Yearly Archives: 2015

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Categories General, LASIK Eye Surgery Posted on Author bericksmith@gmail.com

Toys for Tots

The Utah Eye Centers is thrilled to kick off the “Most Wonderful Time of The Year” with their Toys for Tots campaign. This is a great opportunity for all of us to show our gratitude for the community’s support and give back to those that are in need of some extra help for the holidays this year. From now until Christmas the Utah Eye Centers will be offering $1,100 off LASIK to their patients when they bring in a $30 toy. After receiving all of the toys the United Way helps us donate them to local families and children that are in need of Christmas. We look forward to this time of year and are grateful for a wonderful community that continues to support us. Take advantage of this great opportunity to get LASIK and throw away your glasses and contacts while helping a family in need for Christmas.

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Categories LASIK Eye Surgery Posted on Author bericksmith@gmail.com

My LASIK experience – M. Perkins

For the last two or three years, my mom has been asking me to consider LASIK surgery to correct my vision. I didn’t mind wearing contacts, so I resisted.

Okay, that’s not true. I resisted out of fear. Pure, irrational fear. The idea of someone slicing my eye open and mixing things around scared the hell out of me. It still does. But, once my mom told me she had plans to go on a LDS mission, I was more easily swayed. She wanted my sister and I to have the surgery before she left so we wouldn’t have to worry about paying for contacts out of pocket. So, we immediately began meeting with my optometrist and I became a candidate for LASIK.

My optometrist referred me to the Ogden office of the Utah Eye Centers where I was scheduled to have the procedure done by Dr. Mark Ballif. Knowing that Dr. Ballif is the founder of the Utah Eye Centers made me less nervous. So, on Thursday Sept. 10 at 7 a.m., with 5 mg of Valium in my system, I underwent the procedure.

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Categories LASIK Eye Surgery, Our Doctors Posted on Author bericksmith@gmail.com

Backpack Bonanza

Once again the Utah Eye Centers has teamed up with the United Way and kicked off their BACKPACK BONANZA campaign. At the beginning of every school year the United Way gathers backpacks and school supplies and donates them to local school children who are in need of help. A couple years ago the Utah Eye Centers approached the United Way with the BACKPACK BONANZA campaign and they were ecstatic to have us on board.

The Utah Eye Centers supports the BACKPACK BONANZA by offering a $1,100 discount off LASIK to all their patients. In order for patients to receive this discount, they needed to bring at least $30 worth of backpacks or school supplies with them on surgery day. Read more >>

Backpack Bonanza

 

 

Dr. Bullard
Categories Pediatrics Posted on Author bericksmith@gmail.com

Dr. Mike Bullard

Utah Eye Centers is excited to introduce Dr. Mike Bullard. Dr. Bullard is the only full-time Pediatric Ophthalmologist north of Salt Lake City. He is currently practicing at the Mount Ogden, Bountiful Hills, and Salt Lake City locations. We are honored to have Dr. Bullard on our team and expect great things to come. Dr. Bullard’s expertise will be a blessing to the northern Utah families and he is excited to help correct your children’s vision as well as help adults who struggle with strabismus. Get to know Dr. Bullard a little bit better by reading his biography below.

Dr. Mike Bullard, was raised in Davis County. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah, where he was awarded multiple scholarships and honors, including the Academic All American for Men’s Tennis. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Iowa Carver College Of Medicine in 2009. His residency in Ophthalmology was completed at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center where he remained to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology from 2013-2014. He graduated in the top 1% of his class and received numerous awards from both peer recognition and academically. Dr. Bullard is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Dr. Bullard is also interested in orthoptic training, strabismus measurements and treatments for amblyopia. When he is not in the office he loves spending time with his beautiful wife and children going skiing, camping and enjoying the outdoor activities.

Categories General Posted on Author bericksmith@gmail.com

Contact Lens & Dry Eye Specialists

I recently had the opportunity to teach optometry technicians who are basically Komoka optometrist at the annual conference of the Utah Optometry Association. Our topic was contact lenses and the benefits and risks that patients experience from using contact lenses. We covered all available lenses: soft, traditional rigid gas permeable, and specialty lenses used for fitting irregular corneas with keratoconus or transplants.

I had a lot of fun being an instructor at the UOA and teaching a topic that I am very passionate about. Contact lenses have come a long way compared to when they were first introduced in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Modern designs and materials are much easier to work with than they used to be. We can fit more patients’ eyes now than we ever could before. I personally have fit contacts for patients ranging from newborns to 80+ years old.

Although technology with contacts continue to improve and we are fitting more contact lenses than ever before, it is still very important to remember that it is essential to take care of your contact lenses as directed by your doctor. This includes replacing them on time and not sleeping in lenses that aren’t approved for such use. If you are following the appropriate directions, you will reduce the risks that are involved in wearing contacts and will be able to enjoy your vision with contact lenses over your lifetime.

Categories LASIK Eye Surgery Posted on Author bericksmith@gmail.com

Latest Advance In Laser Eye Surgery

The New VICTUS® Femtosecond Laser Platform, from Bausch + Lomb is Designed to Support Positive Patient Experience and Outstanding Visual Results in Cataract and LASIK Procedures

Utah Eye Centers, the leading comprehensive ophthalmology practice in northern Utah, announced today the Mount Ogden facility now offers eye surgery for cataracts and LASIK with an advanced laser system, the VICTUS® femtosecond laser platform. They are the only practice north of Salt Lake City with a fixed site femtosecond laser for cataracts and LASIK. The versatile VICTUS platform is designed to provide greater precision compared to manual cataract and LASIK surgery techniques. According to Scott Sykes, M.D., the Victus laser is the only laser approved to perform treatments for both cataract and LASIK surgeries.

“With the VICTUS platform, we are able to automate some of the steps that we have commonly performed manually,” said Mark Ballif, M.D. “While we have performed thousands of successful cataract and LASIK surgeries, the VICTUS platform helps us to improve the procedures to give our patients the best outcomes possible.”

The VICTUS platform features a sophisticated, curved patient interface with computer-monitored pressure sensors designed to provide comfort during the procedure. The VICTUS platform also offers real-time, three-dimensional imaging of the eye to aid Utah Eye Centers in planning and monitoring the operation. The laser itself has a rapid pulse rate that allows the portion of the Cataract and LASIK procedure performed on the VICTUS to be completed in just a few seconds.

“Everything about the VICTUS platform was designed to give us a greater degree of control and more real-time information during the procedure,” said Michael B. Wilcox, M.D. “The VICTUS laser enhances our ability to offer the latest, most advanced surgery to our cataract and LASIK patients and give them the results this community has come to expect from us.”

Read More about the latest advance in Laser Eye Surgery used by Utah Eye Centers (PDF)