Eye Library

It’s hard to believe it was 25 years ago when Kirby Puckett suddenly lost vision in one eye, leading to his retirement from baseball. To this day, we still have patients requesting eye examinations for sole purpose of making sure they don’t have the Kirby eye problem...

Dr. Steven Reinders, owner and optometrist of Complete Family Eyecare explains how to choose "cheater" eyeglasses.   As long as your eyes are healthy (your eye doctor will give you a thorough eye exam once a year), it is ok to buy some inexpensive...

Strabismus is a condition in which one eye does not track with the other eye. It may be constant or intermittent and may alternate between the eyes. The most common symptom of strabismus is one eye turning in a different direction than the other eye.

Blepharitis is a common condition in which the eyelids become chronically inflamed and irritated. Blepharitis can cause corneal scarring and vision loss if left untreated.

With the recent increased incidence of diabetes in the general population, the potential for serious vision loss due to diabetes has increased also. Diabetes can cause several ocular complications and the most vision threatening complication is diabetic retinopathy.

Restasis is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory eye drop used for treatment of chronic dry eye which cannot be controlled by lubrication drops or other dry eye therapies.

With millions of people using computers on a regular basis, many patients are experiencing eye problems associated with extended computer use. Computers do not hurt your eyes but they are definitely work for your eyes to do.

The inability to see properly at night or in lowlight conditions affects everyone to some extent. This can be particularly noticeable while driving in the winter season with short days and long evening hours.

Sunglasses protect not only your eyes from the sun but also protect your eyelids and surrounding skin tissue. The sun emits massive amounts of ultraviolet (UV) radiation which causes premature skin cell death as well as damage to skin cell DNA.

Astigmatism is a common refractive error (glasses need) and is often associated with other refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia. Astigmatism is not a disease process and we all have it in varying amounts.

Inside of your eye, directly by the pupil, sits a small lens about the size of a plain M&M. This lens is responsible for focusing light on the retina in the back of the eye. Any clouding of this lens is called a cataract.

Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is a common refractive error such as myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. As the name implies, patients with hyperopia are sighted more for far than they are for things up close.

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve that transmits the eye’s image to the brain is under pressure greater than what is can withstand. This pressure damages the nerve causing permanent vision loss.

The Iris is the colored part of the eye and its primary function is to control the amount of light entering the eye by regulating the size of the pupil. Iritis is a condition in which our body’s immune system gets confused and attacks the iris.

LASIK is a “refractive surgery” procedure which means that its purpose is to reduce a patient’s refractive error or glasses need. PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) is a similar type of refractive surgery but is not as common as LASIK surgery.

Lazy Eye or Amblyopia is a condition in which one or both eyes cannot achieve 20/20 vision even with glasses. It occurs in children and requires prompt treatment as soon as it is diagnosed or the vision loss will be permanent.

Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD) the leading cause of blindness in the United States. Advancements in medical technology and health awareness have significantly lengthened the average lifespans of Americans and others living in developed countries.

Ocular migraines can be a nuisance but usually no treatment is required. Often a patient’s first ocular migraine can be very alarming causing anxiety which can trigger further ocular migraines.

Progressive lenses are lineless, invisible, multifocal eyeglass lenses which allow patients to see distance, midrange, and near vision without having to constantly change eyeglasses to see different ranges.

A retinal detachment is a separation of the retinal tissue from the back of the eye and is an ocular emergency. The primary symptoms of retinal detachment is a sudden onset of lightning streaks in the peripheral vision followed by a shower of hundreds of new floaters

A Stye is an inflamed or infected or clogged eyelid gland. The most common symptom of a sty is a red painful bump on the inside or the outside of the eyelid. Crusting of the eyelashes and conjunctivitis are often associated signs of a stye.