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We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jason C. Friedrichs has been named Partner at Collins Vision!  Dr. Friedrichs joined our team in 2020 and is our primary physician at our [...]

This Has Been a Godsend for My Eyes  Darlene Huether has lived in Southwest Florida for 40 years, where she and her husband run a successful general contracting business. She [...]

Upper Blepharoplasty Can Greatly Improve Vision In anticipation of retiring, executive Mike Fuss and his wife decided to spend even more time in Estero, Florida, where they [...]

We are proud to announce that our very own Dr. Jason Friedrichs is now a member of the Board of Directors for the Florida Lions Eye Clinic, an organization committed to [...]

See the Difference at Collins Vision Meet Fort Myers couple Don and Mary Vuncannon. They love their active Southwest Florida lifestyle and enjoy many of the perks of living in [...]

Promoting Proper Protection Sports-related eye injuries are more common than you might think, with around 40,000 Americans seeking medical treatment each year. Thankfully, [...]

Meet Barry and Cheryl Barry and Cheryl Boyd travel from their home in Saratoga Spring, New York to Fort Myers, Florida each winter. They look forward to trading their snow [...]

Kiss Dry Eye Goodbye in 2023 Welcome, 2023! We’re glad you’re here. For many of us, 2022 came with its share of challenges. And it feels safe to say we are ready for a fresh [...]

Refractive Cataract Surgery at Collins Vision As we enter the final weeks of 2022, it is our sincere hope at Collins Vision that you and yours are healthy and well, that your [...]

INTRODUCING INMODE MORPHEUS8 At Collins Vision, we are committed to elevating lives by elevating vision. In all our years of serving the people of Southwest Florida, if there [...]

At Collins Vision, we are committed to elevating lives by elevating vision. That commitment includes educating our patient family about the sight-stealing conditions that can [...]

Exciting news from Collins Vision! We have expanded our capabilities for cataract patients by adding another device to our surgery-assisting arsenal. With the addition of the [...]

August is National Eye Exam Month! It’s time to celebrate by getting your annual medical eye exam on the books at Collins Vision. If you’re over 40, it’s recommended that you [...]

June is Cataract Awareness Month! At Collins Vision, we want to make sure your eyes are happy and healthy well into your golden years. If you’re concerned cataracts might be [...]

May is Healthy Vision Month, which means it’s time to learn all about how to take care of your eyes for a lifetime of great vision! Here at Collins Vision, one of the many [...]

Your Vision Is His Passion We know your schedule is busy and that taking time for yourself can sometimes feel like a luxury. That’s why Collins Vision has designed our two [...]

Did you know that upwards of 30 million Americans suffer from dry eye, a chronic condition that occurs when people can no longer produce enough quality tears to lubricate the [...]

Hello, February. We’re so glad you’re here. At Collins Vision, we love helping our patients See the Difference with the vision they deserve any time of the year. But February [...]

Christina’s Cataract Surgery Christina N. of Fort Myers knew it was time for cataract surgery when the glares from the Southwest Florida sunshine while driving began to make [...]

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month As we step into a new year, we wish all of our valued patients a year brimming with beauty, enjoyed with the vision you deserve. At Collins [...]

Collins Vision Among the First in the Area to Offer Vuity Eye Drops Hey middle-agers, listen up. Not sure if you’re a middle-ager? Here’s how to know. Do you have reading [...]

What is the hot holiday gift of 2021? In a year where we are perhaps focused just a little bit more on all the things we have to be grateful for, and a little bit less on [...]

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month If you have diabetes, you already know how important it is to stay on top of the condition by working with your doctor to [...]

Thanks for your trust, Southwest Florida! Dr. Michael Collins, founder of Collins Vision and fellowship-trained cataract specialist, is proud to have been awarded first place [...]

Heavy, drooping eyelids can interfere with vision and make for tired-looking, aged eyes. If you can relate to this, be encouraged! At Collins Vision, we offer a unique [...]

September is Healthy Aging Month We all want to age gracefully, right? To feel and look as healthy and young as possible. But have you considered how well your eyes are aging? [...]

Collins Vision founder Dr. Michael J. Collins has committed his life to improving and restoring vision for the people of Southwest Florida. As a board-certified [...]

It’s been a busy summer at Collins Vision, but we’re not too busy to share some exciting news! Dr. Jason Friedrichs has joined our team of experienced doctors. He will be [...]

Bibi Tejera, a recent dental school graduate, is in the thick of an intensive three-year residency program in orthodontics. She works long hours, both in classroom training as [...]

It’s August, and the retail sector keeps reminding us of the coming season change. But if you live in Southwest Florida, you know it’s hard to get too excited about fall [...]

Carla’s Cataract Story If you’re an interior designer who now plans and executes gorgeously detailed and themed high tea events, you need to be able to see fine detail. To [...]

ASK THE EXPERTS AT COLLINS VISION—MICHAEL J. COLLINS, MD, FACS At Collins Vision, we love to talk to people about LASIK. We really do! And we truly love to help people [...]

Ask the Experts at Collins Vision-Michael J. Collins, MD, FACS As a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained cataract and refractive specialist, I love talking [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

At Collins Vision, we are focused on providing an excellent patient experience every day of the year! We don’t wait for something like Patient Experience Week to roll out the [...]

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 [...]

The Family is Growing! At Collins Vision, we always have our eyes on the future (see what we did there?), looking for ways to better serve our amazing Collins Vision family of [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Collins Vision Has Solutions for your Face Mask Woes In true 2020 style, a new study published in Ophthalmology and Therapy has found that wearing face masks is associated [...]

Good Neighbor Podcast Features Dr. Collins The Good Neighbor Podcast brings together local businesses and neighbors of Fort Myers and Naples, Florida. As publishers of local [...]

September is National Falls Prevention Month After learning she had cataracts in both eyes at the age of 61, Susan began researching cataract surgeons near where she lives. [...]

If you’ve met our Dr. Nicole E. Alessi, you won’t be surprised to hear she’s recently been recognized for her leadership and community spirit. We’re so proud of her, we want [...]

Eye Surgery in the Days of COVID-19. Things we didn’t see a lot of this year: graduation parties, baseball games and pictures of your neighbor’s Caribbean vacation. Things we [...]

Protecting Your Eyes is as Important as Protecting Your Skin Summer is in full swing in Southwest Florida, making it the perfect time to head outdoors and enjoy the beautiful [...]

Prevent Blindness, a national organization advocating for vision and eye health, has deemed June Cataract Awareness Month, and that means it’s the perfect time to shine a [...]

As Southwest Florida, along with the rest of the nation, begins the process of recovering from the implications of the COVID-19 world health pandemic, our Collins Vision team [...]

We are pleased to announce that Collins Vision is fully open once again. We are able to see patients for all appointment types as of May 4. We are following local, state and [...]

We want you to know that in these uncertain times, our commitment to the Southwest Florida communities we serve remains strong. Things may change in the coming days and [...]

At Collins Vision, we don’t want anything to get in the way of you achieving the vision you deserve. We want to do everything we can to ensure the opportunity for improved [...]

The most recent studies out there say that about 30 million Americans suffer from dry eye, a chronic condition that occurs when people can no longer produce enough quality [...]

It’s commonly said that if you have enough birthdays, you will develop cataracts. But is that actually true? Well, you’d have to be able to tell the future to say for sure. [...]

Collins Vision has a longstanding commitment to service, both locally and globally. Led by founder Dr. Michael J. Collins, Collins Vision embodies a culture of giving back [...]

Collins Vision is among a select handful of practices to offer the brand new AcrySof® IQ PanOptix® Lens for cataract surgery. This amazing advancement is the first and only [...]

When Dr. Michael J. Collins opened the doors to Collins Vision back in 2004, he didn’t anticipate the incredible growth his practice would experience in just a few short [...]

Let’s talk dry eye. You know; that nitty-gritty annoyance that has you rubbing your eyes. Maybe you spent the day enjoying the Southwest Florida sunshine on the golf course or [...]

Collins Vision was featured in an article about Refractive Cataract Surgery in one of our favorite magazines- Living Local. Some 24.5 million Americans have cataracts, [...]

Collins Vision was featured in an article about LASIK Surgery in one of our favorite magazines- Living Local. Seeing More Clearly With LASIK REFRACTIVE SURGERY LASIK surgery [...]

Dr. Jay Rosen was recently featured in one of our favorite magazines- Living Local. Customizing Contact Lenses FINDING CONTACTS THAT WORK For some people with vision problems, [...]

Dr. Nicole Alessi was recently featured in one of our favorite magazines- Living Local. Say Goodbye to Dry Eyes DO YOUR EYES BURN, ITCH, OR WATER EXCESSIVELY? YOU MAY BE [...]

United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee elected new board members at its annual meeting. Joining the United Way board of directors are the following: Julian [...]

Dr. Collins was recently featured in one of our favorite magazines- Living Local. Having a Vision at Collins Vision In 2004, Dr. Michael J. Collins started with a vision to [...]

Traditional cataract surgery has finally met its match with a newer sub-specialty of ophthalmology called Refractive Cataract Surgery. Your eyes are an amazing part of your [...]

Use it or lose it! Have you been saving your pennies for LASIK surgery? Many people with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s) are unaware that they can actually use these funds [...]

We are excited to announce our new registration and check-in process coming August 7th, 2017 to our Fort Myers (6900 International Center Blvd) location! We are implementing a [...]

Collins Vision is proud to announce that Jay S. Rosen, O.D., F.A.A.O. has joined Michael J. Collins, M.D., F.A.C.S., Stephen A. Jones, D.O., Nicole E. Alessi, O.D., Sarah A. [...]

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As the year comes to an end, you most likely have met your annual deductible or are close to meeting it. If this is the case, and you’ve been considering cataract surgery, now [...]

It’s music to our eyes! Dr. Collins is now offering the new TECNIS Symfony Extended Range of Vision intraocular lens. Perfect for our active Southwest Florida residents, this [...]

A study released on July 13th has shown the possibility of identifying Alzheimer’s patients earlier and in a more safe way by looking in the eyes. Alzheimer’s, the disease [...]

Did you know that more than 35% of patients seen by eye doctors report dry eye symptoms? That’s over 15 million people per year! To help these patients, Dr. Alessi has formed [...]

On Sunday, Collins Vision participated in an Inaugural 5K benefiting the Mission Nutrition Program at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. Mission Nutrition [...]

A 12-question survey targeted toward physicians and the unique qualities of their experience with refractive surgery was sent to 226 physicians who had refractive surgery at [...]

Dr. Collins has been named one of America’s Most Compassionate Doctors by PatientsChoice.org. Of the nation’s 870,000 active physicians, 3 percent were given this honor by [...]

At our annual meeting, Dr. Collins spoke about Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and the future of Femtosecond Laser technology. If you would like to hear more about [...]

Thanks for your votes, Southwest Florida! Dr. Collins is proud to have been awarded first place in the “Best Eye Surgeon” category in the News Press’s 23rd [...]

Is there any truth to the old wives tale that “rubbing a gold ring on a stye will make it go away”? To find out, watch Dr. Collins being interviewed on a recent [...]

We have very exciting news to announce! Dr. Nicole Alessi, O.D. has joined Dr. Collins, Dr. Gearing, and staff at Collins Vision! She is now accepting new patients for [...]