An eye condition affecting roughly 50 percent of individuals who need glasses, hyperopia (commonly called farsightedness) is characterized by difficulty focusing on nearby objects while being able to see objects at a distance properly. Hyperopia occurs when your eyeball is too short or when your cornea
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Hyperopia (Farsightedness)
Category: Vision Problems
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Important Healthy Eye Habits for Kids
Category: Newsletters
Want to keep your kids' eyes as healthy as possible? Try these tips.
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Indoor Tanning and Your Eyes
Category: Newsletters
Do you know how indoor tanning can affect your eyes?
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Intraocular Lenses
Category: We Can Help With, Cataracts
If your vision is blurred due to cataracts and you are pursuing surgical intervention to correct the problem, you are likely considering which intraocular lens (IOL) to choose, to restore your vision after cataract surgery. There are a variety of IOL options to choose from. Your ophthalmologist can help
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Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome
Category: We Can Help With, Corneal Disorders, Disorders
This syndrome most commonly affects women between 30 and 50 years old. Symptoms include changes to the iris, corneal swelling and the onset of glaucoma.
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Is Office Lighting Affecting Your Vision?
Category: Newsletters, Tips for Healthy Eyes
Do your eyes hurt, burn or itch after a day at work? Poor lighting may be to blame for your symptoms. Many companies use inexpensive fluorescent lighting to light large areas because it's a fairly inexpensive option. Unfortunately, your eyes pay the price. What Kinds of Eye Problems Can Fluorescent
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Itchy Eyes and Contact Lenses: What to Do When the Itch Won't Stop
Category: Newsletters, Contacts
Have you stopped wearing your contacts because your eyes itch? Find out what you can do to end the itch.
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January Newsletter: Glaucoma FAQs
Category: Newsletters
Got a few questions about glaucoma?
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January Newsletter: How to Tell if You Have Macular Degeneration
Category: Newsletters
Do you know the symptoms that may mean you have macular degeneration?
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July Newsletter: Can Eye Exams Detect Diabetes?
Category: Newsletters
Could you have this common disease? The signs may be in your eyes.
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July Newsletter: Soft vs. Hard Contacts: Pros and Cons
Category: Newsletters
Not sure whether hard or contact lenses are right for you?
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June Newsletter: Can Colored Contacts Help with Vision?
Category: Newsletters
Do you suffer from glare, eyestrain or color blindness? Wearing special contact lenses could help.
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June Newsletter: The Importance of Eye Exams for Kids
Category: Newsletters
Wondering if your should take your child to the eye doctor?
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Keep Your Eye on the Ball: How Vision Therapists Use Marsden Balls to Help Their Patients
Category: Vision Therapy Programs
A Marsden ball might not look very impressive, but this little ball offers big benefits for athletes and children affected by strabismus, ambylopia and other conditions. Marsden ball exercises are just one of the techniques that vision therapists use to help patients make better use of their vision. What
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Keratoconus
Category: Eye Diseases
If you find yourself experiencing blurred or distorted vision that seems to get worse year after year, you may suffer from an irregularity of the cornea known as keratoconus. This condition is infamous for causing astigmatism and nearsightedness that can progress rapidly, calling for constant updates
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Keratoconus
Category: We Can Help With, Corneal Disorders, Disorders
While keratoconus can happen at any stage of life, young people between the ages of 10 and 25 are most likely to develop this disorder. For individuals with keratoconus, their cornea, the clear layer in the front of your eye, gradually thins and begins to bulge outward. Keratoconus typically causes nearsightedness
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