Shelter Island is a town located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. It is between the North and South Forks of Long Island. The area is bounded by three sides of Shelter Island Sound. The fourth side, on the east, is adjacent to Gardiners Bay. It can be reached via ferry from Greenport to the north or from North Haven to the south. The County road through the island is Route 114. In 1620, Shelter Island was once part of the original Plymouth Company land which was grant made by James I of England to the Earl of Stirling. Approximately after 30 years, the land was sold to a group of Barbados sugar merchants for about 1,600 pounds of sugar. One of the merchants named Nathaniel Sylvester made the purchase official by agreement with “Yoki” that is called “Pogatticut” who was the sachem of the Manhanset tribe. In 1673, Sylvester claimed ownership of Shelter Island, Fishers Island, and other parts of Long Island. The community name is a translation of the Indian name which meant “island sheltered by islands”. Shelter Island was once a plantation worked by slaves and prospered as a shipbuilding center. The schooner “Paragon” which ran blockade during the Napoleonic Wars was also constructed here.
The community of Shelter Island is in the Town of Shelter Island. This village is at the eastern end of Long Island. Shelter Island is reachable only by ferry. Many of the properties are owned by wealthy New York City residents who use the island as a weekend retreat. Shelter Island is characterized by a quieter and less social lifestyle than that of the nearby Hamptons. With four public beaches and a beach club, the island is a favorite place for yachters; The Yacht Club still remains a social and yachting center for many summer families. Aside from it, Shelter Island has also a golf course that can be played at both a public course and a private club.
North Shore Eye Care serves the residents of Shelter Island with a variety of concerns including laser vision correction. The Long Island market for lasik laser eye surgery is growing because there are so many satisfied postoperative bladeless custom lasik patients. North Shore eye care, a leader in laser vision correction in Smithtown in Suffolk County has seen a huge interest in the beginning of 2011. It seems that everyone is talking about iLASIK and the fact that laser eye surgery is available in a completely customized and blade-free fashion. Our patients are excited that we are making flaps without blades using Intralase, a laser that makes the safest and most precise flaps available.
We then use VISX Customvue, a method in that a Wavescan or custom fingerprint of your vision is used to produce a perfectly customized map for laser vision correction. The laser automatically tracks and centers and even uses iris registration for the most accurate results possible. We are able to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism with precision that was never available before. Our three board certified eye surgeons, Dr. Jeff Martin, Dr. Larry Zweibel and Dr. John Mauro are available for complimentary consultation to discuss your options when it comes to lasik and PRK. We offer zero percent financing for two years as a way to help facilitate payment.
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