Posts Tagged Bifocals

  • How About Those Over-The-Counter Readers? How About Those Over-The-Counter Readers?

    By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The eye is capable of changing its refraction (the ability to bend light to focus an image). When light enters the eye, the crystalline lens behind the pupil is partially responsible for focusing light on the retina, the layer of nerve cel...

  • Electronic Eye Wear is Coming to the Quad Cities

    By Mike Snell Eye Surgeons Associates A new device is joining smartphones, iPads and music players: electronic eyeglasses. Arriving in late November, Eye Surgeons will be the first and only optical department in the Quad-Cities to offer emPower! eyeglasses, the biggest optical advance in over ...

  • Eliminating or Reducing Your Dependence on Glasses Eliminating or Reducing Your Dependence on Glasses

    By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Cataract surgery has reached such a height of perfection and safety that we are now able to offer its benefits to patients who just want to decrease their dependence on glasses. In addition to LASIK, which alters the shape of the cornea, t...

  • Can’t Read the Fine Print? Can’t Read the Fine Print?

    By William Benevento, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Presbyopia. Everyone beyond the age of 40 or so experiences it. We cannot focus on things up close, so we push our reading material farther back until our arms are fully extended and the print is still out of focus. For many people, this prompt...