Cataracts can affect people 40 years of age or older. The organization, Prevent Blindness America (PBA), has estimated that as many as 30 million Americans will have cataracts by the year 2020. PBA also estimates that that there are more cases of cataracts worldwide than glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy combined. Developing a cataract… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
If you’re at or near the age to develop cataracts you’re well aware of the “penny pusher” or “coin pusher” arcade game. Basically you drop a coin in and it lands on a moving platform of other coins. If you drop it at the right time in the right spot, your coin pushes other coins onto… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
Eye Consultants of Texas was the first Dallas/Fort Worth practice to use what is now the ORA System – the first intraoperative abberometer technology that provides real-time measurements of the eye during cataract surgery. On January 1, 2014, an Ophthalmology Times online article appeared about a study which showed ORA technology significantly improves refractive and… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
As part of our goal to offer Dallas/Fort Worth cataract patients the latest technology, Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD has agreed to be among a select group of U.S. surgeons chosen to evaluate a new device called Xpand. Officially referred to as an “iris speculum,” it was developed to improve dilation… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
According to a story posted on amednews.com, published by the American Medical Association, America’s 78 million baby boomers began turning 65 in 2011 at a rate of one every 10 seconds. Baby boomers are those born between 1946 and 1964, and, as the story also reports, “…are the best-educated, richest and healthiest seniors the country… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
Eye Consultants of Texas advances revolutionary Orange® cataract surgery technology We introduced ORange® technology to Dallas/Fort Worth in August 2011. It’s the world’s first technology that can assess cataract surgery results in real time, during the procedure. And Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD, was the first Dallas/Fort Worth eye surgeon to… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
We are proud to be the first ophthalmology practice in Dallas/Fort Worth to offer ORange®, the world’s first technology providing real time measurements of vision quality during cataract surgery. Before, surgeons had to often wait weeks or even months after the procedure to determine surgery accuracy. ORange delivers more accurate results at the moment it… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
A toric lens is often thought of as a type of contact lens. Another type of toric lens we offer at Eye Consultants of Texas is implanted via a simple surgical procedure: the AcrySof® IQ Toric IOL (intraocular lens). The AcrySof IQ is a newer, more advanced toric lens implant developed primarily for cataract patients…. Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
The Tecnis™ Multifocal Lens can help cataract patients see at any distance without glasses. But it does more than that. In addition to enhancing near, intermediate and far vision, the Tecnis Multifocal Lens can effectively reduce nighttime side effects such as star bursts and glare. Tecnis is one of several premium lenses Eye Consultants of… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017
Tecnis™ and ReZoom™ are two advanced multifocal lenses primarily designed for cataract surgery. Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD is a leading Dallas/Ft. Worth specialist on both Tecnis and ReZoom. Each can afford clearer vision at varying distances without eyeglasses or bifocals. The Tecnis Multifocal Lens is unique in that cataract patients… Read More
Posted in Cataract Surgery | January 30, 2017