Whitson Vision was very proud to be a part of the 9th annual Girls Night Out event in Indiana. This event is meant to be an evening of health, beauty, fashion, style and fun. Beyond the exciting shopping opportunities, this event provides the latest information about women’s health and appearance: both surgical and non surgical cosmetic procedures, cosmetic dentistry, laser vision Correction, varicose vein treatments, and much more! (Read More)

Thanks to a generous donor who cares about the environment, a new tree nursery has been built on a mountain top in Fondwa. Several years ago Haiti was deforested and the need is great to see trees and plants growing again. The tree nursery program is a project of the Association of Peasants in Fondwa. It will be a permanent activity for the production of seedlings of all kinds of trees (fruit-bearing and forested). If managed well, it can assure production of 100,000 saplings each reforestation project. (Read More)

Dr. Luis Colón just joined Whitson Vision with the start of the calendar year. With his friendly, easy going manner and kindness, patients can feel at ease with our new doctor. His care is personalized and focused on patient's needs. He brings with him a rich experience in comprehensive eye care combined with many hours in the operating room where he has polished his skills in the repertoire of eye surgeries he performs. In addition to enjoying the whole spectrum of eye care and surgery, Dr. Colón has a special interest in refractive cataract surgery (presbyopia correcting intraocular lenses), dry eye treatment, the correction of eyelid aging changes via Botox and surgery (ptosis correction, blepharoplasty) and macular degeneration. He performs laser treatments for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and secondary cataracts. (Read More)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s) are both great ways to reduce your income taxes by paying for medically-related expenses with pre-tax money- that is, money deducted from your paycheck before income taxes are calculated on your pay. Both types of accounts work similarly, in that you can deposit pre-tax money into the account, and use the account to pay for various tax-deductible medical expenses as they occur. But the two types of accounts operate quite differently.

Our company offers both an FSA and HSA option for the employees on our payroll, depending on which health insurance plan they select. I explain and compare the differences in the following ways: (Read More)