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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes, Keratoconus
The cornea protects your eye and helps focus light to provide good vision. Its form is essential to its function, and a misshapen cornea can cause multiple problems, including refractive disorders and keratoconus. These conditions change how light is bent when it enters the eye, causing various visual distortions and disturbances. These visual difficulties will […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes, ICL
Progressive lens implants are unique for how they are permanent lenses that are implanted and are ideal for people with significant vision issues. You can request our services at a consultation with board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. Fred Mattioli at Mattioli Vision Professionals in Houston, TX if you’re looking for a unique solution for your vision needs. […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes, LASIK Surgery
Does insurance pay for LASIK? LASIK is considered cosmetic surgery by most insurance companies. Because of this, it is important to figure out how you can finance the cost of laser eye surgery without the help of insurance. Luckily, there are ways to save money for your procedure without having to pay out of pocket, […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Featured, Keratoconus, LASIK Surgery
When dealing with vision correction, there are a number of routes that you can take. Among contacts, glasses, and even implantable lenses, there is an option available to patients that would bar the need for all of these choices: the LASIK procedure. When deciding if laser eye surgery is right for you, your doctor will […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes, SMILE
SMILE laser eye surgery is a life-changing treatment for nearsightedness. It is different from LASIK, as the SMILE approach uses a smaller opening and only one laser to correct your vision. Board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. Fred Mattioli at Mattioli Vision Professionals in Houston, TX is highly skilled in this safe procedure and is the #1 SMILE […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes, Keratoconus
Keratoconus is defined as a condition in which the cornea changes shape and thickness to bludge outward into a cone shape. It can cause vision impairment and other permanent damage if it is not properly treated in a timely manner. No one cause has been identified to induce keratoconus, but there are a few risk […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes, LASIK Surgery
LASIK eye surgery has probably crossed your mind if you wear glasses on a daily basis. It would be great if you did not have to waste time or resources getting new frames every year. Of course, many of our patients at Mattioli Vision Professionals wonder whether they are candidates for this corrective laser procedure […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes
Many people suffer from bad vision, but there are many different treatments and surgeries you can get to improve this. If you suffer from extreme vision issues, then progressive lens implants could be a good option for you. Dr. Fred Mattioli serves patients near the Woodlands, Sugar Land, River Oaks, and West University areas of […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Eyes
You may ask yourself, what are sunburned eyes? How does one get sunburned eyes? When we think of sunburns, it’s commonly associated with the skin, but our eyes are not immune to the UV rays emitted from the sun. Also known as photokeratitis, sunburned eyes are the result of prolonged exposure to the sun’s rays […]
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Dr. Fred Mattioli
in Featured, SMILE
LASIK is one of the most well-known laser vision correction surgeries, but it may not be the best choice for every patient. This is why we’re proud to offer alternative therapies, including the just-as-effective SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) procedure. SMILE and similar techniques have been developed to correct the refractive disorders that are startlingly […]
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