Icon LASIK Launches New LASIK Website for Denver, Loveland, and Grand Junction

Icon LASIK a Denver based laser vision surgery provider launched a new website to help provide more information to Coloradoans interested in having LASIK eye surgery.

Icon LASIK a Denver based laser vision surgery provider launched a new website to help provide more information to Coloradoans interested in having LASIK eye surgery. The new website features more videos from John Elway, professional cyclists Tom Danielson, and more features which enable users to interact with their friends and family on popular social media websites.

During the design process Icon took feedback from patients through usability analysis and determined a more streamlined approach to improve the website and make it easier for patients to find the specific information about lasik that they were looking for. The new website took several months to build and was collaborative effort between Icon’s design and development agency Fruition in Denver and Icon LASIK staff in Denver, Loveland, and Grand Junction.

Some of Icon’s notable laser vision correction patients include Sean Jarrett a professional baseball pitcher, John Elway, Tom Danielson, and several other media personalities. Perhaps more importantly the odds are that someone you know in Colorado has had LASIK at Icon and is now enjoying the benefits of the surgery.

If you would like to schedule a free LASIK eye surgery consultation or if you just need general eye care you can call 720-524-1001 for more information and to schedule an appointment for any of Icon’s eye care locations. Icon LASIK’s independent eye surgeons and eye doctors perform best in class eye care and have done so for over 15 years.

Icon LASIK features the latest laser platforms including wavefront, bladeless intralase lasik, and diagnostic equipment that is not found anywhere else. The cost of the Visian ICL is $4300 per eye. LASIK starts at just $499 per eye and financing is with approved credit for 0%, or $0 down, or no payments for 12 months. Because of the affordable financing on the cost of LASIK in Denver and other Icon locations, more LASIK patients are able to take advantage of Icon's experience and technology. To schedule a free Icon LASIK consultation, visit icondenver.com or call 720.524.1001.

About Icon LASIK – Denver, Grand Junction, & Loveland Locations

With over 20 years of general eye and refractive experience, the doctors and staff at the Icon Colorado LASIK clinics are fully equipped with the latest custom laser technology.

Icon LASIK has three locations in Colorado:
Icon LASIK Denver, 3900 East Mexico Ave, Suite 102, Denver, CO 80210Icon LASIK Loveland, 3553 Clydesdale Pkwy, Suite 100, Loveland, CO 80538. Icon LASIK 120 West Park Drive, Unit 108, Grand Junction, CO 81505.

Icon LASIK is a registered trademark. VISX and Star4 are trademarks of VISX Inc. NIDEK is a trademark of NIDEK Inc. Visian ICL is a trademark of Staar Surgical.

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UAE- Dry eyes no cause for shedding tears

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dry eyes in simple terms means a lack of natural tears in the eye. The incidence of dry eyes is extremely common in the UAE.

The causes are multi-factorial - hot and dry weather, omnipresent air conditioning (which sucks all the moisture from the air) and near universal use of visual display units especially the computer screens, said Dr Sumeet Sukhi, Specialist Ophthalmologist, Zulekha Hospital, Dubai.

"Almost every second person coming to an eye specialist has some form of dry eyes," he said.

"Most disturbing is the fact that even children as young as 10-15 years are suffering from dry eyes - a finding that is unusual in other parts of the world."

According to Dr Sukhi, most people are unaware that they are suffering from dry eyes and attribute the symptom to some allergy or infection.

"Normally, dry eyes are seen most commonly in persons aged 50 or above, especially women after menopause," he said.

Dry eyes can also result from a variety of factors like prolonged inflammation and allergies of the eyes, vitamin A deficiency, use of contact lens, post LASIK surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, old age, injuries to the eye, prolonged use of some eye drops, drug reactions, and so on.

Most of the times it is an innocuous condition but in the most severe cases it can be dangerous and can cause a permanent loss of vision in the eye.

People suffering from dry eyes complain of itching, burning, pain, grittiness or the eyes having a feeling of "tiredness".

"They can have a frothy discharge from their eyes especially in the mornings and can experience great discomfort at work," he added.

Diagnosis can be done by simple tests involving insertion of a paper strip in patient's eye and measuring the tear secretions. Artificial tear drops are prescribed to the patients. In most cases, the drops are sufficient to relieve the patients of the symptoms. In severe cases the drops can be ineffective and the eye specialist may advise a punctual plug insertion and bandage contact lenses. It is a simple and safe procedure performed in the doctor's outdoor clinic.

In extreme cases surgical grafts may be required to alleviate the problems and complications caused by the dry eye. For those who work long hours on computer screens should blink their eyes more often and avoid prolonged sittings. And if indicated, use eye drops as prescribed by their doctor.

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Professional Hollywood Stunt Men Face Their Fear of LASIK Surgery

The number one reason people put off having LASIK surgery is fear. Professional father and son Hollywood stunt men Randy Johnson and Brandon Johnson faced their own fears recently by undergoing LASIK surgery at NVISION Laser Eye Centers.

The number one reason people put off having LASIK surgery is FEAR. Hollywood has perpetuated these fears by the recent release of a trailer for the horror film, “Final Destination 5” (in theaters this summer), which features a fictional laser eye surgery gone horribly wrong.

However, professional father and son Hollywood stunt men Randy Johnson and Brandon Johnson have a different “reality” and faced their own fears recently by undergoing LASIK surgery with Dr. Tom Tooma, Medical Director at NVISION Laser Eye Centers. The father and son duo are now featured in an NVISION “Face Your Fear” social media campaign.

“You can light me on fire, toss me off a building or make me move from one car to another going 70 mph, but I still feared the unknown of LASIK surgery,” said the younger stuntman Brandon Johnson. “But, once I walked into the NVISION offices, the staff and Dr. Tooma made me feel totally at ease.”

“I tell people don’t wait. It will be the best thing you’ve ever done for yourself,” says Randy Johnson, who has been a stunt man in Hollywood for over 30 years.

”The video is designed to help people see the humorous side of their fears,” says Sandra Sellani, VP of Marketing for NVISION Laser Eye Centers. “We’ve seen even the toughest people -- fireman, policemen, and stuntmen-- who risk their lives every day get a little apprehensive about LASIK. “

“But, once they face their fears and have the procedure, they realize that LASIK is quick and painless, and the fear they have is imagined,” continued Sellani. ”Afterwards, most people say, ‘Was that it? That was easy!’ Randy and Brandon were the perfect people to convey this message.”

About NVISION Laser Eye Centers

NVISION Laser Eye Centers has nine locations throughout Southern California from San Diego to Camarillo. With more than 1,300 eye doctors who refer their patients and trust their own eyes to NVISION surgeons, NVISION Laser Eye Centers is the Eye Doctors #1 Choice, and serves the counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura and San Bernardino.

For more information, visit http://www.NVISIONCenters.com or call 1-877-91NVISION (1-877-916-8474).

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Local heroes win free lasik eye surgery

Panama City - Seven local heroes will soon be able to see more clearly. The Eye Center of North Florida selected firefighters, police officers, nurses, EMS personnel, and active or past military war veterans for free lasik eye surgery.

The men and women had to write essays explaining the difficulties they experience wearing glasses and how lasik surgery would benefit them.

For retired Navy veteran Laura Murrell, life without glasses is something she's been dreaming about for quite a while. "I’ve been wearing glasses since I’ve been a little kid and children are unfortunately cruel and I’ve been called a lot of names and stuff like that and its just always a dislike of glasses and I can't wait to wake up tomorrow morning and not have to deal with the glasses," she says.

These essay winners will receive free Lasik surgery. The normal cost is between $1,400 and $1,999 per eye.

Posted by: Gloria Location: PC on May 19, 2011 at 04:44 PM
This is very nice of them to do this but I have 1 question...what about the people who are "blue color workers" who pay taxes, support their local communities, have health insurance & in need of it too but can't afford it....what about help for them too????

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