Dr. Melendez is a well-respected eye doctor in the Albuquerque area and beyond, with a passion for helping his patients achieve optimal vision. As an expert in cataract and refractive surgeries, he has performed over 15,000 procedures and pioneered numerous groundbreaking treatments in Albuquerque. Recognizing the need for a more personalized approach to eye care, he founded The Juliette Eye Institute, a premier facility where he takes the time to understand each patient’s unique vision needs. As a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Clinical Professor at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, he has dedicated himself to advancing the field through education and innovation. Dr. Melendez serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Ophthalmic News and Education Network and has been consistently recognized as one of Albuquerque’s Top Docs since 2006. At The Juliette Eye Institute, he continues his commitment to providing world-class, personalized treatment using the latest advanced technology.
Dr. Baker is a dedicated optometrist serving the Albuquerque community, with specialized expertise in pre and post-operative care for refractive surgery patients. A graduate of Texas Tech University with a degree in Chemistry, she demonstrated her commitment to global health by organizing medical missions in Central America. She went on to earn her doctorate from The University of Houston College of Optometry, where she was a 5-time recipient of the Clinical Letter of Excellence for outstanding patient care during her clinical rotations. Originally from Amarillo, Texas, Dr. Baker discovered her love for New Mexico during her rotation at the Albuquerque VA, which led her to join Juliette Eye Institute. As an active member of the American Optometric Association (AOA), she is dedicated to providing thorough, personalized eye care. Outside the office, she maintains an active lifestyle and enjoys cycling and pickleball.
If you’re tired of relying on glasses and contacts for clear vision, you can get the visual freedom you’ve been searching for with LASIK. At Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe, our expert LASIK surgeons use state-of-the-art laser technologies to correct common refractive errors like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
In a quick and virtually painless procedure taking just 15 minutes, your LASIK surgeon at Juliette Eye Institute’s Santa Fe office will use specialized lasers and advanced eye-tracking technology to precisely reshape your cornea, giving you clearer vision. Recovery is a breeze, with many patients noticing immediate visual improvements and returning to work the next day. Imagine how amazing it will be to see the world in gorgeous high definition!
If you’re looking for the latest in laser vision correction in Santa Fe, Juliette Eye Institute offers the advanced ZEISS SMILE procedure. With an average of just 24 seconds per procedure, your eye surgeon will reshape the cornea with a femtosecond laser to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism.
The ZEISS SMILE procedure offered at Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe can bring you crystal-clear vision through minimally invasive lenticule extraction that uses advanced optical technology. After a quick and comfortable recovery, you can start doing all of your favorite activities with crisp, clear vision and minimizing your need for visual aids.
Have you been told you’re not a good candidate for vision correction procedures like LASIK due to thin corneas or dry eye syndrome? You may still be able to achieve visual freedom with PRK at Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe.
PRK can bring you clearer vision by correcting refractive errors like farsightedness, nearsightedness, and astigmatism by reshaping your cornea with a specialized laser. Unlike LASIK, it doesn’t involve creating a corneal flap, making it a great vision correction option for patients who have dry eye or whose corneas are too thin for LASIK. At Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe, our expect team of eye doctor are dedicated to making clear vision accessible with PRK.
Did you know that Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe offers the only reversible vision correction procedure? The EVO ICL can correct moderate to severe nearsightedness and astigmatism without reshaping the cornea.
Your surgeon at Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe will make a small incision on the surface of your eye and insert the EVO ICL, an implantable collamer lens that is biocompatible with your eye. The EVO ICL can bring you clearer vision than you ever had with glasses or contacts, and can be removed by your surgeon at any time if you change your mind about the procedure. However, once you experience the brilliance of vision with the EVO ICL, we’ll doubt you’ll want to go back.
Are you over the age of 40 and looking for a vision correction procedure that can also prevent cataracts? Refractive lens exchange (RLE) is a procedure offered at Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe that involves removing the natural lens of the eye and replacing it with an intraocular lens (IOL).
Our Santa Fe office features the advanced Clareon PanOptix trifocal premium lens that allows Juliette Eye Institute Patients to achieve clear vision up close, intermediate, and far away. This means you can enjoy higher definition, vibrant vision and reduce your need for glasses and contacts. We also offer the light adjustable lens, monofocal, toric, multifocal, and accommodating IOLs to suit your lifestyle, budget, and visual needs!
If you’re considering undergoing cataract surgery to restore your vision, put your eyes first with the latest in cataract surgery technology at Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe. We perform laser cataract surgery using the LenSx femtosecond laser and the state-of-the-art ORA with VerifEye+ system to ensure incredible precision.
In a procedure similar to refractive lens exchange, your cataract surgeon will remove the cataract-affected natural lens and replace it with one of the IOLs offered at Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe. With options like the Light Adjustable Lens, you can even adjust your vision after cataract surgery for a truly customized visual outcome. Why wait to reclaim your vision from cataracts?
As the second leading cause of blindness in the world, we take glaucoma seriously at Juliette Eye Institute in Santa Fe. This degenerative eye condition can cause damage to the optic nerve and result in permanent vision loss if not detected and treated early on.
At our Santa Fe office, Juliette Eye Institute offers many treatments to help lower intraocular (eye) pressure, the main cause of damage to the optic nerve. We feature advanced technology such as the new Voyager DSLT from Alcon and Durysta.
Durysta is a tiny implant that consistently delivers glaucoma medication within the eye, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) like iStent, a device that improves the flow of fluid within the eye to lower intraocular pressure.
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