Careful preoperative screening can prevent postoperative Dry Eye. A previous history of dry eyes is one of the most important parts of screening evaluation for laser vision correction. Many patients are intolerant of contact lenses because of underlying dry eye. Any symptom of eye irritation, including sandy-gritty irritation, dryness, burning, or foreign body sensation, suggests the possibility of dry eye. Pre-existing dry eye doesn’t necessarily affect the efficacy or safety of LASIK, but it is a risk factor for having Dry Eye after LASIK. If a patient has dry eye symptoms preoperatively, it’s important to maximize the health of the ocular surface prior to surgery.
My goal is for patients to achieve excellent vision AND optimum eye comfort. Using this guide as a reference tool, I personalize my specific recommendations to the needs of each patient at my San Jose LASIK office.
Dr. Bindi was born and raised in San Jose, California. Since 2000, he has been the Owner, Medical Director, and surgical ophthalmologist at the Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley in San Jose, CA, and the Laser Eye Center of the East Bay in Pleasanton, CA.
• Over 50,000 refractive surgical procedures (Ranked 99th percentile among US eye doctors)
• Expert in the field of vision correction surgery
• Team ophthalmologist & sideline physician for the Oakland Raiders
• LASIK Surgeon for the Oakland Raiders
• Became a Board Certified Ophthalmologist in 2002 by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Licensed to practice surgery and medicine in California.
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
• International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS).
Owner, Medical Director, and Ophthalmic Surgeon (2000-present)
• Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley in San Jose, California
• Laser Eye Center of the East Bay in Pleasanton, California
Graduated from the University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology.
Completed an additional one-year academic post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Arizona School of Medicine, studying and researching refractive surgery and corneal physiology. Completed a General Surgery & Medicine internship in Tucson, Arizona.
Graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose and has degrees from St. Mary’s & Creighton University in the Midwest.