About Our Practice

The practice of Drs. Farkas, Kassalow and Resnick was founded in 1958 as a specialty office limited to contact lens care.  In its over fifty years in existence, a national and even international reputation for excellence has developed in not just the contact lens field, but in general eyecare and laser vision correction as well.

We continue to strive to make eyecare a comfortable and enjoyable professional experience.

PRACTICE MILESTONES:

1974-

Part of the team in the development and introduction of the first thin soft contact lens in the world (designed both for daily and overnight use.)

1978-

Clinical investigators for the first gas permeable rigid contact lens in the United States.

1983-

Part of the team that developed and introduced the first extended wear gas permeable rigid contact lens in the United States.

1984-

Consulted in the introduction and development of the first silicon rubber and resin contact lenses.

Clinical investigators for the first astigmatic soft contact lenses in the United States.

Part of the team that developed and introduced the first multi-focal gas permeable contact lens in the United States.

1987-

Part of the team that developed and introduced disposable contact lenses in the United States, now known as the Acuvue lens.

1991-

Part of the team that developed and introduced the first contact lens designed for one day usage and disposal, now known as the 1 DAY ACUVUE lens.

1995-

Following rigorous didactic and clinical training the Toronto, Canada, introduced the Laser Vision Correction option to our patients in the areas around including New York City and Long Island.

1996-

Clinical investigators for the first generation of ultra high oxygen permeable soft contact lenses in the United States. 

Part of the team that developed and introduced the first disposable bifocal contact lens in the world, now known as the ACUVUE BIFOCAL.

Charter members of the TLC LASER CENTERS in Manhattan and Garden City, Long Island.

1997-

Clinical investigators (FDA study) of the first Ultra Gas Permeable Soft Contact Lens eventually to become the first 30 Day Extended Wear Lens without removal.

1999-

Consultants in the development and introduction of the Ultravue Bifocal Contact Lens currently known as the Frequency Multifocal as licensed by CooperVision.

Professional Advisory Board members of TLC LASER CENTERS in Manhattan and Garden City, Long Island.

2002-

Among the first specialty cornea and contact lens practices to introduce Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT). This technology employs custom fitted highly oxygen permeable rigid lenses worn only at night.This non-surgical reversible vision correction procedure allows patients to enjoy freedom from spectacles during waking hours.

Worked on the development and introduction of no less than seven types of one day soft lensproducts. We are the #1 prescriber of these products in the nation.

2003-

Part of the TLC vision team that intrudeced the first "custom cornea" wavefront laser vision correction in the New York area.

Introduced the Canadian designed prototype of the Ultravue multi-focal soft contact lens, now so commonly prescribed as the Proclear multi-focal.

2005-

Introduced the new SynergEyes contact lens, a highly oxygen permeable rigid contact lens in the center, surrounded by a soft lens "skirt" in the periphery.

2006-

Part of the TLC vision group that introduced the newest Intralase technology that has raised laser vision correction to a new level.

2007-

Among the first practices in the nation to test and introduce the new Biofinity ultra oxygen permeable lens (CooperVision), a new level of comfort and wearability.

2008-

Among the first practices to introduce Bausch and Lomb's redesigned Softlens daily disposable contact lens. Tested and introduced the Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism, offering a new level of of comfort for patients with astigmatism.