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Dr.Trespalacios performs advanced refractive surgical procedures to help his patients live free of glasses and contacts.
DR. TRES LEADS THE WAY WITH ADVANCED REFRACTIVE SURGERY:
SUPERIOR VISUAL OUTCOMES Dr. Trespalacios, or Dr. “Tres,” as he is
affectionately referred to by his patients, is an expert in cutting-edge surgical eye care, and has led the charge for many advanced procedures. Specifically, he is the Space Coast’s first
and only provider of implantable contact lenses, or ICLs. This advanced technology is endorsed by the U.S. military and has visual outcomes superior to those of LASIK in FDA clinical trials. ICLs allow for greater visual recovery times when compared to the LASIK procedure. ICLs also allow for increased stability and responsiveness in distance vision when compared to LASIK, again providing the opportunity to be free of glasses and contact lenses. Bilateral INTACS for keratoconus is another
advanced procedure that allows patients who were evaluated and deemed not to be LASIK candidates to experience the benefits of refractive surgery with dramatic improvements in unaided visual acuity. Keratoconus is a degenerative thinning disorder of the natural corneal shape. Previously, patients who suffered from progressive keratoconus usually had no option other than proceeding to a corneal transplant. Today, however, patients have the option of allowing surgeons like Dr. Tres to carefully implant tiny surgical INTACS rings around the cornea back its natural articulation and shape, thus allowing the patient to halt the progression of the disease, prevent a corneal transplant altogether and improve their unaided vision. Dr. Tres is the first to perform bilateral
INTACS in the state of Florida and is the only provider of INTACS in all of Central Florida. Also, as one of the first five surgeons in
the world to perform laser-assisted corneal transplantation and the first in Florida to provide DMEK, Dr. Tres is considered Central Florida’s most experienced corneal surgeon in disease- targeted, minimally invasive transplants. DMEK is the most advanced, precise
and visually rewarding form of corneal transplantation surgery. It allows patients who were not candidates for LASIK or other elective refractive procedures to now be candidates for multifocal intraocular lenses due to DMEK’s refractive neutral outcomes. Multifocal intraocular lenses allow patients the potential to experience excellent near and distance unaided visual acuity and be independent of glasses compared with standard intraocular lenses.
CONTINUING A MODEL OF SUCCESS
Each of these advanced refractive surgery procedures falls in line with the precedent set by Dr. Tres’s partner, Brevard Eye Center’s founder and medical director, Paul J. Befanis, M.D. Dr. Befanis was recognized as only one of 250 surgeons in the country, and the only surgeon in Central Florida, as a premier surgeon for his contribution to the advancement of premium cataract surgery. “Over his 25 years, Dr. Befanis has made decisions that have brought Brevard Eye Center from relative obscurity to becoming emulated as a model of success throughout the community,” says Dr. Tres.
u 1st and only ICL provider in Brevard County u 1st and only INTACs in Central Florida u 1st DMEK in Florida
u 5th in the World to perform Laser Assisted Corneal Transplant
Not only is Brevard Eye Center providing quality care and compassion with superior surgical results, but Dr. Tres explains that with all the new developments, it is an exciting time to be an ophthalmologist. “Having the ability to treat my patients in a
precise and efficient manner while giving them several options to choose from to treat varying sight disorders is very rewarding and fulfilling,” says Dr. Tres. “We have the opportunity at Brevard Eye Center to treat larger and more diverse segments of the community, which means improved vision and eye care for all.”
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The Brevard Eye Center is a multi-facility eye-care practice that offers cutting-edge surgical procedures using the latest technology.
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