Dr. Jonathan Frantz Named to Best Doctors in America
FORT MYERS – Local Ophthalmologist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, has been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America 2005-2006 database. This database is a valued resource that contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 32,000 of the best doctors in the United States. Only about 4% of…
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Eye Disease on the Rise Among Older Americans, Few Realize Risk
Fort Myers/Naples – – A new national health survey of 1,200 Americans conducted for the American Academy of Ophthalmology finds that most Americans are unaware of the risks associated with age-related eye diseases, despite a projected 65 percent spike in those conditions by the year 2020. The survey indicates that few Americans see themselves truly…
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Dr. Jonathan Frantz Receives Achievement Award
Local Cataract & LASIK Specialist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, medical director of Florida Eye Health, has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Achievement Award. The Awards program recognizes individuals for their contributions to the Academy based on a cumulative point system. Points are earned through participation in the Annual Meeting and other areas of…
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Medical Societies Issue Advisory to Patients Taking Prostate Medications
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Urological Association are advising patients taking certain drugs to treat prostate enlargement to inform their eye surgeon about these medications before undergoing eye surgery. According to area Cataract and Refractive Specialist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, “Many patients and some…
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DR. JONATHAN FRANTZ ONLY AREA SURGEON NOW OFFERING FDA-APPROVED VISX™ IRIS REGISTRATION TECHNOLOGY
THE FIRST FULLY AUTOMATED METHOD OF ALIGNING AND REGISTERING WAVEFRONT CORRECTIONS FOR CustomVue™ LASIK TREATMENTS Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, of the Center for Laser Vision Correction at Florida Eye Health, announced today that he now offers FDA-approved Iris Registration Technology as a part of the VISX CustomVue wavefront-guided laser vision correction, or LASIK, procedure….
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Dr. Jonathan Frantz Now Offers CustomVue LASIK for High Myopia (Nearsightedness)
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FORT MYERS – The FDA recently granted approval to treat high myopia (nearsightedness), and myopic astigmatism with the CustomVue procedure using the STAR S4 Excimer Laser System. The indications include the reduction or elimination of myopia and myopic astigmatism up to -11.00 diopters. “Prior to this approval, we were only able to do a CustomVue…
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Dr. Jonathan Frantz Named to Best Doctors in America
FORT MYERS – Local Ophthalmologist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, has been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America 2005-2006 database. This database is a valued resource that contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 32,000 of the best doctors in the United States. Only about 4% of…
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VISX CustomVue™ Hyperopia Procedure Approved by the FDA First U.S. Custom Wavefront LASIK Approval for Farsightedness and Astigmatism
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FORT MYERS/NAPLES – VISX announced on Thursday that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism with the VISX CustomVue Hyperopic LASIK procedure. The FDA approval allows for WaveScan® diagnosis and CustomVue™ treatment of patients with farsightedness and astigmatism. This approval is specifically for wavefront-guided…
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Dr. Jonathan Frantz adds WaveScan technology in Naples
FORT MYERS/NAPLES – The latest WaveScan technology has recently been installed in the Naples office of Florida Eye Health, now making this advanced vision correction technology available at both the Fort Myers and Naples offices of LASIK Specialist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD. The WaveScan obtains a precise and detailed analysis of the entire optical system….
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Dr. Jonathan Frantz Only Area Ophthalmologist Selected to Use New Myopic Lens Implant
FORT MYERS/NAPLES – Local Ophthalmologist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, is the only area eye surgeon selected by Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) to be among the first doctors to use the new Verisyse phakic intraocular lens which received approval on Monday by the Food and Drug Administration. The Verisyse IOL, for use in patients with…
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