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During a comprehensive glaucoma evaluation your ophthalmologist will do the following tests and exams: 1.) Measure the inner eye pressure (tonometry) 2.) Inspect the angle in the eye where the iris meets the cornea (gonioscopy) 3.) Inspect your optic nerve’s shape and color (ophthalmoscopy – dilated eye exam) 4.) Complete field of vision Perimetry (visual field test) 5.) Thickness of the cornea Pachymetry View Video
Presbyopia is when you lose the ability to clearly see close objects and small print. It’s a natural process that happens slowly over a lifetime which happens age 40. Presbyopia might be corrected with reading glasses.
Dry eye syndrome occurs when your eye doesn’t make enough quality tears to keep your eye moist and comfortable. Dry eye syndrome is a nuisance and can be uncomfortable, causing itching and burning. Very seldom they can lead to some loss of vision.
Maintaining a youthful appearance has become an accepted part of mainstream American culture. Dynamic lines usually appear between the eyebrows, on the forehead, and at the outside corners of the eye in the “crow’s feet” region and may suggest that someone looks is worried, tired, or angry. An effective, safe, nonsurgical, treatment for dynamic lines is now available. Botox exerts its effect by blocking the impulses from the nerve toRead More →
Blepharoplasty may be performed on the upper and/or lower eyelids to lift drooping lids or improve sagging or baggy lower eyelids, making the eyes appear brighter, fresher, and more alert. Our CO2 laser has revolutionized blepharoplasty “Eyelid Surgery.” When used to perform upper eyelid blepharoplasty, the laser is used to cut the skin of the upper eyelid so that the excess may be removed. The laser produces less postoperative swellingRead More →
PRK (or photorefractive keratectomy) is the second most popular laser eye surgery in the United States, behind LASIK. The question of PRK vs. LASIK is common for consumers interested in laser vision correction. Like LASIK, PRK uses an excimer laser to reshape the cornea. But in PRK, no corneal flap is created with a microkeratome or femtosecond laser prior to the corneal reshaping. PRK also can be performed safelyRead More →
The cornea is the eye’s outermost layer. It is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. The main function of the cornea is to allow light to pass through the eye to the retina. For this reason the cornea must be transparent. A second chief function is to help focus light, like a camera lens. The cornea must remain transparent to see well, and the presenceRead More →
