Texas Eye Institute Opens New Location in Katy, Texas One of the leading eye centers in Houston and the surrounding areas, announces their newest location in Katy, TX
August 20, 2009 HOUSTON–Texas Eye Institute, one of the Gulf Coast’s premier eye care physician groups, announces the opening of their newest location in Katy, Texas. Located at 403 W. Grand Parkway South, Suite E, the newest eye care center is conveniently located just off of I-10, serving residents of Katy and west Houston.
“Thanks to this new location and the experienced team we have here, patients will enjoy even more options and convenience for their eye care.”
For more than 40 years, the Texas Eye Institute has provided medical expertise in a wide range of eye care services and specialties, from routine eye exams and pediatric eye care to laser vision correction, cataract surgery and corneal transplants. Dedicated to providing unparalleled eye care in the Houston area since 1961, the Texas Eye Institute is dedicated to cutting edge eye care procedures with unparalleled patient care. The Texas Eye Institute’s Katy location will boast the same level of experience and range of care, beginning with the leadership of Dr. Jesse B. McKey and Dr. Glenn E Bulan.
Jesse B. McKey, M.D. is a comprehensive ophthalmologist, specializing in both medical and surgical conditions of the eye. Dr. McKey joined the Texas Eye Institute after completing his residency at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Throughout his career, he has committed himself to the advancement of the field, authoring papers in leading scientific journals and participating in screening programs for various eye diseases. Dr. McKey is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Texas Medical Association.
The Katy branch will also provide pediatric ophthalmology services, thanks to Glenn E. Bulan, MD. Dr. Bulan has been with the Texas Eye Institute since January 2006, specializing in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus. Dr. Bulan is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist who attended Cornell University and the New York Medical College. Before moving to Houston with his wife and family, Dr. Bulan ran a successful practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for more than five years, where he was also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Brown Medical School. Dr. Bulan is available for consultation in all aspects of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, including routine yearly exams and complex surgical cases.
“We are excited to be able to better serve the Katy community,” said Dr. Dean Porter, one of Houston’s leading ophthalmic surgeons and glaucoma specialists who has been with the Texas Eye Institute since 1994. “Thanks to this new location and the experienced team we have here, patients will enjoy even more options and convenience for their eye care.”
Dr. Porter is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, specializing in surgery of the anterior segment including small incision, “no needle, no patch” cataract, refractive lens and glaucoma surgery. Dr. Porter is available for comprehensive eye care at both the Southwest and Sugar Land Texas Eye Institute locations.
For more information on Texas Eye Institute, call (713) 777-7145 or visit www.txeye.com.
About Texas Eye Institute Texas Eye Institute has provided eye care services to the Houston and surrounding areas for more than 40 years. With five convenient locations in Houston, Angleton, Sugar Land and Katy, Texas Eye Institute provides one-stop availability for primary and secondary eye care procedures, prescriptions, eye emergencies, eye surgeries, retina disease and laser vision correction. For more information, visit www.txeye.com or call (713) 777-7145.
The new Texas Eye Institute in Katy is located at:
403 W. Grand Parkway South, Suite E
Katy, Texas 77494
(281) 391-3937
Other locations of the Texas Eye Institute include:
Young People Choosing The Laser Eye Option Over Glasses
7/29/2009 – Laser eye surgeons in the U.K. are finding younger and younger faces in their waiting rooms in recent years.
With corrective eye surgeries costing around £350 to £2,000 per eye, an increasing number of young adults aged 20 to 25 are opting for laser eye surgery procedures over the expensive hassles of day to day use of eyeglasses and contact lenses. It also can turn out quite cost efficient too, as a pair of prescription glasses can cost as much as a surgical procedure; while a lifetime of prescription eyewear can reach well over £20,000.
Despite the demand, doctors do recommend however, that patients wait to have the surgery until they have had a stable lens prescription for two years. Nearsightedness tends to increase during puberty and plateau at around 30.
But according to doctors, the most important requirement for laser eye surgery is passing a series of pre-op examinations. If all goes okay during these visits, about 95 percent of patients walk away from the surgery satisfied, experience few side effects, and have a less likely chance of returning for re-treatment.
While young adults are looking to rid themselves of eye problems early on, an ophthalmologist in London hopes to wipe out the threat of eye aging altogether.
John Marshall, a professor at King’s College, is developing a short pulse laser technique to delay age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that has left more than 200,000 people in the U.K. blind.
His “retinal rejuvenation,” in which he stimulates enzymes to remove waste from a thin membrane behind the retina, has seen positive results in clinical trails of 100 diabetic patients.
More trials are needed, but Marshall hopes that the treatment will be available to the public in the next two to five years.
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Key-Whitman Eye Center, Announces Whitman Shepherd Double-Ended Capsule Polisher Aug 22, 2009
Dallas, Texas, Aug 22nd, 2009- Key-Whitman Eye Center, has announced the release of the Whitman Shepherd Double-Ended Capsule Polisher.
Recently, Key-Whitman Eye Center, has announced the release of the Whitman Shepherd Double-Ended Capsule Polisher which was designed by Jeffrey Whitman, MD, of Key-Whitman Eye Center, Dallas, Texas. This device provides a circular metal polisher at each end to allow for cleaning 180 degrees of the capsule in each direction.
The device is designed for removing LECs from the inner surface of the capsule, as the circular ends are ideal for cleaning the equator of the capsular bag prior to Crystalens® insertion. The double-ended design provides a left angled and right angled polisher on one handle for eye surgeon convenience.
The Whitman Shepherd Double-Ended Capsule Polisher is an instrument available in the complete Crystalens® Instrument set provided by Bausch & Lomb Storz Ophthlamics. And other instruments in the set include the Wallace 6mm Capsulorhexis Gauge, Utrata MICS™ Capsulorhexis Forceps, Lindstrom Lens Positioner and Brown Crystalens® Haptic Placement Forceps. The complete set, as well as a video of the Whitman Shepherd Double-Ended Capsule Polisher, can also be viewed. This set of instruments is ideal for the eye surgeon performing Crystalens® insertion.
The president and chief surgeon, Jeffrey Whitman, M.D. of Key-Whitman Eye Center conducts the surgery and vision correction procedures at the Key-Whitman Eye Care Center. He is one of the most experienced eye surgeons in the implantation of crystalens® intraocular lenses and was the first to implant crystalens® HD500® which provides a continuous range of vision correction for far away and close-up distances.
The Key-Whitman Eye Center provides a great range of progressive ophthalmic and image enhancing services which include: Wavefront LASIK with IntraLase®, The Visian ICL, Crystalens®, ReZoom®, Safe Touch Cataract Surgery™, comprehensive and preventative eye care. The eye care center has a group of expert physicians who are board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Key-Whitman Eye Center accepts VISA, MasterCard, and American Express for easy payments. For more information please visit the website: http://www.keywhitman.com/ .
About Key-Whitman Eye Center: Key-Whitman Eye Center, a LASIK eye surgery center is located at 2801 Lemmon Avenue in Dallas, Texas with convenient metroplex locations in Plano and Arlington. Their professional team of LASIK eye surgeons renders various vision correction surgeries for myopia, cataract and many other eye related problems. The center is widely recognized for its advanced technology in LASIK surgery, excellent surgical results and complimentary consultations. LASIK/Laser Eye care services are offered in Dallas, Plano, Arlington & Fort Worth areas of Texas.
Jefferson And Wills Eye Battling Rare Childhood Cancer Together 20 Aug 2009
Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer that develops in the retina of the eye and mostly affects young children. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 300 children are diagnosed with the disease each year in the United States. In fact, the vast majority of cases of retinoblastoma occur among young children, with almost two-thirds of all retinoblastomas occurring before the age of two years and 95 percent occurring before the age of five years. Now, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) and Wills Eye Institute are offering these young patients a new, targeted treatment option that can save their life and help save their sight and eyes.
Intra-arterial chemotherapy is a novel technique that delivers high doses of chemotherapy directly into the artery that leads to the affected eye. This therapy allows for a repeated delivery of the chemotherapeutic agents, with the aim of destroying the retinoblastoma cells, while minimizing side effects associated with more traditional intravenous (IV) chemotherapy.
For most retinoblastoma patients, chemotherapy is delivered either through an IV, where it travels throughout the body and successfully eradicates the cancer but can cause side effects like hair loss or more serious effects like deafness, kidney failure or leukemia. Unfortunately, surgical removal of the affected eye (enucleation) is often necessary for children with advanced retinoblastoma to ensure safe life prognosis.
But more recently, intra-arterial chemotherapy has been pioneered by the Philadelphia team at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) and Wills Eye Institute. Carol Shields, M.D., an eye cancer specialist at Wills Eye Institute, has teamed up with Robert Rosenwasser, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, to treat these patients with this new, targeted therapy. First the child is evaluated by Dr. Shields and the diagnosis of retinoblastoma is established and evaluation of blood flow to the eye is studied. Next, Dr. Rosenwasser inserts a long, thin tube known as a microcatheter into an artery in the child’s body and threads it up until it reaches the artery leading to the eye containing the retinoblastoma cancer. Chemotherapy agents are then injected into the tube and delivered directly into the eye. Later, reassessment with laser treatment to the cancer is performed by Dr. Shields.
“Intra-arterial chemotherapy is a promising new technique for treatment of selective cases of retinoblastoma and allows for a higher local dose of chemotherapy to the eye with minimal side effects to the body as compared to the more traditional intravenous method,” said Dr. Carol Shields. “This high dose of chemotherapy delivered to the eye accelerates regression of the tumor, without adversely affecting other healthy organs. While the long term outcome of these patients is still unknown, this new delivery system may reduce the need for the surgical removal of some patients’ eyes.”
The physicians of Wills Eye Institute serve as the Department of Ophthalmology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
Doctor Alison Laidlaw Opens New Optometry Clinic in Kitchener Ontario
Beginning September 2009, residents of Kitchener Ontario will have a new choice of locations for their eye care needs. Along with the optometry clinic, Doctor Laidlaw is also launching a new website to simplifying appointment booking and to provide general optometric information to the public.
Kitchener, ON September 1, 2009 — Doctor Alison Laidlaw operates a progressive multi-service eye care practice already serving Guelph and Brantford Ontario, and is now opening an office in Kitchener Ontario to better serve the community. The office is located on the second floor of the new Williamsburg Town Centre building at 1187 Fischer-Hallman Road, Unit 628.
The new clinic opens the first week of September, a popular time to book children for eye examinations because of the importance of sharp vision to their classroom education. For that reason Dr. Laidlaw is offering convenient appointment hours including after-school, evenings, and weekends.
The spacious office is equipped with the latest diagnostic tools including a digital retinal camera, and an autorefractor/keratometer. Provided optometric services include contact lens and glasses prescriptions, tests for eye conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration, tests for colour vision and stereo acuity, and laser refractive pre- and post-op exams. The wheelchair accessible office is suited to accommodate infants, pre-school children, adults, seniors, and patients with special needs. More information on the optometry services provided at the Kitchener Ontario office can be found at http://goldeneyes.ca/services.
Along with a new optometry clinic, Dr. Laidlaw is simultaneously launching a new website – http://goldeneyes.ca – that provides general information on eye conditions and their symptoms, and explains what services are covered by OHIP for Ontario residents. Dr. Laidlaw explains how the name GoldenEyes refers to the Golden Triangle region in which she practices: Kitchener/Waterloo, Guelph, and Cambridge Ontario. The website was designed to be easy to read and navigate by http://successrank.ca, and embodies significant research into the browsing and searching behaviour of optometry patients.
Alison Laidlaw began practicing in 2005 with the goal of improving quality of life for Canadians by providing excellent eye care. For more information please contact Dr. Laidlaw at any of the following offices:
Kitchener
519-585-0777
(Williamsburg Town Centre)
1187 Fischer-Hallman Rd.
Unit 628 (Building 600)
Kitchener, Ontario
N2E 4H9
Guelph
519-821-7727
(Downtown Guelph)
123A Wyndham St. North
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 4E9
Simple is UK’s Best Eye-makeup Remover and the Ultimate Cleansing Wipes 19 August, 2009
Simple, the UK’s No. 1 Facial Skincare brand*, is celebrating after a double win in the recent Cosmopolitan magazine Beauty Awards 2009, scooping Best Eye-makeup Remover and the Ultimate Cleansing Wipes awards.
Celebrity panellists Alesha Dixon and Rachel Stevens joined Cosmo Beauty Director, Ingeborg van Lotringen, to name Simple Kind to Eyes Conditioning Eye Make-Up Remover as their number one choice in the ‘best eye-makeup remover’ category.
For the second year running, Cosmopolitan readers also rated Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes as their ‘ultimate cleansing wipes’ in the much coveted ‘Readers’ Kiss of Approval’. With one pack sold every five seconds* and celebrity fans including Erin O’Connor and Alicia Keyes, it’s easy to see why Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes are the UK’s best selling Facial Skincare product!**.
All Simple products are formulated with no perfume, no colour and no harsh chemicals making them perfect for all skin types, even the most sensitive. The Simple Kind To Skin and Kind To Eyes ranges contain vitamin goodness for naturally healthy skin. Both winning products remove even waterproof mascara, and are 100% oil-free so leave no greasy residue. The Simple Kind To Eyes Conditioning Eye Make-Up Remover is also ophthalmologically tested, so is ideal for contact lens wearers.
Amber Rose spotted wearing Ice-Blue Contact Lenses
Amber Rose, the current girlfriend of rapper Kanye West, was recently seen at a Las Vegas beach club wearing freakish-looking ice-blue contact lenses. Her platinum blonde hair, bronze skin tones, and bizarre contacts, created quite the contrast and certainly attracted the media attention.
Amber Rose is the daughter of an Italian-American father and Cape Verdean mother. Rose is known for her distinctive appearance, specifically her buzz cut hairstyle, which she bleaches blonde. Rose claims that her head is the only area of her body where she does not completely remove hair. Rose is open about her bisexuality and says she enjoys relationships with both men and women, although not simultaneously.
You can view a picture of Amber Rose’s contact lens below:
Kim Kardashian Gets Lasik with Dr. Maloney in Beverly Hills
15-July-2009 – On a recent episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kim undergoes laser vision correction with Los Angeles Lasik Surgeon Dr. Robert Maloney of Maloney Vision Institute. The episode follows her and her sisters Khloe and Kourtney to Dr. Maloney’s office in Beverly Hills to get the LASIK procedure before a highly anticipated Las Vegas performance with the Pussycat Dolls.
Kim blogged about her nervousness before the Lasik Los Angeles procedure:
“I am getting lasik eye surgery soon and I’m sooo scared! Have any of you done it?”
She had been struggling with her vision since high school, but found contacts and glasses too uncomfortable to wear. At the beginning of the episode she and her mother are conversing on the importance of her getting the procedure, especially being in the entertainment industry. Kim agrees, and finally goes to Dr. Maloney for the customized Lasik Los Angeles procedure.
During her LASIK, Kourtney and Khloe, who were supposed to be there for moral support, ended up goofing around and getting grossed from watching. But Kim is a trooper and keeps it together throughout the whole procedure. She expresses relief once the Lasik is over, and goes home to rest. The next day she can see more clearly than ever!
Option for Blade-Free LASIK Surgery
LASIK Los Angeles procedures greatly vary in technique. Many people are familiar with the most common type of vision correction surgery, which is the traditional LASIK procedure. During LASIK, a thin layer of tissue is folded back from the surface of the cornea. After the laser reshapes the cornea, the tissue is folded back into place, where it bonds quickly. This three-minute procedure requires no needles and no stitches, and patients usually have improved vision almost immediately. Most patients heal very quickly and can return to work the next day.
Yet as amazing as all this technology sounds, many people still are uncomfortable with the fact that there is a blade involved, to make the flap. Others still, find themselves not an ideal candidate for traditional LASIK eye surgery Los Angeles. For these and other patients, there are other options for vision correction.
With the IntraLase method, pulses of laser light create your corneal flap, which is then lifted so the next step of LASIK – the reshaping of your cornea – can be performed. When your LASIK treatment is over, the flap is securely repositioned into place. A qualified laser eye surgeon Los Angeles will be able to determine whether you are a good candidate for the IntraLase Method.
At the Maloney Vision Institute Dr. Robert Maloney has had many years of clinical experience correcting the vision of thousands of patients using a variety of techniques, and has personally performed over 45,000 LASIK procedures. In a nationwide survey of eye surgeons, Dr. Robert Maloney was voted one of America’s Top Ten Vision Correction Specialists. The Los Angeles LASIK specialists at Maloney Vision Institute are leading researchers in the field, and are able to offer customized vision correction options, as well as personalized vision care best suited for your individual eyes. If you’re not a good candidate for any given procedure, they’ll tell you.
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Dr. Paul J Botelho, Cataract & Lasik Surgeon Announces New Office Location
Dr. Paul J. Botelho would like to announce the opening of his new office location at 300 Hanover St. Suite 1A in Fall River, Ma. 02720. He welcomes all existing and new patients. Please call 508-674-2020 to schedule an appointment.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 27, 2009 – Dr. Paul J. Botelho would like to announce the opening of his new office location at 300 Hanover St. Suite 1A in Fall River, Ma. 02720. He welcomes all existing and new patients. Please call 508-674-2020 to schedule an appointment. Dr. Botelho also has additional office locations in Taunton and Dartmouth, Ma. He a Corneal Refractive Fellowship Trained Ophthalmic Surgeon who specializes in Cataracts and Premium Presbyopic Correcting Lens Implants that allow patients to reduce their need for reading and distance glasses after Cataract Surgery, LASIK and PRK surgery to help patients reduced their need for distance glasses, Corneal Transplants for patients who have Corneal Eye Disease, the management of Diabetic Eye Disease, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma. Dr. Botelho also sees patients for General Eye Exams for Glasses and has an Eye Glass Shop in the office. If you would like more information, please visit his website at www.botelhoeyeinstitute.com.
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Paul J. Botelho MD is a Fellowship Trained Corneal Refractive Cataract Surgeon located at 300 Hanover St. Suite 1A in Fall River, Ma. Dr. Botelho welcomes all new and existing patients. Please call 508-674-2020 or visit www.botelhoeyeinstitute.com.
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