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Center For Sight offers breakthrough treatment for patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration – SYFOVRE™ (PEGCETACOPLAN INJECTION)

Posted on February 24, 2023 (February 24, 2023) by useye

Center For Sight offers breakthrough treatment for patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration – SYFOVRE™ (PEGCETACOPLAN INJECTION) Patients at Center For Sight, a multispecialty ophthalmology practice which operates 18 eye clinics and two surgery centers in Florida, is among the first in the nation to have access to SYFOVRE™, a new drug from Apellis Pharmaceuticals, that […]

What Is The EVO ICL?

Posted on December 28, 2022 (December 28, 2022) by useye

EVO Implantable contact lens (ICL) held out with a pair of tweezers in a green background.

Because everyone’s eyes are different, LASIK surgery isn’t always the best option for vision correction. Patients may not be candidates for LASIK in some cases, or they may have a degree of nearsightedness that can’t be successfully corrected with the refractive laser procedure. Thankfully, there are options like implantable collamer lenses. An implantable collamer lens […]

What Is The Light Adjustable Lens (LAL)?

Posted on December 28, 2022 (December 28, 2022) by useye

Woman's eye lens focused with light projection to show light adjustable lens qualities.

Cataracts can be challenging to manage and navigate—fortunately, your eye care professional can help with innovative solutions for cataracts, like the Light Adjustable Lens. The telltale signs and symptoms of cataract development can include: Clouding vision Losing color perception Having trouble reading The Light Adjustable Lens (LAL) is a premium lens technology that allows continued […]

Can Cataracts Come Back?

Posted on November 28, 2022 (December 5, 2022) by useye

A female patient is lying on an eye operating table, the patient is undergoing a laser procedure posterior capsulotomy which allows light to fill it again for clear vision.

Cataract surgery is one of the most common and successful surgeries performed in the US with a typically short and uncomplicated recovery time. But despite these facts, no one wants to go through surgery more than once for the same problem. But if you’ve had cataract surgery and your vision changes, it’s completely understandable that […]

Why Do Some People Need Glasses After Cataract Surgery?

Posted on November 14, 2022 (November 15, 2022) by Center for Sight

Cataract surgery isn’t a magic bullet that fixes all your vision problems. While it’s an effective way to get rid of cataracts, many people find they still need glasses afterward—at least for some activities. With that in mind, some options can minimize or even eliminate one’s need for prescription glasses or contact lenses following the […]

When Is It Time for Cataract Surgery?

Posted on November 14, 2022 (November 15, 2022) by Center for Sight

A woman's face held by an eye doctor under an eye examining instrument with light projected on her left eye.

Millions of Americans are affected by cataracts. Typically it’s an age-related condition, but that’s not always the case. The thing about cataracts is that quite often, they begin developing without noticeable symptoms. This is why regular eye examinations are important to your overall eye health. When cataracts are caught early enough, an eye doctor can […]

Center For Sight offers the RxSight Light Adjustable Lens in SW Florida

Posted on November 10, 2022 (November 10, 2022) by useye

Center For Sight, the area’s premier multi-specialty ophthalmology practice, announced that it has begun implanting the RxSight Light Adjustable Lens® (LAL).

The state-of-the-art technology is the only intraocular lens implant that enables ophthalmologists to customize a patient’s vision after cataract surgery.

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US Eye/Center For Sight announce ‘Better Together Employee Relief Fund’ to support team members impacted by Hurricane Ian

Posted on October 5, 2022 (November 21, 2022) by useye

At US Eye/Center For Sight we are incredibly proud of our amazing staff who make the impossible possible and change people’s lives, through the gift of sight, every day. Our team was devastated to witness the destruction left behind by Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida, impacting over 300 of our hard-working employees and their families […]

Newsweek Names Two Center For Sight Optometric Physicians to ‘America’s Best Eye Doctors’ List

Posted on August 16, 2022 (August 16, 2022) by useye

SARASOTA, Fla. (August 16, 2022) – Center For Sight is honored to announce that Newsweek has named optometric physicians, Joseph Sowka, O.D., F.A.A.O., Diplomate and Lori Vollmer, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O., to their 2022 ‘America’s Best Eye Doctors’ list. With over 53 years of combined industry experience, the husband-and-wife duo started at the practice in 2020. […]

Center For Sight Surgeons to Perform Free Vision-Restoring Procedures for Those Less Fortunate

Posted on July 25, 2022 (July 25, 2022) by useye

SARASOTA, Fla. (July 25, 2022) – Center For Sight is preparing for its annual Mission Cataract event scheduled for July 27 and August 3. Cataract surgeons Dr. David Shoemaker, Dr. William Soscia, Dr. Joshua Kim, Dr. Joaquin De Rojas, Dr. Priya Mathews, Dr. Jon Berlie, Dr. Glenn Campbell and Dr. George Brinnig will perform free […]