Getting older is no fun! And one of the more unlikeable parts of aging is that your vision changes. Maybe you have always had trouble seeing far away, but now suddenly you aren’t seeing so well up close, either! Bifocals may be the solution, but these can take some time to get used to, even if you …
Patients who have been diagnosed with Graves’ eye disease, also referred to as thyroid eye disease or Graves’ ophthalmopathy, will often experience a range of different impacts. Graves’ disease is a result of an overactive thyroid. It is an autoimmune disease that can result in hyperthyroidism and cause patients to develop eye symptoms. In fact, …
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Patients who have been diagnosed with Graves’ eye disease, also referred to as thyroid eye disease or Graves’ ophthalmopathy, will often experience a range of different impacts. Graves’ disease is a result of an overactive thyroid. It is an autoimmune diseases that can result in hyperthyroidism and cause patients to develop eye symptoms. In fact, …
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Monitoring one’s eye and vision health is incredibly important to ensure that patients do not experience permanent vision loss, infection, and other conditions that can significantly impact one’s day-to-day activities. Many eye conditions that can develop are progressive, meaning that with early diagnosis and treatment, many conditions can be treated before permanent vision loss occurs. …
Posted on: Apr 15 2020 By: editor Patients who are tired of wearing contacts or eyeglasses often approach Dr. Sharon Richens to ask about alternative solutions to poor eyesight. When patients are ready to take charge of their vision and eye health, they may ask about surgical procedures such as LASIK. However, the use of …
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Children and adults who have a wandering eye may be evaluated for eye concerns and diagnosed with a condition known as amblyopia. The condition, more commonly known as “lazy eye,” is often diagnosed in early childhood by an eye physician. Lazy eye commonly occurs when the brain favors one eye over the other due to …
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If you’ve ever experienced the development of little dots in your vision that tend to follow where your eye leads, you may have a condition known as “floaters.” Floaters can develop for a variety of reasons, and aren’t always an indication of a serious problem. At Richens Eye Center, Dr. Sharon Richens encourages patients who …
If you’ve ever experienced a scratched cornea, or “corneal abrasion,” you know exactly how painful it can be. Even the smallest injury to the cornea can be painful. The cornea has many, many nerve endings that alert the brain that there is something foreign in the eye, or if there has been damage. Unfortunately, with …
So you’ve been warned about floaters (those bright little dots that only you can see, which last for a few seconds), especially if you have a high prescription. But are they really so serious that you need to be concerned and watching out for them every day? Floaters may occur for a number of reasons …
Macular degeneration is the top cause of vision loss in people over 60. When the macula (the central area in the retina) deteriorates, macular degeneration is the result. This eye condition is also known as age-related macular degeneration because it progresses as one ages. It cannot completely blind someone, but it does drastically diminish their …
