Our History
The formation of Rush Eye Associates began when cornea and refractive surgery fellowship-trained Sloan W. Rush, M.D. (“Dr. Sloan”) joined leading eye surgeon J. Avery Rush M.D. (“Dr. Avery”) to establish a world-class eye-care practice in their hometown of Amarillo, Texas. This father/son duo was able to bring together the latest available technology from Dr. Sloan in combination with the experience that comes from over 40 years of practice from Dr. Avery. Today, Dr. Sloan is carrying on the Rush tradition, solely leading the dedicated team of experienced eye care professionals. If you think you have to leave town to get the best available care, then you should keep reading to see why that is not true
Why Stay Here?
Some people may have the impression that you must go to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex or to another big city to be able to find the most experienced surgeons for medical procedures. That may be the case in some fields of medicine in our region but not for LASIK and cataract surgery. If you shop around very diligently, you could probably come across only a few surgeons somewhere in the United States that have performed the amount of surgical volume that we have at Rush Eye. This experience level matters because we know firsthand that the technical aspects of the surgery require specialized expertise from start to finish, especially when dealing with newer, cutting-edge technology. You only have one set of eyes and your vision is so critical to maintaining an active lifestyle. Therefore, when shopping for a doctor, we advise that you find someone with a high level of experience in order to allow for your best possible outcome. Some patients may be reluctant to question their doctor about their surgical proficiency for fear of being pushy or aggressive. But we encourage and welcome these types of questions from you. It will not be offensive to us for you to inquire because we believe that it's important for you to feel comfortable with the competency level of your surgeon when you entrust us with your eye care. In fact, we commonly see patients come in from larger cities to seek care at Rush Eye. People returning home to visit family in Texas Panhandle discover that we offer everything that a big city does with regards to vision correction surgery.
Innovation
Rush Eye Associates has been the leading visionary for all things ophthalmology in our region. Here are a few examples: We have been the first practice in the Texas Panhandle to use femtosecond lasers, topography-guided excimer laser ablations, corneal collagen crosslinking, partial thickness corneal transplants, prosthetic corneal transplants (keratoprosthesis), implantable miniature telescopes, same-day bilateral cataract surgery, and use of intraocular antibiotic injection during cataract surgery. Now, we are the only practice in the region to offer the Ally Robotic Laser Assisted Cataract System. At Rush Eye Associates, we are proud to offer the most advanced technology available anywhere in the world.
OUTCOMES
We value the privilege to be able to take care of your eyes. It is such a pleasure to hear directly from you how happy you are with your new vision. With the latest techniques, it is now possible for many of our patients to achieve better vision than they had beforehand when using glasses and contact lenses. Click here to hear from our patients about their Rush experience.