If you have diabetes, it places you at risk for a variety of other health conditions, including issues that may compromise your vision. Diabetic retinopathy is a serious vision condition that can potentially result in severe or even permanent vision loss if not properly treated. Approximately 40-45% of diabetics develop this condition.
Diabetic retinopathy occurs when your elevated blood sugar levels...
Read MoreGlaucoma is an age-related vision condition that results in damage to your eye's optic nerve. This damage is typically caused by an increase in pressure inside your eye. As this pressure continues to become greater, it can eventually result in irreversible damage.
Glaucoma affects your vision gradually, and at first you may not notice any symptoms at all. In the early stages of the condition, you may begin to notice a slight...
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Over time, your eyes may undergo certain changes as part of the aging process which can result in age-related vision conditions. Cataracts are one of the most common age-related vision issues impacting people over 60 and if left untreated, they can potentially result in blindness.
Your eye's lens is typically clear. When cataracts develop, they cause your lens to become cloudy. As the number of cataracts in your eye's lens increase...
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When you undergo cataract surgery, your eye’s natural lens is removed and replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). As a result of this process, you exchange a cloudy lens causing deteriorating vision with a clear lens that can restore sharp vision.
Intraocular lenses have been used as part of cataract surgery since the 1980s. Initially, all IOLs were monofocal, providing...
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Cataract surgery is a safe and effective way to restore clear, sharp vision if you’ve developed cataracts. One of the most common questions Dr. Kirk hears from patients during a consultation involves the recovery process. Fortunately, recovery after cataract surgery is fairly straightforward, and you’ll be able to resume most normal activities shortly after your procedure.
Dr. Kirk will monitor you for...
Read MoreAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a vision condition impacting many individuals over the age of 65. It results in a deterioration of the center of your retina, resulting in a loss of central vision. Peripheral vision is not affected by age-related macular degeneration.
As with most vision conditions, early diagnosis and treatment will help prevent serious...
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Retinal holes and tears often occur as you age and the tissue begins to thin. Your retina is a layer of tissue located inside the back of your eye, which lines the area close to your optic nerve. Your vision relies heavily on your retina, as it’s responsible for transforming light into neural signals, which are sent to your brain and made into sharp...
Many Americans take their vision for granted until time catches up and they begin to lose their good eyesight with or without glasses and contacts. A majority of men and women will develop presbyopia (near vision loss) after the age of 40, and many will experience cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration or...
Our eye doctors want you to know why regular eye exams are important for diagnosing glaucoma. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in America, and nearly anyone can develop this eye disease with age. There is no cure for glaucoma, but if it is caught early, it can be managed through eye drops, medications and laser eye surgery....
More than 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with macular degeneration each year, and many of these men and women are over the age of 40. This eye disease causes central vision loss and comes in two forms: wet and dry. Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most aggressive, which can cause complete vision loss within the span of weeks...
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