Implanted Contact Lenses

Reshaping the cornea or the front of the eye with a laser is the most general mode of correcting vision (e.g. PRK or lasik). However, you may not meet the rigorous criteria when it comes to laser eye treatment like this and so other methods would be more right.
One option would be implantable contact lenses. The process primarily involves placing a pre-made plastic contact lens within the eye. This is not to be mistaken as the similar conventional contact lenses you would regularly apply every day as an alternative to spectacles. Implantable contact lenses are designed to sit between the iris (coloured part of the eye) and the natural lens within the eye.

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Why Having A Yearly Eye Exam Is Important

Most people think nothing of scheduling regular visits with the medical doctor or their dentist in order to make sure that they are physically fit and healthy and their their teeth stay white, bright and cavity free but, when it comes to their eye care they tend to only seek the services of a Dr. of Optometry when they have specific concerns regarding the vision. However, the truth is that you should have an eye exam at least once a year.

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How to Correct Astigmatism

When people experience blurred vision, it is possible that they have astigmatism. This happens when the cornea has an irregular curve that causes the blurred and distorted images. It affects people at varying severity, and also happens with near sightedness or far sightedness. Although it can be inherited and possible present since birth, many people will not be aware for many years that they are already suffering from these eye conditions. There are several symptoms to find out whether one has astigmatism or not, it is just a matter of being able to recognize them. One method of treating it is by undergoing LASIK eye surgery in order to smoothen the cornea to as close as possible to its deal natural curve.

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LASIK Surgery for Seniors

An inevitable part of life, aging is something that we simply cannot stop no matter how much effort we put into it. As we grow older, we develop wrinkles, obtain slower reflexes and our senses eventually decline in terms of perception. As a general rule, we begin to see a slight decline in the above and our overall health when we reach about 40 years of age.

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Your Eyesight and Diabetes

Diabetes is a horrific disease that affects millions of people in ways that the average, healthy human cannot understand. While you can live well into your elderly years with diabetes, there are certain rituals that a diabetic sticks to day in and day out that make it possible to live well into those years. Those rituals may involve glucose blood tests, better dietary habits, and even medication. It's not uncommon to believe that in the same way someone with the flu feels like their whole body is affected, someone with diabetes will also have other complications that affect various parts of their body - like their eyes. Diabetes, if not treated properly, can wreak havoc on a person's body and the eyes are definitely not excluded from it.

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Eyeglasses and Macular Degeneration

If you've ever heard of macular degeneration and you're under the age of 50, you've likely heard of this horrific disease because one of your grandparents had it. It's a common vision disease among the elderly but many people have no idea how terrifying this disease can be. Macular degeneration causes a slow deterioration of the eye that eventually leads someone, who may not have worn glasses in their lives, to blindness. It's true that people who have never had any vision problems and have had perfect 20/20 vision for their entire lives can go blind from this disease.

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Could Cataract Removal Surgery Change Your Life?

Cataracts have in the past been considered to be just a part of life. A large percentage of adults over 70, just under 80 percent in fact, find their eyesight is affected by the condition. The possible causes of cataracts include:
Being exposed to UV lightDiseases such as DiabetesHypertensionRadiationAgingTrauma
Although they are mostly found to occur with aging they can happen in the under fifties, and occasionally even in children. The cataracts can cause greatly impaired vision which can start with just clouding and progress to complete loss of eye sight. This can hugely impact your day to day life, but there is a way to reverse the condition with cataract removal surgery, or stop them from ever occurring to you.

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