Healthy Vision Helps a Healthy Life

May is Healthy Vision Month. At Collins Vision, we love to talk about all things eyes any time of the year, but this gives us a great opportunity to talk about the simple steps everyone can take to protect their vision and make sure their eyes are healthy for a lifetime! If you want to […]

Red, Itchy, Watery Eyes – Oh My! The Scoop on Ocular Allergies

By Jill Tanner, MSN, APRN, NP-C Spring is in the air! This means more daytime hours to enjoy the Southwest Florida sunshine. But it also means the trees and flowers are in full bloom. And for those who suffer from seasonal allergies, you may be looking for ways to nip this in the bud. Springtime […]

Workplace Eye Safety Month

Modern-Day Awareness Includes Digital Eye Strain and Dry Eye March in Southwest Florida is a beautiful time of year, but March is also Workplace Eye Safety Month. And at Collins Vision, we care about your eyes! Different Workplaces Call for Different Safety Protocols If your job is in a manufacturing or healthcare setting, you have […]

A Journey to Visual Freedom with Collins Vision

“I’m in Awe of What’s Been Given to Me” Les Prieskorn is a retired English teacher who lives half of the year in Fort Myers, Florida, and the other half in Brighton, Michigan. When his optometrist in Michigan told him it was time for cataract surgery, Les made plans to have the surgery there. But […]

All Your Cataract Surgery Questions Answered

Questions & Answers with Dr. Michael J. Collins

Ask the Experts at Collins Vision—Michael J. Collins, MD, FACS At Collins Vision, we love to talk to people about cataracts and cataract surgery. We really do! And we truly love to help people understand what an exciting opportunity modern cataract surgery really is (and we’re going to get to that!). As you might imagine, […]

It’s Your Last Chance for 20/20 in 2020

If we may, we’d like to add just one more 2020 pun into the mix as we round the corner into the final weeks of this historic year. This really is the final time we can say it, so here we go: LASIK at Collins Vision could be your very last chance to reach for […]

LASIK Offers a Clear View During the Pandemic

beach and ocean view seen clearly after LASIK surgery

LASIK Offers a Clear View During the Pandemic by Jill Tanner, RN, MSN, NP-C This year has certainly proven to be a challenging one as we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. As the cases of COVID-19 continue to fluctuate across the state and the nation, wearing a mask does not seem to be […]

Finish 2020 with the Vision You Deserve: Cataract Surgery at Collins Vision

Finish 2020 with 20/20

If your eye doctor has recommended you look into cataract surgery, you may be thinking, “Welllll, maybe I should wait.” After all, the pandemic is still affecting the lives of people across the world. But here is the truth. Now is actually a great time to have cataract surgery and for more reasons than you […]