Eye Care Info

More than 30.3 million adults in the United States have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC also indicates that 84.1 million Americans have prediabetes, though non-treatment of prediabetes often leads to type 2 diabetes within 5 years. In addition to affecting blood sugar levels, diabetes can also have…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that as of 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the population, are living with diabetes. An additional 84.1 million have prediabetes, which if left untreated, can lead to type 2 diabetes. Although nearly 1 in 4 adults with diabetes don’t even know they have it,…

With age comes wisdom … and with age comes cataracts! The good news is that you do not have to accept the reduced quality of vision often associated with cataracts! There are many options that we have to improve your vision, but in this article we are going to focus our discussion on the development…

An intraocular lens, commonly referred to as an IOL, is an artificial lens implanted during cataract surgery. Because cataract is irreversible, IOLs are used to replace a clouded lens that has been affected by cataract. IOLs can restore a patient’s vision to the state it was before the development of cataracts — or even better.…

An intraocular lens, or IOL, is an artificial lens implanted during cataract surgery to replace the clouded lens, otherwise known as the cataract. Having the cataract replaced with an IOL can restore a patient’s vision to its state before the development of cataracts or better. IOLs are made of silicone, acrylic, or other types of…

In the United States alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that as of 2015, 30.3 million people, or 9.4% of the country’s population, are living with diabetes. An additional 84.1 million have prediabetes, which if left untreated, can lead to type 2 diabetes. Nearly 1 in 4 adults with diabetes don’t…

An intraocular lens (IOL) is an artificial lens implant inserted during cataract surgery. Because cataract is irreversible, the implant is used to replace a clouded lens that has been affected by cataract. IOLs can restore a patient’s vision to the state it was before the development of cataracts — or better. Traditional silicone IOLs have…

Does My Vision Have to Worsen as I Age? The short answer is no, you do not have to accept the deterioration of the quality of your vision often associated with getting a little older. Each of us has a natural lens in our eye whose purpose is to bend, or refract, light rays as…

Does My Vision Have to Worsen as I Age? The short answer is no, you do not have to accept the deterioration of the quality of your vision often associated with getting a little older. Each of us has a natural lens in our eye whose purpose is to bend, or refract, light rays as…

Cataracts occur when the lens in your eye becomes clouded. Around age 40, proteins in the eye start to break down. By age 60, most people experience clouding of the lenses, although symptoms may not be noticeable at first. If cataracts progress to the point that they limit a patient’s day to day activities or…