Optical

We utilize state-of-the-art labs and the latest lens technology to offer our patients the highest quality eyewear available. We also accept nearly every vision plan, and our experienced opticians will help you maximize your insurance benefits and discounts.

Lasik/Reading Vision

Berkeley Eye Center is one of only a few providers across Houston who offer the iLASIK procedure. Just like your fingerprint and DNA, the information fed into our laser is unique to your eyes only. Each of your eyes will receive its own custom laser procedure. We also offer exciting treatments to reduce the need for reading glasses for patients age 40+.

Locations & Eye Exams

Our services include:

Routine Family Eye Care
Glaucoma Management
Dry Eye Treatment
Diabetic Eye Eiseases
Cataract Surgery
Retina Care
Latest Lens Implant Technology
iLASIK Laser Vision Correction
21 Convenient Locations

Why Berkeley Eye Center?

With a reputation that spans more than 55 years, Berkeley Eye Center is recognized as one of Texas’ most established comprehensive eye care facilities. In addition to our 20 clinics and optical locations located throughout the greater Houston area, we also offer patients the added access and convenience of five state-of-the art laser eye centers throughout Texas, and the Caplan Surgery Center, a Medicare-licensed ambulatory surgery center for outpatient cataract care.

As pioneers in the field of cataract and refractive surgery, our surgeons continue to set the standard in the field of LASIK laser vision correction, cataract removal and implantation, retina care and glaucoma management.

The goal for Berkeley Eye Center is to provide you with affordable, superior eye care and unparalleled customer service.

Why is my reading vision changing?

Beginning in our 40’s and 50’s, we begin to notice that our near vision is becoming blurry, making it difficult to see up close. We struggle to focus while reading a menu at a restaurant, reading the newspaper, and even using our mobile phones, so we become dependent on our reading glasses. This natural loss of reading vision is called presbyopia, and eventually effects all of us, even if we never needed corrective lenses before.

What Causes Presbyopia?

The eye’s natural lens is flexible, and works similarly to a camera lens, adjusting our focus from distance to near. However, as we age, this lens becomes less flexible, unable to adjust your focus to help you see properly up close. To compensate for this, reading glasses are needed more often for everyday tasks.

What Are My Options?

Many people that experience presbyopia become frustrated with reading glasses, and more interested in refractive surgeries such as LASIK and PRK. While LASIK and PRK can correct vision problems such a nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, these are not necessarily the best for someone who is experiencing presbyopia. At Berkeley Eye Center, we have several options to help reduce your need for reading glasses.

Monovision LASIK

Monovision LASIK is a treatment in which your dominant eye is corrected to have clear distance vision, and the nondominant eye is corrected for clear near vision. Most patients that choose monovision LASIK achieve clear vision at all distances, without the need for glasses or contact lenses.

To learn more about Monovision LASIK, click here.

Refractive Lens Exchange

For patients that wish to reduce their dependence on reading glasses, and also have the early stages of cataracts, Refractive Lens Exchange may be an option for you. Refractive Lens Exchange is a procedure in which the eyes natural lens is removed, and an intraocular lens is implanted. There are a number of different intraocular lens options that can help provide patients with correction both distance and near vision, reducing the need for glasses. To learn more about Refractive Lens Exchange, click here.