Eye Care Insights & News | Center for Sight | Florida - Part 5
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Center For Sight Welcomes New Resident for 2023/24 Program 

SARASOTA, Fla. (May 31, 2023) – Center For Sight is proud to announce Dr. Brittany Coyle as the incoming resident for the 2023-24 Residency in Ocular Disease, a program sponsored by Nova Southeastern University College of  Optometry and accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ASCO).  Dr. Coyle graduated from the College of Charleston […]

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Cataract Surgery: Before, During, and After the Procedure

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The human eye is a remarkable organ that lets us see the world in vibrant color and clear detail. But in order to see, several intricate systems work together to convert light into electrical signals that our brain interprets as visual images.  A healthy lens should be clear. But for cataract patients, that’s not the […]

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Center For Sight Accepting Applications for Free Cataract Surgeries

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Center For Sight, one of the nation’s leading ophthalmology practices, is accepting applications for free cataract surgery through Mission Cataract, an annual event where Center For Sight performs sight-saving cataract surgeries at no-cost for individuals without health insurance or other means to pay for surgery. […]

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

SYFOVRE™ (PEGCETACOPLAN INJECTION)

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 […]

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What Is The EVO ICL?

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 and cornea care. 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 […]

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What Is The Light Adjustable Lens (LAL)?

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Cataracts can be challenging to manage and navigate, but innovative solutions like LAL eye surgery and LAL lenses offer hope for better vision outcomes. Eye care professionals will help with these innovative solutions for cataracts. LAL lenses (Light Adjustable Lens) are advanced intraocular lenses that allow post-surgery vision adjustments using UV light treatments. LAL cataract […]

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Can Cataracts Come Back?

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 […]

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Will You Need Glasses After Cataract Surgery? Here’s What to Expect

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Post Cataract Surgery Vision Expectations 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 […]

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When Is It Time for Cataract Surgery? 

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

It may be time to consider surgery when cataract symptoms interfere with everyday activities such as reading, driving, working, watching television, or moving around safely. Common signs you may need cataract surgery include worsening blurry vision, glare, halos, poor night vision, faded colors, and frequent prescription changes. Millions of Americans are affected by cataracts. Typically […]

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

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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