Brinton Vision wins again in the 2023 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Headliner Award
Brinton Vision, located in Creve Coeur, Missouri was recently named Best Eye Care Facility by the STL Headliners program for the second consecutive year . The readers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com casted votes to nominate favorites and winners in over 150 categories. The Hartford All-Star Award was given to the company that received […]
Can Diabetes Cause Astigmatism?
Many people have heard of astigmatism but aren’t quite sure what it means and what causes it. Astigmatism is a very common disorder that can be easily corrected. The main symptom of astigmatism is usually blurry vision. In this article, we will talk about the two types of astigmatism and its causes, along with available […]
Cost of RLE Surgery St. Louis
In the United States alone, over 800,000 refractive surgeries like LASIK and PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) are performed annually. RLE, or refractive lens exchange, is one of the most popular and misunderstood procedures. The eye loses its capacity to focus on close-up objects as the natural lens inside the eye starts to stiffen up as we […]
Custom Lens Replacement (CLR) vs. Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)
Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), also known as Custom Lens Replacement (CLR), provides a precise and long-lasting remedy for vision changes brought on by aging in your natural lens. Patients who have had RLE say it is like turning back the clock, giving you a more youthful field of vision, while preventing cataracts in the future. […]
Is Custom Lens Replacement Surgery Safe?
LASIK, plus all of its modern alternatives are among the safest, most effective surgical procedures ever known. There are millions of vision correction procedures performed around the world each year, yet patient satisfaction is somewhere north of 96 percent and complications are rare. In fact, after thousands of surgeries, the doctors at Brinton Vision have […]
Does Custom Lens Replacement Improve Vision?
Absolutely! Lens replacement improves vision! But to understand how custom lens replacement surgery (formerly called refractive lens exchange) does this, it helps to know more about what’s going on in the eye to cause these vision issues in the first place. Nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and other refractive errors are the result of an abnormally shaped […]
How Long Does It Take to Recover from Custom Lens Replacement Surgery?
Refractive lens exchange (RLE), also known as custom lens replacement surgery, is a type of vision correction procedure in which one or both of the natural lenses of the eye are replaced with a focused artificial lens. This intraocular lens (IOL) corrects eye prescription issues such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, and is an alternative […]
How Much Does Custom Lens Replacement Cost?
As with LASIK or any vision correction procedure, refractive lens exchange candidates are prudent in their research and begin the process with lots of pertinent questions. One of the most common is, “How much does lens replacement surgery cost?” What are the biggest factors affecting custom lens replacement (CLR) costs? With any reputable health care […]
How Long Does Custom Lens Replacement Surgery Last?
Custom lens replacement surgery, formerly known as refractive lens exchange (RLE), is a type of vision correction surgery that replaces the eye’s natural lens with an clear implantable lens. This artificial lens, known as an intraocular lens (IOL), corrects refractive error in the eye (abnormalities in the size or shape of the eye that can […]
Here’s the Scoop on Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) in St. Louis
Refractive Lens Exchange, often called RLE, is one of the most popular LASIK alternatives in St. Louis, although it isn’t unique to Missouri. This life-changing procedure often restores patients’ vision to what it was in their 20s or 30s, and as an added bonus, it prevents cataracts. So what exactly is refractive lens exchange? To […]
The Ins and Outs of Presbyopia: “Where Did I Leave My Reading Glasses?”
It’s one of life’s milestones that we could all do without: That moment when we walk down the aisle at the drug store and not only see the stand of colorful presbyopia reading glasses, but actually stop to pick out a pair. Once we’re over 40, it’s only a matter of time before those reading […]
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 […]