser vision correction is right for you.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like without the need of glasses or contacts?  Laser vision correction could be the key to a better and clearer future for you. Helping you achieve visual freedom with customized laser eye surgery and other state-of-the-art procedures is our highest priority.  Contact Eyes of Texas Laser Center today to learn more about the procedures we do, how they’re done, and what we can do to help you.

Calling All Bloggers…And Everyone Else Interested in Vision Correction!

Welcome to Eyes of Texas Laser Center’s new blog page.  We look forward to making this page both informative and interactive.  So, if you have topics to suggest or questions to ask about today’s  state-of-the-art vision correction procedures, please write us.  Keep in mind that while some questions may have good general answers, others may require more detailed info based on your particular situation.  Thus, a Free Screening with our surgeon would answer your questions completely and give you very specific information. 

Whether you have been researching Customized LASIK, Lens Vision Correction, or Cataract Surgery for just a couple of weeks — or even several years — your questions or concerns are important, and they are quite likely similar to those of other people considering vision correction.

To our wonderful clients who have already achieved visual freedom, please feel free to offer commentary to any topics that you are comfortable discussing. 

Please note that all questions and comments are reviewed first before posting.  Thank you for your interest in vision correction.

Dr. L. Shawn Wong, M.D. & the Staff of Eyes Of Texas Laser Center