Getting the most out of your Flexible Spending Account
Did you know that starting this year, the US Department of Treasury and the IRS modified the “use-or-lose” rule related to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)? If you have an FSA plan you are now permitted to carry over $500 of your unused health FSA balances into the new year. 56% of Americans with FSAs use… Read More
Dr. Jonathan Frantz First Surgeon in Southwest Florida to Offer Cataract Eye Surgery with Alcon’s LenSx Laser
The same innovation used for all-laser LASIK is now revolutionizing cataract surgery Area Cataract and LASIK Specialist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, is pleased to announce that he is the first and only eye surgeon in southwest Florida to offer cataract surgery with Alcon’s LenSx, a bladeless, computer-controlled laser that ensures the highest-precision surgical incisions…. Read More
Dr. Jonathan Frantz Named in Best Doctors in America 2011-2012
Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, owner and medical director of Florida Eye Health, has been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 database. Dr. Frantz has been included in the Best Doctors in America since 2005. The Best Doctors database is a valued resource that contains the names… Read More
The Truth About Cataracts and Vision Loss
Did you know that 20.5 million Americans age 40 and older have cataracts, one of the most curable causes of vision loss? To recognize Cataract Awareness Month in August, local Cataract and LASIK Specialist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and ophthalmologists across the country want to debunk the myths about… Read More
Dr. Frantz Receives 2011 Best of Fort Myers Award
U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement For the third consecutive year, Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, owner and medical director of Florida Eye Health and Suncoast Surgery Center, has been selected for the 2011 Best of Fort Myers Award in the Ambulatory Surgical Center category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA… Read More
Age-related focus dysfunction: the new presbyopia
Language, especially medical terminology, can act as a barrier to patient understanding. Presbyopia is such a term. Despite the fact that millions of Americans are presbyopes, many will simply say they have “short arms syndrome” and dismiss the condition as a normal part of aging that is simply to be accepted not knowing there are… Read More
Lens Implant Options for People with Cataracts
A cataract is not a disease but an aging process similar to graying hair. As the eye ages, the normal lens inside the eye becomes cloudy and the light rays cannot pass easily through it, and the image becomes blurry. It can be compared to a window that is frosted or “fogged” with steam. The… Read More
