Recently, Eye Consultants of Texas founder, Phillips Kirk Labor, MD was honored by the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences (WCRS). The organization notified him as being “unanimously honored” by its Board of surgeons as “a fellow of its inaugural class in recognition of his commitment and contributions to the Specialty of Refractive… Read More

Phillips Kirk Labor, MD, Eye Consultants of Texas chief surgeon, recently performed cataract surgery on Mary “Wally” Funk, an astronaut and a true aviation legend by any standard.  Among her many groundbreaking accomplishments, on July 20, 2021, Wally rocketed aboard Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft. At age 82, she became the “oldest person… Read More

In a recent American Academy of Ophthalmology online article, 3 Surprising Benefits of Cataract Surgery, one of those benefits suggests that cataract removal may help improve dementia. The article states that “the link between vision loss and dementia has been the focus of recent studies” and that “a new report makes a compelling case that cataract removal… Read More

In 2010, the femtosecond laser became FDA-approved for use in cataract surgery. Not long after that, Eye Consultants of Texas founder and chief surgeon Phillips Kirk Labor, MD was among the first Dallas-Fort Worth eye surgeons to perform femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS). “We chose the LENSAR Laser System, which allowed us to enhance safety… Read More

Whenever you have LASIK or cataract surgery you’re required to have a thorough exam. This should include certain pre-surgery tests related to your specific vision needs. It’s like any surgery: you must be evaluated to ensure there will be no complications. In other words, you must be a candidate in order to have the surgery… Read More

The intraocular lenses that Eye Consultants of Texas offers (Premium Smart Lenses, as we refer to them), are used primarily in cataract surgery – an artificial lens that replaces the clouded, natural lens. Developing a cataract is more common in people 60 or older, but can occur at a younger age for a variety of… Read More

Premier Surgeon publishes articles and content developed by and for the most highly respected Ophthalmic surgeons in the U.S. Recently, Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD was one of three surgeons asked for his opinion on a specific case involving another doctor’s patient. Dr. Labor’s opinion was published in the September/October issue… Read More