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Do you give your child an iPad? Could this affect their health? Dr. Richard Simon interviewed by PBS on Baptist Health Channel

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Dr. Richard Simon was interviewed just a few weeks ago by PBS on the Baptist Health Channel. His interview covers so many incredible topics that we are asked by our patients everyday.  It begins with what technology has caused us…”Computer Vision Syndrome” or “CVS” which is something the majority of our patients have suffered symptoms…

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Center For Excellence Dinner Lecture Event

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Tuesday, July 31st, our doctors hosted a wonderful educational dinner lecture event at Fleming’s in Coral Gables.  We were joined by 26 other eye doctors in our South Florida Community, and in total we were 4o. Dr. Cristobal Cruz Colon gave a lecture on the Latest treatments in Glaucoma and he shared all of the…

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Dr. Ana Carolina Victoria Joins The Center For Excellence in Eye Care Team!

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It is already an exciting summer for us here.   We would love to take this opportunity to welcome our newest member to our team of specialists at the Center For Excellence in Eye Care in Miami, Dr. Ana Carolina Victoria, MD.  We wanted to share Dr. Victoria’s extensive credentials and biography with you as…

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Proper Testing Pre Cataract Surgery Can Improve Your Vision After!

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The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery JCRS, shared in this recent article, that most people who are about to have cataract surgery also have Meibomian Gland Dysfunction or what we refer to as “MGD”. This means that the oil glands that produce the top layer of tear film are not doing their job. As…

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Dr. Cris Cruz Colon Lectures At Wills Eye

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In just a couple weeks on June 28th, our very own Glaucoma subspecialist, Dr. Cris Cruz Colon, will be presenting at a very prestigious location about a new glaucoma therapy. Dr. Cruz has shared that this is such an honor to be included on this panel, but mostly to be able to present side by…

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“Like I got sand in my eye”- Keratoconus & Crosslinking: An Athlete’s Story

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A recent article in the Baltimore Sun shared the journey that Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle, Brandon Williams went through when he was diagnosed with something we see every day at our office, keratoconus.

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What does a cataract feel like?

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Patients who have recently had their cataract surgery with us, always share some incredible aspects of what changed in their lives after their surgeries, what they can see better now, how the colors are brighter and everything is “crisper.” Not so often is it that we find articles in the New York Times where an…

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Dr. Buznego & Dr. Trattler Lecture at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute hosted a meeting titled Interactive Consultations in Cornea & Refractive Surgery, in February of this year. Two of our surgeons are both considered Bascom Palmer Institute faculty as “Voluntary Assistant Professors of Ophthalmology.” They presented the latest research on 2 very relevant, talked about topics in ophthalmology right now. Dr. William…

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I haven’t been to an eye doctor in forever. Why do I have to go?

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It really blows us away when friends and family members tell us it has been “years” since they see their eye doctor. How would your life change if we told you this is all you could see? Do you know what the leading cause of preventable blindness is? Well, it’s Diabetic retinopathy and if it…

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Dry Eye affects Your Cataract Surgery. Do you know if you even have it?

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An amazing new article in Optometric Management by Dr. Douglas Devries, OD featured a study conducted by our very own Dr. William Trattler, MD. The study consisted of 143 prospective cataract patients in 9 centers across the US in 2011.  These patients were evaluated for dry eye by multiple measurements that we use including Tear…

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