July is Eye Injury Prevention Month

Health, Uncategorized

The Fourth of July is a time for national celebration. Unfortunately, it is also a time when firework eye injuries are at an apex. Statistics predict 2,000 people in the United States will have some sort of eye related injury this Fourth of July. Such eye injuries are not only superficial burns and cuts to […]

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HINSDALE HOSPITAL BECOMES PART OF AMITA HEALTH

News

For over 20 years Dr. Spero Kinnas has been an ophthalmologist in good standing with full medical and surgical privileges at Hinsdale Hospital. Hinsdale Hospital, as part of Adventist Midwest Health, and Alexian Brothers Health System have joined forces to form AMITA Health. AMITA health strives to be a leader in the community healthcare arena. With the […]

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Macular wrinkles

Eye Conditions, Eye Surgery

The macula is the central area if the eye’s retina and is responsible for processing clear images. The macula is located behind a clear jelly like material that fills the center cavity of the eye which is called the “vitreous body”. Normally the macula is flat and when it receives focused images generates impulses that allows the […]

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Ocular Allergies

Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments

Seasonal allergies affect more than 20 million people in the United States every year (hay fever). Airborne allergen particles like molds, house dusts, animal hairs not only affect patient with respiratory allergies when inhaled but frequently come into contact with the ocular surfaces resulting in eye allergies at any time. Ocular allergies take the form of seasonal […]

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