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Dr. Labor’s Commitment to Northern Iraq Continues

Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD has made two medical missions to Duhok, Kurdistan in Northern Iraq, bringing advanced ophthalmic technology, equipment and training to benefit local residents and doctors greatly in need. In 2009, Dr. Labor was the first U.S. Ophthalmologist ever to visit this region, and the first Western Ophthalmologist… Read More


World class eye care available in your backyard

Over the years, Eye Consultants of Texas has been the first to introduce new technologies, treatments or procedures to Dallas/Fort Worth. Thanks to founder Phillips Kirk Labor’s devotion to offering his patients the latest ophthalmic advancements, the practice has grown to become known as one of the area’s most innovative today. Dr. Labor is also… Read More


Offering interest-free, low monthly payments for vision care.

Eye Consultants of Texas is proud to offer financing through CareCredit®, a credit card exclusively for healthcare services. Through CareCredit, you can get 24 months no interest with low monthly payment plans for procedures not usually covered by insurance. Typically this includes LASIK, but can also include the cost of our Premium Smart Lenses as… Read More


Dr. Labor Ranked A Leading Premium Lens Innovator

Premier Surgeon is a national publication devoted to providing definitive information for cataract and refractive surgeons across the U.S. Recently, Premier Surgeon recognized Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD as one of the top 250 leading innovators in the field of premium Intraocular Lens surgery. Referred to as “PS250,” this annual list… Read More


Eye Consultants of Texas sponsors two youngsters with real drive.

You might find the Eye Consultants of Texas logo displayed in an unexpected place these days, like on the side of a dragster. But it’s not just any dragster because the driver is years away from getting his license. Regan and Aaron Jordan are two top junior drag racing drivers, and Eye Consultants of Texas… Read More


Dr. Labor chosen #1 ophthalmologist second year in a row

Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD was named “Number One Favorite Ophthalmologist.” This is the second year in a row Dr. Labor has received such an honor. It’s the result of a Reader’s Choice survey by Star Community Newspapers, which publishes and distributes several local newspapers in key communities across the Dallas/Fort… Read More


Dr. Labor Featured Crystalens Speaker at Major Symposium

Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips K. Labor, MD was a featured speaker at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium & Congress, March 25 – 29 in San Diego. As one of the top providers of Crystalens® in the U.S., Dr. Labor was invited by Bausch & Lomb to share his… Read More


Recently published LASIK article by Phillips Kirk Labor, MD

The following article by Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD appears in the February 2011 issue of Society Life magazine. The article is part of the magazine’s series titled “The Doctor Is In.” THE DOCTOR IS IN By Phillips Kirk Labor, MD | Founder/Chief Eye Surgeon, Eye Consultants of Texas LASIK is… Read More


Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. What’s the difference?

There was a time when going to the eye doctor was thought of as the annual eye exam or to get new eyeglasses. Sometimes you went to the Ophthalmologist and other times to the Optometrist. Today, eye care has advanced to an extent which brings the roles of each to the forefront. Considering both are referred… Read More


Eliminate the Hassle of Removable Contact Lenses

Also known as “intraocular” lenses, Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL) are permanent contacts that don’t have to be removed. Eye Consultants of Texas offers two of the most advanced: the Visian ICL™ Phakic Intraocular Lens, and Verisyse™ Phakic Intraocular Lens. Phillips Kirk Labor, MD was the first Dallas/Fort Worth ophthalmologist to implant the Verisyse ICL, and… Read More