LASIK, Cataract Surgery, and Eye Care Services for New Jersey

COVID-19 Announcement

Dear Patients and Friends,

The Northern New Jersey Eye Institute continues to face challenges of COVID-19 and we are continuing to take action to ensure the safety of both our patients and our staff through strict, in-office safety protocols. 

We understand the importance of addressing the clinical needs of our patients and maintaining the well being of our community and are increasing schedules as we can while maintaining your safety.  We also understand that this is not a time to let down our guard.  Our doctors and staff will continue to work diligently to ensure the safety of those who seek care in our practice locations. 

Our team is continuously in a dialogue with both national and local health authorities to ensure that proper safety protocols are in place to protect our patients, and our protocols will continue to follow recommendations from health authorities as guidelines change.

What You Can Expect from Us:

• Stringent Cleaning and Disinfection
• Enforcement of Social Distancing
• Minimizing paper and other forms of contact
• Screening of Patients on entering our facilities
• Screening of Staff on entering our facilities

What We Expect from You:

• Wear a mask or facial covering.
• Do not bring visitors
• Stay at home if you do not feel well
• Be prepared to wait in your car if needed to minimize the number of people in the building

We look forward to seeing you soon and please be safe!

For over thirty years, Northern New Jersey Eye Institute's team of experienced physicians and staff has provided patients with superior treatment on a wide variety of procedures such as: laser vision correction, LASIK surgery, cataract surgery, and glaucoma treatment among others. And NNJEI’s four clinics in South Orange, West Caldwell, Elizabeth, and Morristown make it easy for patients throughout northern New Jersey to experience the highest levels of quality and professionalism that exist in eye care and treatment. Schedule a consultation now and let us pave the way for better eyesight for you and all of your family members.

The Northern New Jersey Eye Institute and our staff of ophthalmologists and optometrists are dedicated to providing friendly, professional care for your eyes, from comprehensive eye exams to delicate surgical procedures. We utilize state-of-the-art equipment and expert technique to treat a range of eye problems including: cataracts, glaucoma, dry eye, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal disease and. to give you the best results. In addition, we also provide routine eye examinations, prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lenses, and a variety of other eye care services.

Dr. Spier and Lucia Drumgould, finalists at the Maplewood Tennis Club Mixed Doubles

Benz team ride, for ophthalmologists at ESCRS 2023

ESCRS

On Omaha beach, D-day landing site



German bunker and cannon

No rings (means less glare and halos) on a full range of vision multifocal intra-ocular lens!  Yes amazing day 1 vision, 20/25 at distance and J1 at near, day 1 after surgery with a dilated pupil and TM (dropless medicine) still in the eye.

Congratulations to Bernard Spier, M.D. (Northern New Jersey Eye Institute) for being the first surgeon in New Jersey to successfully implant the ClearView™️ 3 Multifocal IOL. The ClearView 3 is the first and only FDA approved MIOL without concentric rings, providing patients a full range of vision and low reported visual disturbances.

Charles J. Crane MD recently performed the first two of a new glaucoma procedure in New Jersey.  The Glaukos iStent infinite® Trabecular Micro-Bypass System is an implant of 3 microstents which reduce the intraocular pressure (IOP) of the eye.  It is indicated for use in adult patients with primary open-angle glaucoma in whom previous medical and surgical treatment has failed. 

Dr. Crane was one of 20 international physicians to be a Principal Investigator in the Clinical Trials which helped bring this technology to market. The device received clearance by the FDA earlier this year.

Dr. Spier attended the ESCRS Meeting in Amsterdam October 2021.

Charles J. Crane MD administers the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible NJ residents on January 8th at St. Barnabas Medical Center and on February 12th at the Sears Building in Livingston, NJ. Dr. Crane is very excited to volunteer his time for such a worth cause!

8 Year Old Can See Again Thanks To Dr. Crane

Dr. Spier & Kristin Connolly are presented with gifts from a grateful Grenada Mission patient!

Dr. Spier performed stand-up on Saturday, Sept, 25, 2021 at the Comedy Cove at Scotty's Streakhouse in Springfield, NJ. It was the first comedy show there since the COVID lockdown. Full house, was great!

Pre Operative Bilateral Upper Lid Blepharoplasty

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A Broad Array of Laser Vision Correction Options

Despite a considerable amount of press over the past decade, many people are still unsure about the specifics of a LASIK procedure. Simply put, LASIK is a safe, reliable, and painless laser surgery that corrects and improves vision - enabling people who used to need glasses or contact lenses to see clearly. The procedure is meant to treat eye disorders like nearsightedness and farsightedness, as well as astigmatism, by changing the way light is refracted as it passes through the cornea, so the retina can focus properly and objects can be seen clearly. This Laser Vision Correction procedure is completed by reshaping the cornea and changing the way light is refracted, with the end result being near-perfect vision – and patients can lose the eyeglasses and/or contact lenses permanently!

At NNJEI, we perform a variety of additional refractive surgeries including: IntraLase, LASEK, PRK and Wavefront. IntraLase makes use of the IntraLase® FS laser, an extremely precise tool which aids corneal flap creation, the first step in laser vision correction surgery. During the procedure, the IntraLase® laser fires up to 15,000 pulses per second into the cornea, so the flap can be custom created by a skilled eye surgeon who will determine the optimum depth and diameter for the flap, on a patient-by-patient basis. In addition to benefiting from this pinpoint (2-3 micron) accuracy, patients who undergo surgical procedures conducted with the IntraLase® laser are less likely to need an enhancement (follow-up) procedure, compared to surgeries performed with other technologies.

Many of our procedures take less than 30 minutes, and recovery time is so short that many patients experience improvements in their vision the day after the surgery. To learn more about the various eye corrective procedures that we specialize in, and to learn more about which one is right for your personal situation, we encourage you to schedule a consultation with our experienced physicians at one of our New Jersey Laser Vision Correction clinics by clicking here.

About NNJEI's Cataract Surgery Procedures

During cataract replacement, the lens is removed and replaced with an artificial one called an intraocular lens or IOL. Crystalens is a new cataract replacement lens (IOL) that works naturally with muscles in the eye to retain the eye’s ability to "accommodate" – shift focus between nearby and distant objects – after cataract surgery. With other IOLs, patients lose this ability and require corrective measures such as glasses or contact lenses.

Glaucoma Treatment at the Northern New Jersey Eye Institute

NNJEI is committed to fighting glaucoma – which is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. The condition often develops over many years, without causing pain or other noticeable symptoms – hence many people not experience vision loss until the disease has progressed. For this reason, our vision correction centers throughout northern New Jersey offer comprehensive testing for the early detection of glaucoma, in addition to medication and surgery, if detected. Thankfully, once the disease has been properly diagnosed, glaucoma can be controlled. Treatments to lower pressure in the eye include non-surgical methods such as prescription eye drops and medications, laser therapy, and surgery. To learn more about the options available at NNJEI, click here.

Dr. Crane with Florence Henderson

Dr. Crane's MERCURY program appreciation award