Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Health, Ophthalmology Clinic, Outpatient Surgery
Since the 1980s our eye surgeons have had the opportunity to educate and treat patients regarding many rare eye conditions. Here are three of particular interest. Birdshot Retinochoroidopathy (BR) Birdshot retinochoroidopathy is a rare, usually painless inflammation of the blood vessels under the retina. It can flare up and then spontaneously subside. We do not know the cause […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Health, Ophthalmology Clinic
Glaucoma is a condition where the eye’s intraocular pressure (IOP) contributes to the harm of the eye’s optic nerve. Sometimes in the very early stages of glaucoma, an unusual IOP may not reveal clear cut damage to the optic nerve. The opposite can also happen when an average IOP could damage an optic nerve in […]
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Diabetes, Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Ophthalmology Clinic, Outpatient Surgery
Patients suffering from diabetes mellitus fail to use and store blood sugar (glucose) suitably for proper health. The improper glucose control is detrimental to the vessels of the retina, an important structure in the back of the eye that processes visual images. Diabetic retinopathy is damage to these retinal vessels. Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), (also named background diabetic […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Surgery, Eye Treatments, Ophthalmology Clinic
The cornea is the outermost clear part of the eyeball. Through its translucency, we can view the front chamber of the eye, the round pupil and the iris that gives us our eye color. While the cornea has the blinking action of the lids to protect it, injuries can still occur when rubbing the eyes […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Ophthalmology Clinic
The white part of the eye surrounding the cornea and pupil can develop elastic degradation resulting in patches of fat and protein on the eye. Depending on the location of these degradations, we call them pinguecula or pterygia. What is a Pingueculum? A pingueculum appears as a yellow-orange bumpy spot on the white of the eye. Pinguecula can be located in any […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Ophthalmology Clinic
While there are many causes of Ptosis or droopy eyelids, the most common types result from a maturity phenomenon called DERMATOCHALASIS & PTOSIS. As a result of age onset changes, eyelids start to sag and drop resulting in lid droop. An eyelid may droop minimally and not affect the patients view or it may entirely […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Ophthalmology Clinic
The human body has two main groups of muscles. The skeletal (voluntary) and autonomic (involuntary) musculature. Some examples of the second group (autonomic muscles) are digestive in respiratory (partially) musculature which function without our consciousness so that life can be maintained. If you are suffering from myasthenia or think you might have symptoms, please contact […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Health, Ophthalmology Clinic
One of the most frequent causes of poor vision after age 60 is AMD (age-related macular degeneration). AMD the degradation of the MACULA a small central region in the back of the eye that allows us to view refined images clearly and perform our day to day undertakings. AMD symptoms involve loss of central vision. […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Health
Dry eye syndrome is one of the most common problems treated by eye physicians. Over ten million Americans suffer from dry eyes. It is usually caused by a problem with the quality of the tear film that lubricates the eyes. Tears are comprised of three layers. The mucus layer coats the cornea, the eye’s clear […]
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Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Health, Ophthalmology Clinic
Color blindness (color vision deficiency) is a condition in which certain colors cannot be detected. There are two types of color vision difficulties: congenital (inherited) problems that you have at birth, and problems that develop later in life. People born with color vision problems are unaware that what they see is different from what others […]
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