Articles on eye health: vision changes, cataract, glaucoma, dry eye and laser vision correction. Sudden vision loss, flashes or severe eye pain are emergencies; these articles say so clearly.
LASEK preparation usually involves three things: pausing contact lenses for a period your surgeon sets (often a few weeks, longer for rigid lenses) so…
Eye alignment is measured with a short set of clinic tests. The cover test, in which one eye is covered while the examiner watches…
PRK reshapes the cornea after its surface layer is removed, so vision is blurry for the first several days and sharpens gradually rather than…
Injections for wet macular degeneration block a growth signal that makes fragile new blood vessels leak under the retina. In large trials, most treated…
A cornea and external disease specialist is an ophthalmologist with extra fellowship training in the clear front window of the eye and the surface…
A chalazion removal procedure is a short outpatient operation for a blocked oil gland in the eyelid. The lid is numbed with a local…
Corneal repair is matched to the depth and cause of the damage. Small scratches are usually left to heal under protection; cuts and perforations…
Eye lasers fall into three broad groups. Retinal lasers seal leaking or abnormal blood vessels and barricade retinal tears. Glaucoma lasers improve fluid drainage…
Ocular surface disease is an umbrella term for conditions in which the tear film, eyelids and cornea stop working as a unit, most often…
Eye surgery in older adults with heart disease or diabetes is usually still possible, but the plan changes. Most procedures, especially cataract surgery, are…
Contact lenses press on the cornea and temporarily change its shape, so measurements taken too soon after removing them can be inaccurate and could…
Macular disease treatment depends on what is happening in the macula. Leaking new blood vessels and swelling are usually treated with repeated anti-VEGF eye…
A blocked tear duct test locates where tears stop draining rather than simply confirming that they overflow. An eye specialist usually starts with a…
During cataract surgery, a surgeon numbs the eye with drops or a small injection, makes an incision of a few millimeters at the edge…
After fluorescein eye angiography, a yellowish tint to the skin for a few hours, dark orange urine for about a day, brief nausea during…
Farsightedness treatment options usually begin with glasses, which correct the focusing error with a convex lens and carry no medical risk. Contact lenses offer…
Doctors choose blocked tear duct treatment by age, cause and where the blockage sits. In babies, most blockages open on their own, so gentle…
Tests before eye laser surgery measure how thick your cornea is, map its shape, check the pressure inside the eye, and confirm that your…
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