Did you know that your eyes provide valuable information about your health?
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Look to Your Eyes for Clues About Your Health
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Ocular Migraine Symptoms and Causes
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Have you had any of the temporary vision changes that can occur with ocular migraines?
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Symptoms of Retinal Detachment
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Recognizing retinal detachment symptoms can help you prevent permanent vision loss.
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What Is Strabismus and How Can It Be Treated
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Do you know how strabismus can affect your eyes?
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How to Treat Dry Eye
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Are your eyes dry and uncomfortable? These treatments help to treat dry eye.
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6 Common Eye Procedures
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Eye problems don't have to lead to vision loss. Your ophthalmologist offers eye procedures that can help.
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Common Age-Related Vision Problems
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From fading colors to increased risk of glaucoma, these things can happen to your eyesight as you grow older.
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Have You Heard These Cataract Myths?
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Do you know common myths and facts about cataracts?
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Can Retinal Disease Be Treated By Gene Therapy?
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Gene therapy may offer new hope for people who have retinal diseases.
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Diagnosing and Treating Corneal Disease
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Could your vision problems be related to corneal disease?
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Understanding Diabetic Retinopathy
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Do you know the warning signs of diabetic eye disease?
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Do You Suffer From Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
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Have you been experiencing problems with your central vision? You may have age-related macular degeneration.
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Glaucoma Awareness Month - Symptoms and Treatments
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Could you have glaucoma? Scheduling an eye appointment during Glaucoma Awareness Month is a simple way to protect your eyesight.
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Laser Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Has age-related macular degeneration affected your vision? Laser therapy may stop the progression of the wet form of the disease.
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Treatments for Glaucoma
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Glaucoma doesn't have to destroy your eyesight. Several treatment options can help you avoid vision loss.
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Allergies
Category: Protecting Your Eyes
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 discomfort, but they can also interfere with daily activities. Eye Allergy Causes Medically referred to as allergic
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UV Radiation and Your Eyes
Category: Protecting 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 be just as damaging upon our eyes with unprotected exposure. Short-term exposure to very bright sunlight can result in a type
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Types of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Treatments
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Are you familiar with the symptoms of macular degeneration, the most common causes of vision loss in adults over age 50?
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What to Expect From Cataract Surgery
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Is cataract surgery in your future? Here's what you can expect.
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Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy
Category: We Can Help With, Corneal Disorders, Disorders
Fuchs corneal dystrophy affects the cornea, the clear window over the front of your eye. It causes swelling that leads to cloudiness, glare and increasing visual impairment. Women are slightly more likely than men to develop Fuchs. Onset usually happens after the age of 50; though early signs might start
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LASIK, LASEK or SMILE: Which Type of Laser Surgery is Right for You?
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Are you considering laser eye surgery but aren't sure if you should choose LASIK, LASEK or SMILE?
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Category: We Can Help With, Retinal Disorders
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 small spot near the center of the retina called the macula. The macula provides us with the ability to clearly see objects that are straight
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Diabetic Eye Diseases
Category: We Can Help With, Retinal Disorders
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 is diabetic retinopathy, which is also a leading cause of blindness in American adults. Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy
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Presbyopia
Category: We Can Help With, Refractive Disorders
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. You might wonder when manufacturers started
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Laser Cataract Surgery
Category: We Can Help With, Cataracts
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. Although eye surgeons have successfully
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Cataract Surgery
Category: We Can Help With, Cataracts
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 safe and takes less than an hour. Your ophthalmologist will dilate your pupil
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Peripheral Vision Loss
Category: Vision Problems
Normal sight includes central vision (the field of view straight ahead) and peripheral vision (the field of view outside the circle of central vision). The inability to see within a normal range of view often indicates peripheral vision loss. In severe cases of peripheral vision loss, individuals only
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Signs of a Retinal Detachment
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Do you know what happens if you have a retinal detachment? Recognizing the signs can help you avoid permanent vision loss.
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Vitrectomy and Vitreoretinal Eye Surgery
Category: We Can Help With, Vitreous Disorders
Vitreoretinal surgery refers to a group of surgeries which take place inside the eye's interior where the vitreous (gel-like material) and retina (photosensitive membrane) are located. Vitreoretinal procedures are either performed with traditional surgical tools or lasers, and address a range of ophthalmic
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Myopia
Category: We Can Help With, Refractive Disorders
Myopia, or nearsightedness, means that your eyes can see close objects clearly but struggle to see things in the distance. Nearly 30 percent of Americans are nearsighted. This condition usually develops in children and teenagers, up to about the age of 20. A teacher or parent might notice a child squinting
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Astigmatism
Category: We Can Help With, Refractive Disorders
A normal cornea — the clear front covering of your eye — has a round curve, like a basketball. However, many people have an irregularly shaped cornea while others have an irregularly curved lens. Both cases can cause light that enters the eye to bend the wrong way, causing blurry vision. This disorder
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Hyperopia
Category: We Can Help With, Refractive Disorders
People with hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, can usually see objects in the distance, but their close vision is blurry. Symptoms of untreated hyperopia include: Difficulty concentrating on near work, such as reading Eye strain Headaches after reading or other activities involving close focus Aching,
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Types of Refractive Surgery
Category: We Can Help With, Refractive Disorders
There are several types of refractive surgery available to correct vision problems caused by refractive errors, including: LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) Custom or bladeless LASIK Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) Laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) Epi-LASIK Conductive Keratoplasty
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Collagen Crosslinking
Category: We Can Help With, Corneal Disorders, Treatments
Collagen crosslinking (CXL) is a relatively new procedure used to treat patients with keratoconus. Keratoconus is a thinning of the corneas which causes them to form a cone shape and bulge outwards. Many countries outside the U.S. use CXL, but the procedure hasn’t yet received FDA approval. However,
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Medicated Eye Drops
Category: We Can Help With, Glaucoma
Treatment for glaucoma often begins with medicated eye drops. The goal of these medications is to lower the pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure) and prevent damage to the optic nerve. To gain the most benefits of these medications, use them exactly as prescribed by your eye doctor. Sometimes your
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