Stuart R. Winthrop, MD, FACS

Our LASIK patient Scott is happy to be past the limitations of glasses and contacts.

“I’ve got unbelievable vision now, and finally it's been enough time since my procedure that I can surf tomorrow! I've always worn contacts for this, but they've rarely felt comfortable. Plus, I've had to keep my eyes closed tight when I'm in the water and also pray the contacts don't accidentally come out – something that's happened multiple times. Tomorrow I get to open my eyes underwater and see what that’s like!

It may sound like a small thing, but I can’t get over being able to see in the shower and first thing in the morning when I wake up! I’ve also got full peripheral vision now that I don't have glasses frames and lack of lenses in these areas.

My decision to do LASIK now came down to a number of factors. I’d been considering LASIK loosely for quite a while up until some co-workers told me about their LASIK. Hearing about their experiences really made me understand how life-changing this procedure is and why I needed to start strongly considering having it done. Considering I’m going to be moving to Oregon soon it seemed like the right time. I can take the cold, but raindrops on glasses drive me absolutely nuts! Also, after wearing glasses and contacts for so many years, I was staring down the barrel of needing to buy a new set of glasses and contacts, so I thought I’d invest in LASIK instead – an investment that would last much longer than investing in glasses and contacts which I'd have to do over and over throughout my lifetime.

Once I decided to do it, it was time to find a doctor. Dr. Winthrop was recommended to me by one of my co-workers and in speaking with some other folks, they confirmed that Dr. Winthrop was the best in town. I really appreciate the professionalism of everyone in Dr. Winthrop’s office. It was very comforting knowing I was in good hands. The machine definitely counts for something too, so it was great to know he uses the newest and best LASIK technology out there.”

Our cataract patient Patrick now has his best vision ever and he's taking in all the beauty Santa Barbara offers!

"The start of the cataracts was detected by another eye doctor 4 or 5 years ago. Progressively over recent years it's gotten worse. So I decided to get an appointment with Dr. Winthrop. I'm nearly 80 and he said to me, 'you might as well enjoy good vision for as long as you can.'

It's quite amazing. Not only did I get my cataracts removed, I got my vision slightly corrected. I had a slight astigmatism that I didn't wear glasses for and it was fixed completely by Dr. Winthrop.

Dr. Winthrop recommended we do the 2 eyes separately, so after getting my left eye sorted out, it was amazing how the vision in my left eye overtook the poor eye. Driving was easy. So I thought, even if my right eye doesn't turn out well, I still can see really well now. But when my right eye was done, after about a week, I could see even better with my right eye! So my vision is better than 20/20.

I must confess, also, I was somewhat worried to do the surgery. You think if it doesn't work, if I lose my vision...But the whole team there is so well organized. They give you all the information you need to make a proper decision."

Stuart R. Winthrop, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Premium Eye Care in Santa Barbara Consistently voted best eye doctor in Santa Barbara. Eye care, laser vision correction, cataract care - Dr. Stuart R. Winthrop

Our cataract patient Sara loves that she can see really well when she wakes up.

"I have astigmatism and was a contact lens wearer for about 40 years, but in the past 4 or 5 years I had to give them up and wear glasses, which I couldn’t get used to. I was only on my second pair of glasses when it was time for me to have cataract surgery. I've actually been looking forward to it! It's worth paying for the fancy lens, otherwise I would still have to wear glasses!

I was really happy with Dr. Winthrop's practice and in all his dealings with me he was such a super-caring doctor. He goes through everything really well.

My vision is now excellent! It's taken away all of the struggle of multiple glasses and I can just pick up any old sunglasses and it doesn't matter much if I lose them.”

Stuart R. Winthrop, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Premium Eye Care in Santa Barbara Consistently voted best eye doctor in Santa Barbara. Eye care, laser vision correction, cataract care - Dr. Stuart R. Winthrop

Our cataract patient Margaret says she had been having difficulty driving at night.

"The impact of cataracts on your driving, especially at night, is very limiting. I also had retinal issues, so removing the cataracts was so important. I stayed off the freeway altogether!

Plenty of my friends have had cataract surgery and one of them interviewed three of the most prominent eye doctors in town and she said Dr. Winthrop was the one to use. Dr. Winthrop was more the perfectionist, which I think is a big positive when you're having something done to our eyes! And she was right – with Dr. Winthrop and Christian, it was top-notch all the way through. Everyone in the office knew their job and did it well."

Stuart R. Winthrop, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Premium Eye Care in Santa Barbara Consistently voted best eye doctor in Santa Barbara. Eye care, laser vision correction, cataract care - Dr. Stuart R. Winthrop