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Dr. Jonathan Frantz, medical director of Frantz EyeCare, has been named by Ocular Surgery News to its OSN Premier Surgeon 300, a list of premium refractive cataract surgeons across the country whom the editors and publisher have identified as leading innovators in the field of refractive cataract surgery. As a Premier Surgeon, Dr. Frantz works… Read More

  The advances in technology in the last 2 decades have been exponential. One need only look at the example of cellular phones to see the incredible progress that has been made in telecommunication over a short period of time. Medicine and in particular cataract surgery have also undergone similar changes. No one is surprised… Read More

Twenty years ago this July, Southwest Florida ophthalmologist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, started his practice, then called Florida Eye Health, in a medical office building at Lee Memorial Hospital. He moved to his current Fort Myers location at 12731 New Brittany Blvd. in 1996. He now heads a multi-physician, multi-office practice that incorporates the… Read More

Cataracts are the third leading cause of blindness in the United States Studies suggest that everyone who lives long enough will get cataracts, although there may be some reduced risk for individuals who eat properly, avoid sun exposure and do not smoke. It’s Cataract Awareness Month and Dr. Jonathan Frantz at Frantz EyeCare, the American… Read More

Ophthalmologist Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, was among a select group of world class faculty members invited to speak at Alcon’s “Advancements in Refractive and Cataract Surgery Symposium” held in Fort Worth, TX March 27 – 29.  Dr. Frantz spoke to more than 100 ophthalmologists from Latin America and the Caribbean about his experiences with… Read More

After introducing Bladeless Laser Cataract Surgery to Southwest Florida in 2012, one of the most innovative and respected surgeons in the country, Dr. Jonathan Frantz has now taken cataract surgery to the next level with the VERION Image Guided System. Dr. Frantz is the first and only surgeon in Florida to offer the VERION, which… Read More

Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, one of our area’s most innovative and respected cataract surgeons, was among an elite group of top ophthalmologists from around the country who spoke at “Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is,” held January 16 – 19, in Sarasota. FL. Over 500 physicians attended the three-day conference whose goal was… Read More

On Sunday, November 17, Dr. Jonathan Frantz was one of four ophthalmologists to speak at the American Academy of Ophthalmology conference in New Orleans, on behalf of Alcon Surgical’s latest technological advancement, The Cataract Refractive Suite. Other speakers included Dr. Stephen Slade (Texas), Dr. Richard Tipperman (Pennsylvania) and Dr. Robert Cionni (Utah). The Cataract Refractive… Read More

Dr. Jonathan Frantz just returned from the 2013 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual conference in San Francisco, where he shared his knowledge and experiences with the LenSx Laser with other cataract surgeons from across the country. One year after introducing Bladeless Laser Cataract Surgery to southwest Florida, Dr. Frantz is seeing… Read More

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