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Do you remember the days when cataract surgery meant a stay in the hospital with sandbags around your head and thick glasses to be able to see afterward?  We’ve come a long way since those days!  Today, cataract surgery is done at an outpatient facility and patients are able to recover in the comfort of their own homes.  Lens implant options allow pateints the opportunity to decide what kind of vision they’d like to have after cataract surgery as well.  Patients can choose from distance, near, monovision or even premium lenses like the Toric IOL that will correct astigmatism or Crystalens, which allows good vision for distance and near without the need for glasses.  At Cornerstone Eye Associates, our surgeons will help guide patients to choose the best option to fit their daily visions needs.  Our goal is your vision for life!

Hi, this is Michele the Refractive Surgery Coordinator for Cornerstone Eye Associates here in Rochester NY. We provide comprehensive eye services for patient of all ages. We offer a variety of services from eye exams, contact lens fittings, cataract surgery, glaucoma management, diabetic eyecare to LASIK and PRK.  We have the first and longest practicing fellowship trained Glaucoma specialist in town and now have a Retina specialist on staff. We even have Optical Studios at all three of our locations to help patients pick out the newest styles in eyeglasses. My favorite part of what we do here at Cornerstone Eye Associates is to help patients get rid of the nusiance of glasses and contact lenses. People who have Refractive Surgery procedures, such as LASIK or PRK tell me all the time what a life changing experience it is!  The best part is when they come in for their one day post op visit and I show them what they could see before and after without glasses. At this point most patients get a little emotional, I have even had some of them cry because they had never been able to read the eye chart before  without their glasses.  Talk about rewarding!