How Long Does LASIK Surgery Take?
How long does LASIK surgery take? What is a Brinton Vision Ocular Analysis? How long will I be at the eye surgery center for my LASIK procedure? How long will I be off work after LASIK? How long does LASIK surgery take? We often get the question, “How long will my LASIK surgery take?” While […]
RLE isn’t Just for Cataracts
Cataract Surgery St Louis | Brinton Vision | LASIK St Louis As we get older, seeing clearly has obvious advantages, but did you know that Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) can actually decrease the likelihood that you’ll experience falls and fractures as you age? A comprehensive study published in the Journal of the American Medical Society […]
St. Louis Truck Driver to be First US Patient to Receive Newly FDA-Approved LASIK Alternative
READ-ONLY VERSION: October 18, 2018 For immediate release Contact: Jami Palmer Brinton 314-375-2020 (office) jamipalmerbrinton@brintonvision.com Saint Louis truck driver to be first U.S. patient to receive newly FDA-approved LASIK alternative to correct vision New Visian Toric ICL corrects nearsightedness and astigmatism; keratoconus patients benefit greatly, too ST LOUIS, MO (Oct. 18, 2018) […]
7 Famous People You Didn’t Know were from Missouri
LASIK | St Louis If you’re a Missouri native, you understand the pride that comes with calling the Show-Me State home. From the Cardinals to the Blues, and from toasted ravioli to provel, Missouri is a great place. Like Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and Maya Angelou, we have a way of putting our own unique […]
What Happens Next? Taking the Mystery out of a LASIK Consultation in St. Louis
Many of us have visited an optometrist for years, and there’s little question about what will happen behind that wall of frames we know all-too-well. But visiting an ophthalmologist to discuss St. Louis LASIK eye surgery or LASIK alternatives can be intimidating. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors trained in medical procedures and eye health, and are […]
A Special Thanksgiving Message from Dr. Brinton
Thanksgiving time has always been about more than turkey and gravy at the Brinton house. It’s more than fun decorations and even more than time for family. For me, the greatest thing about Thanksgiving is that it serves as a vivid reminder to pause and consider all I have to be grateful for. 2017 has […]
5 facts about SMILE eye surgery that’ll make you smile
If you haven’t yet heard of SMILE eye surgery, perhaps that’s because it’s among the newest laser eye surgery options in St. Louis. SMILE is an acronym for “small incision lenticule extraction,” and is a form of laser eye surgery used to treat myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism. It’s an alternative to LASIK, and St. Louis […]
May is Healthy Vision Month: Keep your peepers at their peak
May is Healthy Vision Month, which means we’re celebrating at Brinton Vision! After all, there is no better time to recognize that a part of making intentional choices about what we eat, how much exercise we get, and committing to caring for our bodies includes being kind to and mindful of our eyes. Eyes are our […]
You are unique. So are your eyes.
There is no “one-size-fits-all” vision solution when it comes to LASIK in St. Louis. Right now, this very minute, there are about 7.5 billion of us human beings on Earth. That means there are about 15 billion eyes. An even more incredible fact is that not a single pair is exactly alike. From a technical […]
Can you really wear contact lenses in the pool? Here’s that answer and more.
Contact lenses may be a step up from glasses in the heat of the summer, but there are some times when they’re simply not convenient. Let’s face it: St. Louis is a hot, humid place to do May through August. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of sinking into a swimming pool or whirring down a […]