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Age-related Macular Degeneration or AMD is a disease that causes a slow and painless loss of central vision. Central vision is what you use when you look straight at an object; it allows you to see fine detail needed when reading or driving.
On the inside of the eye is the retina, which contains over 120 million light sensitive cells or photoreceptors. The largest concentration of...
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An intraocular lens, or I-O-L, is the artificial lens implant that replaces the eye’s natural lens after cataract surgery. Recent advancements in lens technology have made it possible to not only treat the cataract, but to reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses as well. In most cases the patients have reported having the best vision of their lives.
Since no single lens works for...
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A refractive error occurs when light is not focused properly on the retina at the back of the eye.
The curved surface of the eyeball bends light, much like a magnifying glass. This is called refraction. As the light is refracted it should focus on the retina, which lines the back surface of the eye.
Light enters your eye through two curved surfaces. First it passes through the cornea...
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Celebrating your 39th birthday….Again?
Is it getting harder to read your birthday cards this year? As much as we’d all like to deny our age, sometime around the age of 40, most of us start noticing that our eyes are losing the ability to focus as easily as they could when we were younger. This condition, known as presbyopia, affects our capacity to focus clearly on printed text, computer...
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The vitreous is a sac of jelly like substance that fills the eye, and gives it its shape. It is located behind the lens, and is attached to the retina.
As we get older, the vitreous shrinks in size causing it to tug on the retina. As a result, small clumps or particles may appear in the vitreous. Because they are suspended in this jelly like fluid, they often hang suspended and don’t float...
