Exciting news that will forever change the way we approach and treat corneal weakening diseases such as keratoconus and corneal ectasia! The FDA has approved the Avedro KXL Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking System (www.avedro.com), and the Princeton Eye Group will be only one of a handful of sites in the country to launch this technology. Dr. […]
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Princeton Eye Group participates in world-giving
Through a sponsorship by the Princeton Eye Group, each and every employee was given the opportunity to donate necessary funds to an indigent patient in the Third World through the Watsi.org system. Watsi is an NGO that locates patients who cannot afford necessary medical care and seeks donors to help. Among these are a three […]
Princeton Eye Group doctors are doing their part in staving off world blindness in Haiti
Cataracts are still the leading cause of reversible blindness in the world and the Princeton Eye Group is doing its share to combat this. Humanity has no borders. Dr. Sarah Kuchar has been named the Physician Coordinator of the Wills International Residency Experience which sends American doctors to St. Boniface Eye Clinic at Fond-des-Blanc, Haiti. […]
Leadership at the national level
One hundred of the most respected ophthalmologists in the world are chosen to be on the “Council of 100.” Dr. Michael Wong has been invited to join this venerated board, which advises the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the world’s largest anterior segment society. Dr. Wong is elated as this is an opportunity […]
Eye Trivia and Interesting Eye Facts
While putting together our new redesigned site, we asked our doctors for facts and trivia about eyes. You’ll find them scattered all around the site, but here are a few extra ones you may find interesting.
iStent – New Glaucoma Treatment for Cataract Surgery patients
So your doctor has told you that it’s time for cataract surgery. You are also being treated for glaucoma. There is now an exciting new technology that is available that may help either reduce your need for eye drops or improve your eye pressure on the eye drops your are currently taking. The Princeton Eye […]
Advances in Intra-Ocular Lenses Achieve Higher Satisfaction
While the main purpose of cataract surgery is to replace a clouded lens with a clear one, thereby improving visual potential, an additional benefit is the ability to re-focus the eye in the process. A new generation of intra-ocular lenses (IOLs) imparts tremendous optical benefits without adding any medical risks to the operation. Today’s IOLs […]
Dr. Stephen Felton: “I feel very lucky.”
Dr. Stephen Felton began what would become Princeton Eye Group in 1980. As he enters the twilight of his career, recently limiting his practice to three days a week, Dr. Felton has begun reflecting on an incredible life and career that nearly never occurred. For Stephen was born, two months premature, in the Warsaw Ghetto […]
Teaching at Wills is Its Own Reward For Dr. Epstein
Dr. Epstein has been teaching ophthalmology residents at Wills Eye Hospital for the past 10 years. Spending time in the Wills Cataract and Primary Eye Care Clinic and the operating room teaching cataract surgery is his way of giving back to his alma mater. Dr. Epstein derives great pride in knowing that his efforts ensure […]
The ‘Wong Way’ Leads to Innovators Award for Dr. Michael Wong
Dr. Michael Wong, a pioneer in minimally invasive cataract surgery, is the distinguished recipient of the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame’s Innovator’s Award. This recognition honors lifetime achievement, invention and innovation among outstanding, New Jersey-based scientists, engineers and researchers. Dr. Wong is the first clinical physician to be honored as an innovator by the […]