South Texas Eye Institute Blog

Dr. Martén enjoyed celebrating Mardi Gras yesterday...  New Orleans style!

STEI staff trained onsite for CPR last week.  Good job guys! 

Before undergoing LASIK or cataract surgery in San Antonio, it’s important to have a complete eye exam to identify potential problems.

Official Sponsors of the Rampage, South Texas Eye Institute participated at Pink in the Rink by having the Eyes on Rampage contest.  If the contestant guesses the scrambled picture, they win a pair of Oakley Sunglasses (up to a value of $150.00.

Over 16,000 guests at the game, GO RAMPAGE!!!

http://www.sarampage.com/team/news/?article_id=1771

Tim from Abbott comes by the clinic for maintenance of our VISX laser.  

We can always count on him to come by when we need him!

Thanks Tim.

Saul Roman, professional boxer, visited South Texas Eye institute for an eye exam with Dr. Martén in preparation for his fight Saturday night in the Alamodome.  Dr. Martén and Saul share a birthday, March 7th.  We wish him good luck!

The surgeons at our San Antonio cataract surgery practice, South Texas Eye Institute, employ use of the most advanced tools and techniques to diagnose and treat cataract patients.

Custom LASIK techniques were developed to make the procedure safer and more accurate, and to reduce the risk of post-surgical side effects.

At your regular eye check-up, your doctor will want to test your eyes for glaucoma, a disease that causes the presssure in your eyes to become so high that it damages your optic nerve and causes a loss in vision permanently. So how will they test you for glaucoma? You know the answer, you just don't know you know.

The second leading cause of blindness worldwide, behind cataracts (see our post about Cataract Awareness Month), is glaucoma. The threat of the disease lies in the fact that people with the disease rarely experience symptoms before they experience a loss in vision. And once vision is lost due to glaucoma, it cannot be restored.