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Read the landmark stories that have shaped TRES VISION GROUP into what it is today.
For media inquiries, please contact Cherise Czaban at 321-984-3200 ext. 1205, or email cczaban@tresvision.com.
Celebrating Dads Special Feature
SpaceCoast Living, June, 2019
Dr. Tres feels his job as a father is to make his children competent participants in the community, without exasperating them, which he describes as an “ever-elusive balance.”
Options in Sight
SpaceCoast Living, January 1, 2018
At TRES VISION GROUP, there is a dedicated and experienced staff ready to repair vision problems afflicting patients, as well as maintain proper eye health.
2015 Best Doctors
Orlando Magazine, December, 2014
For the third year in a row Dr. Trespalacios has been selected as One of the Best Doctors in the country in the field of Cataract and LASIK surgery.
A Big Idea Comes to Life
Space Coast Living Health, August 1st, 2014
TRES VISION GROUP has been featured in the Space Coast Living Health magazine.
Eye Surgery Center Under New Ownership
Florida Today, October 2013
Dr. Trespalacios and partner Gary Hardey purchased the TRES VISION GROUP.
Laser Revolutionizes Corneal Transplants
Florida Today, December 20, 2012
Dr. Trespalacios performs laser corneal transplant on Suntree resident whose cornea split.
Beyond LASIK
Spacecoast Living Health, Spring 2011
Dr. Trespalacios offers multiple refractive surgery options beyond LASIK for patients seeking independence from glasses and contacts.
Sun Can Produce Growths on Eye
Florida Today, October 6, 2009
Dr. Trespalacios leads Brevard with advanced sutureless, tissue specific, and minimally invasive techniques to treat pterygium damage.
Effective Treatment for Dry Eye
SpaceCoast Living, May, 2019
Dr. Tres was the first in Brevard, and one of the first in the U.S., to offer a revoluntionary new treatment for evaporative dry-eye disorder – a simple process that can be performed right in his office.
UCF Alumnus doctor performs ground-breaking eye surgery
Central Florida Future, October 28th, 2014
Dr. Trespalacios provides the “gift of sight.”
Revolution in Eye Surgery
Florida Today, March 6th, 2014
Dr. Trespalacios discusses his views on femtosecond laser cataract procedures.
Smaller is Better
Spacecoast Living Health, Fall 2013
Dr. Trespalacios talks about how iStent can treat both cataracts and glaucoma in a single non-evasive procedure.
Dr. Rafael Trespalacios Performs First Central Florida Laser-Enabled Corneal Transplant
Melbourne, Florida, July 2012
Medical Director, Dr. Rafael Trespalacios, of Premier Eye MD and TRES VISION GROUP has performed the first laser-enabled corneal transplant in the Central Florida area.
Synthetic Cornea Rejuvenates Sight
Florida Today, November 2, 2010
Dr. Trespalacios performs first bilateral Intacs procedure on Keratoconus patient.
Can’t See 3-D
Florida Today, April 27, 2010
Dr. Trespalacios explains how not being able to see a 3D movie can be an indication of visual problems that need treatment.
Dr. Rafael Trespalacios, presenter for “Posters on Demand” at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Program
April 27 – May 2, 2007
Dr. Trespalacios awarded POSTER OF INTEREST recognition for “Posters on Demand” at the annual ASCRS Program for 2007.
See What You’ve Been Missing – Catalaze Cataract Treatment
SpaceCoast Living, Spring, 2019
The technology used in CataLaze allows Dr. Tres to analyze a patient’s eye during cataract surgery, which gives him the most precise and premium lens impant solution, in real time.
GoodBye Dry Eye
Florida Today, August 7th, 2014
Dr. Trespalacios discusses the two predominant forms of dry eye, its causes and treatments.
CataLaze is now available in Central Florida
March 6th, 2014
CataLāze option with Laser guided precision Cataract Surgery now available to patients with Cataracts in Central Florida.
Dr. Rafael Trespalacios Named to Prestigious 2013 BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA® List
February 6, 2013
Dr. Trespalacios is first to receive this prestigious recognition; marks the first time that an ophthalmologist in Brevard County has earned this honor.
A Vision of Success
Spacecoast Living Health, April 2012
There are only a handful of qualified and experienced refractive surgeons in the world and no others in Central Florida that can offer what Rafael Trespalacios, M.D. of Brevard eye Center can.
Beyond LASIK…the ICL
Spacecoast Living, May 26, 2010
Dr. Trespalacios discusses how the ICL has given those who are not candidates for LASIK the hope of achieving 20/20 or better vision.
Tissue Helps Restore Sight
Florida Today, March 16th, 2010
Dr. Trespalacios uses placenta lining to perform dramatic sight saving surgery.
Partial Corneal Transplant Requires Fewer Stitches, Speeds Healing and Visual Recovery
Florida Today, October 9, 2007
Dr. Trespalacios performs a partial corneal transplant at Brevard Surgery Center in Melbourne. A partial corneal transplant: the diseased inner layer of the cornea is stripped out and replaced with donor cells.
