Dr. Jonathan Frantz, medical director of Florida Eye Health, is pleased to announce that for the second consecutive year The Center for Laser Vision Correction has been selected for the 2009 Best of Fort Myers Award in the Physicians & Surgeons category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Nationwide, only 1 in 70 (1.4%) 2008 Award recipients qualified as 2009 Award Winners. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

Dr. Frantz has been providing laser vision correction at the main offices of Florida Eye Health, 12731 New Brittany Blvd. in Fort Myers, since 1996 and offered the first on-site laser in Naples in 1999 at his office at 2100 N. Tamiami Trail, Gateway Plaza. In May 2008 Dr. Frantz took Laser Vision Correction to the next level by introducing iLASIK, a 100% blade-free LASIK technology which utilizes the Intralase laser to create the corneal flap, the critical first step in the LASIK procedure. The second step is reshaping the cornea with the excimer laser.

“iLASIK has brought LASIK surgery to a higher level of safety and precision for our patients,” said Dr. Frantz. For more information visit www.bettervision.net or call The Center for Laser Vision Correction at (239) 791-2020 for a complimentary LASIK screening.

This year Dr. Nadia A. Kazim has joined Dr. Frantz in the 2009 Edition of the “Guide to America’s Top Ophthalmologists.” Dr. Kazim is an Eyelid and Facial Cosmetic Surgeon who joined Florida Eye Health in September 2008.

Dr. Frantz established Florida Eye Health in Fort Myers in 1994.  His growing practice now has locations in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Punta Gorda, Lehigh Acres and Naples.  As a two-year fellowship-trained cornea and refractive specialist, Dr. Frantz concentrates his practice on cataract removal, CustomLens implants, and 100% blade-free iLASIK laser vision correction.  Dr. Kazim specializes in eyelid surgery and facial rejuvenation, including cosmetic procedures such as Botox and facial fillers.

Always on the leading edge of technology, Dr. Frantz has been a pioneer of laser technology since 1987 and is the area’s leading LASIK surgeon in both experience and technology.  He was the first surgeon in our area to offer CustomVue LASIK, Iris Registration, and the 100% blade-free iLASIK procedure.  He also performed the first ReSTOR CustomLens implant in 2005.

In addition to Dr. Frantz and Dr. Kazim, the Florida Eye Health medical team includes five board-certified optometric physicians who provide routine eye exams and management of eye diseases. For more information about Florida Eye Health visit www.bettervision.net or call the main office at (239) 418-0999.

Last October, Dr. Frantz became the area’s only ophthalmology practice to install the VISX STAR S4 WavePrint System, which incorporates a host of VISX technologies, including the WaveScan Map, the 3D ActiveTrak™, and Variable Spot Scanning (VSS™). “The WaveScan Map, referred to as a ‘fingerprint of your vision,’ obtains a precise and detailed analysis of your entire
optical system,” explained Dr. Frantz. “The data available with this technology not only personalizes treatment, but also enables me to immediately and accurately assess whether a patient is a good candidate for laser vision correction.”

The 3D ActiveTrak is the only system with three-dimensional tracking that follows every involuntary movement of the eye during treatment. VSS allows for a larger treatment area, offering the physician greater flexibility in developing a more personalized laser vision procedure, when pupil size is a consideration. Dr. Frantz has been offering the ActiveTrak and Variable
Spot Scanning at The Center for Laser Vision Correction since 2001.

With the recent FDA approval, Dr. Frantz can now take the digital information acquired from the WaveScan Map and transfer it to the laser, providing a new level of precision and accuracy. “For the first time, WaveScan technology captures unique imperfections in each individual’s vision that could not have been measured before using standard methods for glasses and contact lenses,” said Dr. Frantz.

The CustomVue procedure tailors a distinct correction for each individual – in fact, each treatment is designed by the unique characteristics of the individual’s eyes. “Glasses and contacts are limited in their ability to correct unique imperfections in each individual’s vision,” explained Dr. Frantz. “In fact, thousands of individuals have the same prescription.” With the CustomVue procedure, no two prescriptions are identical. This precise measurement and correction can enable individuals to achieve the
full potential of their vision – a new level of excellence that may not be possible with glasses or contact lenses.

Commenting on the visual quality results of the FDA clinical study, Dr. Frantz said “At one year after the VISX CustomVue procedure, 100% of the clinical study participants could pass a driving test without glasses or contacts and 98% could see 20/20 or better without glasses or contacts.”

An additional advantage is that Dr. Frantz has the option to create a unique trial lens – the VISX PreVue lens – before performing the CustomVue procedure should he feel it would be beneficial to the individual. “ThePreVue lens allows the individual to ‘preview’ his or her potential Personal Best Vision before having the CustomVue procedure,” said Dr. Frantz.

“We’re excited to be the first practice in our area to offer the CustomVue LASIK procedure,” said Dr. Frantz. CustomVue offers a new level of personalization to the LASIK procedure previously unavailable in this area.

Honored as one of the top providers of laser vision correction in the United States by VISX, Inc., Dr. Frantz has been performing Laser Vision Correction since 1987 and was the original principal investigator of the FDA clinical trials that led to the initial approval of the Excimer laser. Dr. Frantz performed almost all of the 500 cases done locally that led to the FDA approval of the original Excimer laser. He performed the first Excimer laser procedure in the State of Florida for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

Dr. Frantz has been providing laser vision correction at the main offices of Florida Eye Health on New Brittany Boulevard in Fort Myers since 1996. In 1999, he installed the first on-site laser for Laser Vision Correction in Naples at his office at 2100 N. Tamiami Trail at Gateway Plaza.

If interested in learning more about CustomVue LASIK, you can call The Center for Laser Vision Correction at 791-2020  to receive a copy of the booklet by mail or to schedule a complimentary screening.