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What is Glaucoma
Dec 30
Glaucoma is a condition characterized by excessive pressure in the eye, or intraocular pressure. This irregularly high pressure is due to a buildup of fluid in the eye. As intraocular pressure increases, it can compress the eye’s optic nerve, eventually leading to vision loss.
Laser Cataract Surgery
Dec 30
The only way to correct the clouded vision caused by advanced cataracts is surgical intervention. If you find yourself pursuing cataract surgery to remove one or both cataract-disease lenses, you may be wondering what surgical approaches are available for treatment.
Can Retinal Disease Be Treated By Gene Therapy?
Dec 30
Retinal diseases are notoriously hard to treat. The diseases, many of them inherited, cause cells in the retina to degenerate or die.
What is Proptosis and How Is It Treated?
Dec 30
If your eye bulges outward, you may have an eye problem called proptosis. Although the condition is often related to thyroid disease, it can have other causes. If you are diagnosed with proptosis, your ophthalmologist will offer treatments that will help you protect your eye.
Top Causes of Blindness
Nov 08
Could you be at risk for blindness? More than 1 million people in the U.S. over 40 are blind, while millions of people of all ages suffer from vision impairments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Tearing
Dec 26
Suffering from watery eyes, also known as tearing, or epiphora, is a condition that happens when the eyes make too many tears or produce them constantly.
Glaucoma
Dec 26
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States, making it an important public health priority. Although there are several factors that cause glaucoma, all types of glaucoma are characterized by damage to the optic nerve.
Glare and Halos
Dec 30
Glare and halos are both eye symptoms that some people experience around bright lights. Halos show up as bright circles around a light source. Glare is light that interferes with your vision, making it difficult to see or sometimes making your eyes water.
Intacs
Dec 30
Intacs, or intracorneal ring segments (ICRS), is a non-laser treatment for mild nearsightedness. It can also be used to treat the astigmatism and nearsightedness that occurs with keratoconus, one type of corneal disorder.
Presbyopia
Dec 30
Somewhere around the age of 40, most people’s eyes lose the ability to focus on close-up objects. This condition is called presbyopia. You may start holding reading material farther away, because it is blurry up close. Reading suddenly gives you eyestrain.