Posts Tagged Eye Surgeons

  • Allergic Conjunctivitis Allergic Conjunctivitis

    By Richard Phinney, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates If your eyes have been itchy, red, and watery over the past few weeks, it could be that you're suffering from allergic conjunctivitis. Seasonal allergies affect more than 35 million Americans each year. Tree pollens in April and May, grass pollen...

  • Why Dilate? Why Dilate?

    By James Wymore, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates A trip to the eye doctor. It’s not always a favorite activity, and on top of that, one sometimes has to endure the annoyance of dilation. It lengthens the time in the doctor’s office, it makes the eyes sensitive to light, and it may blur at leas...

  • Computer Screens and Visual Fatigue Syndrome (VFS) Computer Screens and Visual Fatigue Syndrome (VFS)

    By Michael Hittenmiller, O.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The increased use of computers and laptops in the workplace and at home has created greater demand on your vision. A study done by Essilor USA, a lens manufacturer, in 2004 found that 1,000 respondents 25 years and older averaged between six...

  • Blepharitis: That Little Itch May Be Telling You Something Blepharitis: That Little Itch May Be Telling You Something

    By William Benevento, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates On my very first day as a resident in ophthalmology, I took care of a patient with blepharitis. One month later, I had lost count of how many people I had seen with the very same disease. Blepharitis is a very common and treatable disease of the...

  • January is Glaucoma Awareness Month January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

    By Nikhil Wagle Eye Surgeons Associates In the U.S., more than two million individuals are estimated to be living with glaucoma, and that number is expected to increase by 50 percent, to more than three million, by 2020. Glaucoma is an eye disease typically characterized by elevated pressure ...

  • 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 ...

  • Monitoring the Eyes of People with Diabetes Monitoring the Eyes of People with Diabetes

    By James Wymore, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has exploded over the past decade, due to modern lifestyles and more stringent definitions of what is considered diabetes. High blood sugar from diabetes affects the entire body, including the eyes. If se...

  • The “Routine” Eye Exam The “Routine” Eye Exam

    By William Benevento, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Many people wonder what is involved in a “routine” eye exam, the type of exam you get once every year or two. Most think that if their vision is OK, they do not need to see their eye doctor. Unfortunately, many ocular diseases in their ea...

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