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The Eye Institute of Utah Gives the Gift of Sight
The Eye Institute of Utah Gives the Gift of Sight this Mother’s Day by Giving Deserving Moms Vision Correction.
Presbyopia Correction Discussed on
KSL Studio 5
Dr. Robert Cionni was featured last week on KSL’s Studio 5 program. He discussed all the options that are available today for people who suffer from poor or deteriorating vision. One of the most common problems people have is the loss of their reading vision. For people over the age of 45, even if you have had LASIK and enjoyed years of great vision, you may experience decreased near vision. This is called presbyopia and it is a completely normal change that your eyes go through as they age. Unfortunately LASIK is not always the answer for people who have become presbyopic. However, now there are great new lens implants, called Multifocal IOLs, that allow correction for near, intermediate and distance vision. The implants are very small and replace the aging, natural lens that sits inside your eye. The procedure is exactly the same as cataract surgery and takes approximately 10-15 minutes. This surgical procedure is the most commonly performed procedure today so you can feel confident in it’s effectiveness and safety. Dr. Robert Cionni and Dr. Alan Crandall at The Eye Institute of Utah have been implanting these Multifocal IOLs for years in their patients and have more experience with these vision correction procedures than any other practice in Utah.
If you are over the age of 45 and want to know what your options are for vision correction, you should visit us for a comprehensive refractive consultation. Our eye doctors will discuss the advantages of these presbyopia-correcting Multifocal IOLs and if they are right for you!
Watch Dr. Cionni’s interview as seen on June 10th, 2009 on KSL:
http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=56&sid=7111634
FOUR DESERVING MOTHERS TO RECEIVE FREE LASIK FOR MOTHER’S DAY
The Eye Institute of Utah Gives the Gift of Sight this Mother’s Day by Giving Deserving Moms Vision Correction
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (April 29, 2009) — Four deserving mothers will receive the gift of sight for FREE this Mother’s Day from The Eye Institute of Utah. LASIK vision correction will be awarded to mothers whose names and stories were submitted by loved ones on the Eye Institute website (www.theeyeinstitute.com).
“Mothers are the fabric that holds our community together. They sacrifice their own time and resources for the good of their family and friends.” Comments Dr. Robert Cionni, Medical Director, The Eye Institute of Utah. “We are honored that we can give back to them and it’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ for a job well done.”
The Eye Institute will select 10 finalists from the hundreds of applicants that have submitted their stories. These finalists will be invited to The Eye Institute for an exam and screening to make sure they are good candidates for LASIK. The following week, before the Mothers Day holiday, four deserving mothers will be chosen to receive LASIK at no charge. These procedures will be performed with the very best LASIK technology available. The Eye Institute of Utah has one of only two ALLEGRETTO WAVE™ Excimer Laser Systems in Utah. This laser is acclaimed throughout the industry for superior results in restoring vision. Typically, LASIK with the Allegretto Laser cost upwards of $2,000 per eye. Surgeries will be performed on May 8th , 2009 at The Eye Institute of Utah located on 755 East 3900 South in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mothers will be available for interview at 8:30am immediately before their procedures. Please contact Helen Sikes for additional information or to schedule an interview with one of these Deserving Mothers. For more information about The Eye Institute, visit www.theeyeinstitute.com.
About The Eye Institute of Utah
Known throughout the Intermountain West as a leader in the eye care industry, The Eye Institute of Utah specializes in cataract intraocular lens (IOL) implant surgery, cosmetic surgery and refractive surgeries including LASIK and refractive lens procedures (using ReSTOR, Crystalens, and Visian ICL). The Eye Institute of Utah also cares for and treats general ophthalmology needs including glaucoma, dry eye, retina and macular degeneration, and corneal transplantation. Established in 1980, as the first and largest office-based eye surgical center in Utah, The Eye Institute is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a satellite office in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
EIGHT UTAHNS RECEIVE FREE EYE SURGERY AS PART OF WORLDWIDE CONFERENCE
Utah Chosen for Live Surgery Witnessed by Eye Surgeons from Around the World
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (March 31, 2009)— Eight Utah patients will receive free cataract eye surgery from The Eye Institute of Utah—the venue chosen for a Live Surgery educational course will be broadcast to over 1,000 surgeons at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons conference. The surgery takes place Saturday, April 4 and will be beamed live in HD to the Moscone Conference Center in San Francisco, where surgeons at the conference can interact with some of the world’s experts, who will be conducting the surgery at The Eye Institute of Utah.
The Eye Institute of Utah has selected eight patients to receive the free surgery based on financial need, general health of the eye and desired patient lifestyle. The cataract surgeries that will be performed feature state‐of‐the‐art, premium lenses that will be implanted in patients who would not typically be able to afford it either because they do not have insurance, or insurance and Medicare are only able to cover basic cataract surgery. Two advanced corrective lenses, the Acrysof ReSTOR IOL and the Acroysof Toric IOL, will be used to replace the patients’ hardened cataract lenses during the live surgery event: the Presbyopia Correcting Lens (ReSTOR), which now corrects for near, intermediate and
distance vision, will be implanted in two (2) patients. The benefit in using these new lenses over standard cataract lenses is that standard lenses only address distance vision and patients are still dependent on glasses for reading. The Toric Lens, which now corrects for astigmatism, a vision impairment affecting crispness, will also be implanted in a patient who needs significant astigmatism correction. Astigmatism has previously been difficult to treat, especially in cataract patients.
“These surgeries—performed by some of the top surgeons in the world—will make a dramatic impact to our patients, who otherwise couldn’t afford to have their vision restored” said Dr. Robert Cionni, Medical Director for The Eye Institute of Utah. “Now they will not only receive treatment for their cataracts, but they will also be receiving the best of what’s available from world class surgeons right here in Utah.” For the live April 4th worldwide conference event, four surgeries will be broadcast live, but all eight patients will receive the corrective surgery in both eyes for free. Some of the patients have already had the surgery on their first eye in preparation for the live event and are experiencing the improvements to their vision. To learn more about the Live Surgery event conducted at The Eye Institute of Utah, contact Helen Sikes at 801.266.2283 or hsikes@theeyeinstitute.com. Limited space is available for media interested in capturing portions of the live surgeries and interviews with the surgeons. Please contact Helen by April 3rd to make arrangements.
About The Eye Institute of Utah
Known throughout the Intermountain West as a leader in the eye care industry, The Eye Institute of Utah specializes in cataract intraocular lens (IOL) implant surgery, cosmetic surgery and refractive surgeries including LASIK and refractive lens procedures (using ReSTOR, Crystalens, and Visian ICL). The Eye Institute of Utah also cares for and treats general ophthalmology needs including glaucoma, dry eye, retina and macular degeneration, and corneal transplantation. Established in 1980, as the first and largest office‐based eye surgical center in Utah, The Eye Institute is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a satellite office in Rock Springs, Wyoming.