Are Floaters A Sign Of Something Bigger?
Are Floaters a Sign of a Serious Eye Problem? Have you noticed shadowy shapes drifting in and out of your field of vision lately? You may have floaters. Although floaters ...
Allergies
Caused by the same irritants as hay fever, runny nose, coughing, and sneezing, eye allergies commonly affect those who suffer from other allergy symptoms. Not only do eye allergies cause ...
UV Radiation and Your Eyes
Optometry warnings about the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation on our eyes have not yet reached the degree of public awareness of that of skin damage. Yet, the sun can ...
How To Protect Your Eyes While Wearing Halloween-Themed Contact Lenses
Are Halloween-Themed Contact Lenses Safe? Colorful contact lenses definitely add a little extra flair to your costume if you’re planning to be a zombie, vampire or other fictional creature for ...
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
One of the leading causes of vision loss in people who are age 50 or older is age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This common eye condition leads to damage of a ...
Diabetic Eye Diseases
Diabetes is a condition that involves high blood sugar (glucose) levels. This can affect many parts of the body, including the eyes. One of the most common diabetic eye diseases ...
Presbyopia
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, ...
Laser Cataract Surgery
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 ...
Cataract Surgery
With cataract surgery, your ophthalmologist removes the cataract-diseased lens of your eye. The ophthalmologist then replaces your natural lens with an artificial one. The Procedure This outpatient procedure is generally ...
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