Why do contact lenses make allergies worse? Did you know that the Alamo City ranked as the seventh-worst city for allergies in the U.S.? On a 100-point scale in which a higher score will land a city among the worst, San Antonio received a score of 87.21. And for those people that wear contact lenses…
Get Rid of Contact Lens Intolerance For Good Contact lens intolerance and irritation can have you seeing differently from one day to the next. Yesterday, you hardly knew your lenses were in your eyes, but today they became painful from the moment you put them in. Contact lens intolerance has an innumerable list of possible…
If you’ve ever stared at a computer Zoom meeting for hours on end (we’re with you, it could have been an email), binged Gossip Girl overnight, or played Super Smash Bros. all weekend… then your eyes might know what it’s like to feel as if they’ve been to the Saharan Desert and back. Or you…
Don’t Let Contact Lens Intolerance Cloud Your Vision More than 61% of Americans need help to see clearly. Over 45 million achieve this by wearing contact lenses. Unfortunately, for nearly 5 million contact lens wearers, they suffer from a little known condition called CLI, or Contact Lens Intolerance. Those living with contact lens intolerance means…
More and more people are choosing to get their vision correction this year! The Refractive Surgery Council (RSC), which helps consumers make informed choices about their vision correction options, reported a strong start to 2021 with a nearly 30 percent rise in laser vision correction (LVC) procedures year over year. More than 220,000 LASIK, SMILE…
California resident and aspiring Navy SEAL, Daniel, needed to have LASIK before heading off to SEAL training. But the LASIK surgeons in California were closed due to the COVID-19 quarantine. So what did he do? He researched online, and he discovered all the amazing patient reviews from San Antonio LASIK provider Parkhurst NuVision. He quickly…
In light of COVID-19 concerns, Parkhurst NuVision has expanded their telemedicine program to serve LASIK and cataract patients in a safe “virtual” setting. The COVID-19 epidemic has disrupted our daily lives in many ways. One local vision correction practice has made a major shift to continue serving patients in a safe and practical way –…
The iGeneration, also known as Gen Z, refers to the post-millennial generation, but there has been considerable dispute among demographers about its definition. But just recently,Pew Research Center defined members of Gen Z as anyone who was born after 1997 . In other words, Gen Z is the first age group to be born entirely…
Dr. Greg Parkhurst, founder of Parkhurst NuVision, has been named a “Top Doctor” on the San Antonio Magazine “2020 Top Doctors” list. Dr. Parkhurst is a San Antonio vision correction specialist recognized internationally as an expert in Modern LASIK and procedures to help people enjoy crisp, clear vision without contacts and glasses. AWARDS & CREDENTIALS:…
Kerrville, Texas, has been chosen by Carl Zeiss Meditec of Germany, long regarded for their high quality camera lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes and hunting optics, as one of the first cities in the United States to launch an innovative new medical technology for residents with vision problems. Advancements in diagnostic testing for Modern LASIK eye…