Posts Tagged Eye Surgeons
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Last month, on September 15, the Senior Expo was held at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center. It had the largest attendance of any that I have seen. There were seminars on various subjects of interest to seniors. It was nic...
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Adults Can Have Crossed Eyes, Too
By John Frederick, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Children aren’t the only patients we see with strabismus (eye misalignment). Most people with eye muscle disorders are diagnosed before five years of age. A large number of patients, however, are seen with this problem for the first time as a...
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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...
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Seeing and Looking Your Best
By Peter Fries, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates “The eyes are a window to the soul.” – Proverb “What the eye does not admire, the heart does not desire.” – Proverb “For Your Eyes Only.” – Sheena Easton “Brown Eyed Girl.” – Van Morrison Eyes have been the th...
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Laser Refractive Surgery
By Richard Phinney, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Laser refractive surgery is the term given to a number of procedures designed to change the focusing properties of the eye. The clear curved cornea is modified by the application of laser energy in such a way that images are more accurately focu...
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Sunlight and Eye Damage
By Peter Fries, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Printed articles in magazines, newspapers and medical journals over the last several years have been continually reminding us of the variety of health risks associated with sunlight exposure. Damage to eyesight from sunlight, or more specifically, ul...
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March is AMD Awareness Month
By Michael Howcroft, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Age- Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Update Advanced AMD, in either wet or dry form, can destroy the detailed, central vision we need to recognize faces, read, drive, and enjoy daily life. It is a major cause of vision loss in the 50 plus ...
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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...
