Griffin & Reed Eye Care Vision Information

Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness in America and even men and women who have had LASIK are susceptible to this eye disease. Many of our patients stay with Griffin & Reed Eye Care for years, even decades, and our LASIK patients are used to a higher standard of vision. Dr. Reed believes in using premium multifocal lenses because these implants are the best way to restore your vision as close to 20/20 as possible. One of Dr. Reed’s patients was able to see 20/20 the...

Griffin & Reed Eye Care offers a friendly atmosphere for our patients. Our physicians and staff love working in our Sacramento and Roseville offices because we’ve become very much like a family. We push each other to become better as the years go on through continued education and learning advancing techniques for LASIK and other eye services. Some of our ophthalmologists and optometrists have been with us for decades.

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Your eye is a camera, and refractive surgery is like fixing the lens, but if there’s something wrong with the mechanics of your eyes, vision correction is typically not recommended. We perform a number of tests on all of our LASIK patients to ensure that you’re a good candidate for laser eye surgery.

LASIK may not be recommended if:

• Your corneas are too thin.
• Your prescription is too big or too small.
• There is an issue with your retinal...

Dr. Douglas Brent Reed did not initially plan to become an ophthalmologist. During his third year of medical school, Dr. Reed assisted a VA eye surgeon in performing cataract surgery on an older gentleman. The next morning, the VA physician removed the bandage from the patient’s eye and his emotional reaction forever changed Dr. Reed’s life. He realized the full impact he could have on someone’s life through...