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No-Cost Near Vision Research Study May Reduce Need for Reading Glasses

Understanding the loss of near vision. A healthy, young eye is able to focus light from both far and near objects to create a clear image at all distances. By age 45, the eye’s natural lens is too stiff to focus on near points. As a result, near tasks like reading or computer work are blurry. [...]

Posted on 11/03/2009 16:14:25

Congratulations to Will R. and Sarah H.– our two winners in the Hoopes FREE LASIK Contest!

Our first ever LASIK video contest has been a great success and a lot of fun. We had nearly 100 people enter LASIK video submissions and 650 people actually registered for the contest! There was a humorous category and a serious category, and we had many great entries in each. Once the LASIK contest videos [...]

Posted on 09/28/2009 14:51:40

Professional Golfer Mike Reid Wins Another Major Tournament

23 August 2009 Professional golfer Mike Reid sank a 12 foot birdie putt, beating John Cook in a one-hole-playoff and winning the Jeld-Wen Tradition tournament. This was Mike’s second major win on the senior’s tour. Mike also won the Senior PGA Championship in 2005. Tears started to well as he hugged his son Daniel, who [...]

Posted on 08/31/2009 21:12:47

Hoopes Vision LASIK Video Contest Semi-Finalists Announced

It was much harder for our celebrity judges to select the semi-finalists than they had anticipated.  Our celebrity judges included Kerry, Bill and Gina from X-96 radio, General Gridlock from K-BULL 93 radio, Big Rog from 97.5 The Blaze, and the Jazz Bear. We had a total of over 90 LASIK videos submitted. There were many great [...]

Posted on 08/26/2009 21:02:38

Blade-Free IntraLASIK Provides Greater Safety and Better Vision

The two most important concerns for patients considering laser eye surgery are clear vision and safety. No one goes to their LASIK surgeon asking for the “second or third safest procedure” or asking to see “close to the best I can”.

Posted on 08/12/2009 15:48:05

Hoopes Vision Acquires Utah’s First iFS IntraLase™ Laser

On Monday August 11, 2009 the new iFS IntraLase™ arrived at Hoopes Vision. We are excited to be the first Utah LASIK center to offer this new technology. Six years ago, Hoopes Vision introduced blade-free LASIK surgery to the area with the arrival of the Salt Lake Valley’s first IntraLase™ laser. This laser revolutionized the [...]

Posted on 08/11/2009 20:51:29

Top 10 LASIK Surgeons

Being selected for a prestigious list featured in Forbes Magazine represents a major achievement, whether it’s the best small companies in America, technology’s top deal makers, the best U.S. colleges – or the top LASIK surgeons.

Posted on 08/09/2009 16:14:53

Sporting a New Look

Most people who wear contact lenses can tell you about a time when one of their contacts has slipped out of place, or they have gotten a piece of dust under their lens.

Posted on 08/08/2009 16:11:30

Night Time Vision and LASIK

Night time halos and glare have always been a common concern for patients considering LASIK. Early on, in the history of LASIK surgery, it was expected that many patients would have some increase in halo and glare at night.

Posted on 08/07/2009 16:06:25

Which LASIK Laser is Best?

It can be confusing for someone looking into LASIK, trying to compare LASIK centers. Each place you go, will tell you why their laser is best. The truth is, no single laser is going to be the best for everyone

Posted on 08/05/2009 10:01:45