Articles for tag: Eye Doctors, Ophthalmology, St. Louis University

Top Eye Doctors in St. Louis, Missouri

When you talk about top doctors in the St. Louis, Missouri area, one place usually comes to mind: Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the Washington University School of Medicine. Barnes-Jewish has earned a place on U.S. News and World Report’s Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals for the past 13 years. Barnes-Jewish is home to 15 specialties ...

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Dallas’ Lords of Lasik

In the Dallas area, when you ask about Lasik Eye surgery, five names always come up: Dr. William A. Boothe, Dr. Harvey Carter, Dr. Michael Mazaheri, Dr. Gary R. Tylock and Dr. Jeffrey Whitman (listed alphabetically, not by preference). These doctors are heads of five nationally recognized Lasik eye centers that are the largest, busiest, ...

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What Happens in Cataract Surgery?

I’d been sticking my fingers in my eyes for almost 20 years, putting in and taking out contact lenses, and there were plenty of people around me who asked me not to talk about it or do it in their presence. Learning to get past that eeuw factor, I knew, was entirely worth the difference ...

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Does Your Child Have Blurred Vision?

If you or your husband is extremely near-sighted or far-sighted, the chances are very high that your child will be too. The child will probably need glasses by the time he or she is in middle school. The child may not know that he has vision problems since he probably don’t know the difference between ...

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Eye Bleeding Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

“Dad, What happened to your eye?” blurted our daughter at the supper table. “What do you mean?” said my husband, reaching for his left eye. I nodded, “You’re eye has a bloody spot on it or something. Does it hurt?” “Nope, didn’t notice,” he shrugged. Two weeks ago that short conversation occurred at our house. ...