Individuals who are candidates for premium IOL implants at our Smithtown office practice usually present with  a cataract that is causing significant visual changes and are in otherwise in good ocular health. These patients also express  a strong desire to be less dependent on glasses for a wide range of vision, including distance and near. There are many different premium IOL manufacturers, which use different technology. After a full ophthalmic examination, any of our board certified doctors will discuss your vision goals with you. One of our doctors will then make a recommendation in terms of IOL choice that would be best fit their need. The most popular IOLs are the Crystalens®, ReSTOR®, ReZoom™, and most recently the Technis®. The ReSTOR and the Technis are similar in that they are multifocal lenses. Meaning that at the center of the lens is a series of many stepwise concentric circles which are precisely calibrated to allow light to enter the eye, whi

The spring is coming and what a great time to get rid of glasses and contact lenses.  At North Shore Eye Care in Smithtown New  york in long island, our patients that are nearsighted, farsighted or have astigmatism are coming in for lasik laser eye surgery.  At our long island eye care practice, we have been specializing in lasik laser vision correction for many years and have been a leader in laser eye surgery for over 10 years.  Our board certified lasik doctors and lasik surgeons have been leaders in lasik on long island and perform only bladeless custom lasik where possible.  In bladeless custom lasik or ilasik, we use Intralase, a blade-free laser to make a flap in the superficial layers of the cornea and then do a custom Customvue correction on the cornea.  Intralase is the safest and most precise way to make a flap for lasik.  With Customvue, we create a custom fingerprint of your vision which is then placed on your cornea using automatic cente

  The natural lens of the eye over time, becomes clouded. This is called a cataract. During the cataract procedure, the eye surgeon makes a small incision in the cornea about the size of a pencil tip. Then using ultrasound technology, the cataract is removed in a matter of minutes and carefully inserted is the new lens, either a monofocal or premium IOL(intraocular lens). A similar procedure is used to remove the natural lens for the patient who does not have cataracts but desires decreased dependence on glasses, either as an alternative to LASIK or PRK, they do not qualify for LASIK or PRK because there prescription is to large or to eliminate reading glasses in general. In this case, the patient may elect have a premium IOL. This is also called “clear lens exchange.” Drs. Zweibel, Martin and Mauro all use the "no-stitch" method of cataract surgery and implanting an IOL. The "no-stitch" technique allows fast visual recovery. The intraocular