Best In Silicon Valley

Runner Up: Social Butterfly Beauty socialbutterflyeventstyling.com Best Health Food Store Winner: Whole Foods 9 Silicon Valley and Peninsula stores For locations, hours and shopping services available at the markets nearest you, visit wholefoodsmarket.com/ stores/list Runner Up: Sprouts Farmers Market Several Silicon Valley and Peninsula stores, including four in San Jose. sprouts.com/stores Best Hearing Aid Center Winner: Costco Available at 10 Silicon Valley stores: Fremont, Mountain View, Redwood City, Santa Clara, San Jose (5), Sunnyvale costco.com/hearing-aid-center.html Runner Up: Kaiser Hearing Aid Center kphearingcenters.com/our-centers/san-jose Best Medical and Wellness Retailers Winner: American Medical & Equipment Supply 3725 Union Ave., San Jose 408-559-5800 americanmedicalinc.com Best Orthopedic Surgery Center Winner: Golden State Orthopedics & Spine Santa Clara: 900 Lafayette Street, #105, 408-293-7767 Los Gatos: 340 Dardanelli Ln #10 & 20, 408-412-8100 Morgan Hill: 50 E Main St #A, 408-412-8100 goldenstateortho.com Runner Up: Dr. Leo B. Semkiw, MD sjsmo.com Best Place for a Facial Hessler Plastic Surgery/Jill Hessler MD 320 Lambert Ave., Palo Alto 650-800-8389 hesslerplasticsurgery.com Runner Up: Vivid Brows and Skin vividbrowsandskin.com 2023 Best Place for LASIK Surgery || Best Vision Correction Surgeon And Runner Up: Best Vision Correction Surgeon (Dr. Mona Sane) Furlong Vision Correction In mid-2022, when the FDA granted approval for the use of an upgraded implantable lens, the team at Furlong Vision Correction didn't hesitate to roll out the new vision-changing and life-changing service to their patients. Their eagerness to provide the most contemporary and comprehensive vision correction treatments directly reflects the motto of the office that Dr. Michael Furlong opened in San Jose 24 years ago. "Your Vision is Our Focus," they say at Furlong Vision Correction. And they're improving lives and livelihoods because of it. This year, they celebrate 16 years as the best place for LASIK surgery in Silicon Valley. "The innovations with the implant that became available last year make this type of surgery available to many more people," says Dr. Michael Furlong. "Previously, the implantable lenses for younger adults required more pre-operative counseling and follow up. But the new lens allows us to streamline the process, moving people toward surgery in a matter of weeks rather than months." With the new implant, younger people who don't need treatment for cataracts but still have high nearsightedness, can have the surgery without the previously required weeks or months of pre-surgical consultations and follow-up. He adds that astigmatism is treatable with the new lenses, too. Dr. Furlong also celebrates his seventh year for Best LASIK Surgeon in Silicon Valley. Staff surgeon Dr. Mona Sane is also recognized as runner-up in the same category. "Dr. Sane is now in her sixth year with us and has become extremely involved with this new lens implant," says Dr. Furlong, noting that Dr. Sane skills include keratoconus treatment and corneal procedures. "She's making a mark here and has a good following in the optometry referral community." Another reason for the ongoing recognition the office receives is that several of Furlong's team members have worked at Furlong Vision Correction for more than 10 years. Included among them are optometrists Dr. Patricia Shen and Dr. Parul Patel, both of whom are active in LASIK awareness and training within the optometric community. Dr. Furlong and the entire staff at Furlong Vision Correction have been dedicating themselves to a single goal for nearly a quarter of a century. In helping people achieve the best vision possible, they help each patient navigate vision-correction choices that will meet their individual vision needs and lifestyle requirements. Furlong Vision Correction 2107 N. First St., Ste. 101, San Jose (408) 453-5600 furlongvision.com Continued from Page 7 Continued on Page 10 S8 BAY AREA NEWS GROUP 111 Advertising Section SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023

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