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August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Thousands of children suffer eye injuries each year. Many children sustain permanent damage to their vision. Over 90% of these injuries are preventable if parents understand the potential dangers. Keep reading to learn more about how to protect your children from eye injuries this August! Indoor Safety… Read More

As technology continues to advance, more and more people are starting to consider LASIK, and perhaps you are one of them! If you are considering LASIK surgery but aren’t sure if it is worth it, you aren’t alone. Many people put off LASIK surgery for years due to a variety of fears and uncertainties. Let’s set those… Read More

Summertime is here! It is that time of year that we spend a lot of time outdoors at the pool, the beach, hiking, traveling, sporting events, etc. Your eyes need to be protected. Take advantage of our June 20% OFF Sunglasses sale and start protecting your eyes today. Sunglasses are more than just a fashion… Read More

LASIK is a well-established procedure for the treatment of near sightedness, far sightedness, and astigmatism. To date, over 16 million procedures have been performed worldwide, making LASIK among the most common elective surgeries. But there are common misconceptions about LASIK, which may be holding people back from experiencing the benefits of this remarkable procedure. In… Read More

Do you hate going to the eye doctor and having your eyes dilated? If you answered yes, then you are with the majority. Why do we dilate your eyes at the eye doctor? The answer is simple: we need to see the back of your eye; also known as the retina. “Why do I need… Read More

  The Evolution of LASIK, Understanding the Technology and Terminology By Carolyn Hebson, M.D. Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive Surgeon LASIK is a well-established procedure for the treatment of near sightedness, far sightedness, and astigmatism. To date, over 16 million procedures have been performed worldwide, making LASIK among the most common elective surgeries. LASIK is essentially… Read More

iSTENT INJECT® Treatment for Glaucoma during Cataract Surgery by Carolyn B. Hebson, MD VisionFirst Eye Center is proud to offer the iStent inject® which is FDA approved for the treatment of mild to moderate glaucoma in conjunction with cataract surgery. The iStent inject® is next-generation technology and an improvement of the original iStent which has… Read More

Leaves are changing colors. Awards hopefuls are coming to theaters. This can only mean one thing: it’s fall. And with fall comes one other thing: Halloween 🙂 Halloween’s a scream, and while you’re excited about what the holiday may hold, there are also a lot of questions weighing on you. Will Ken Bone be too… Read More

Each year, Birmingham magazine polls readers to discover the “Best of Birmingham”. This year, VisonFirst Eye Center was voted one of Birmingham’s “Best Eye Centers” and Dr. Mark Bearman was chosen as Birmingham’s Best Ophthalmologist! Birmingham magazine is the definitive guide to life in and around the Magic City. Each issue celebrates the cultural events, flourishing… Read More

By: Carolyn B. Hebson, MD Astigmatism is not an eye disease but rather a type of refractive error, like nearsightedness or farsightedness, which causes a problem with how the eye focuses light. In an eye with astigmatism, light fails to come to a single focal point on the retina to produce clear vision. Instead, multiple… Read More