Electing To Have LASIK Performed? Are You A Candidate?
Elections come down to two people. Electing to get LASIK, for example, ultimately comes down to you and your doctor. You decide if you want it, and your doctor determines if you’ll get the results you want, or if you’re a candidate for LASIK in the first place. Because not everyone is a candidate for this procedure, there… Read More
Dr. Labor Earns “Tops” Status in Two Reader Surveys
Recently, Eye Consultants of Texas founder Phillips Kirk Labor, MD, was voted a “Best of the Best” for his LASIK expertise in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram readership poll. More recently, he earned Top Doctor 2016 status in a Fort Worth, Texas magazine physician survey. The Star-Telegram accolade was culled from votes submitted by readers of… Read More
Financing LASIK: More Affordable Long Term?
To have LASIK or not to have LASIK is a big decision for your health, your vision and your checkbook. It’s perfectly normal to question if it’s worth it, regardless of how much money you have in the bank. For purposes of this blog, let’s assume you’re interested in it but want to look into… Read More
Dr. Labor Earns Higher Level Board Certification
It’s common knowledge that an eye surgeon, or any physician, must be licensed in order to practice medicine in the U.S. Optometrists, although they don’t practice medicine, must also be licensed. A common, further step for eye surgeons is to become Board Certified. This is voluntary, yet it validates for patients that the doctor is… Read More
Study Claims Cataract Surgery Can Improve Sleep
According to a recent article in the UK’s Daily Mail, a study at Nara Medical University in Japan found that patients who had cataract surgery sleep better. At the heart of this study: the clouding of the lens preventing light from reaching the part of our brains that sets our body clocks. The study had… Read More
