Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments
Eyelid margin disease is a persistent inflammation of the lid margin caused by various health conditions. Sometimes eyelid margin disease never completely resolves, but with simple daily sanitary measures it can feel much better. The purpose of eyelid scrubs is to remove eyelid margins crusting and to keep the bases of the lashes clean. A […]
Read MoreCataract, Eye Conditions, Eye Surgery, Eye Treatments
Cataract surgery is an intraocular operation that can improve degraded visual acuity. As with any operation healing after cataract surgery can depend on many associated health factors such as age, coexisting diabetes, age related retinal degeneration, ocular circulatory and other health conditions. While only a patient’s eye surgeon can advise exact instructions for post cataract surgery care, there are […]
Read MorePresbyopia is derived from the Greek words “Presvis” (senior) and “Opsis” (vision). Presbyopia is the maturity onset phenomenon in which near vision acuity tasks become difficult without optical assistance. Over time the natural human lens becomes less flexible which prevents the eye from optically adjusting to perform near vision tasks. Presbyopia is a physiologic development over a lifetime […]
Read MoreGlaucoma is a major cause of vision loss worldwide. More than 3 million Americans have glaucoma, nearly 50% of which do not even know they have the disease. Glaucoma is a result of pressure damage to the optic nerve. With a damaged nerve the eye cannot see. Unfortunately most forms of glaucoma present with no noticeable […]
Read MoreNSTV (Northwestern University Sketch TV) recently visited Westchester Eye Surgeons to film their latest production of “Ophthalmologist”. The crew of Northwestern University undergraduate students required an eye examination lane and ophthalmology equipment to create their project. For approximately four hours the student actors, camera and directing crews took multiple takes to produce the short sketch.
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The eyeball has the shape of a soccer ball. There are three different coatings of tissue surrounding the central ocular cavity, (which is called the vitreous space). The outermost coating is the sclera which is a white collagenous structural and protective layer. The innermost is the retina which converts light images in to signals that […]
Read MoreEye Treatments, Health, Outpatient Surgery, Retinal Imaging
Retinal Photography Almost every ophthalmologist in the United States has a color retinal photography camera. Retinal photography cameras can view most of the macula, retina, and optic nerve. While this test is useful in determining the level of blood build up in the retinal vessels, it does not give details of the flow of blood. Normal Retinal Photo Retinal […]
Read MoreCataract, Diabetes, Eye Conditions, Eye Treatments, Health
The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends all persons should have a baseline ocular screening by age forty even if there are no visual issues. This includes dilation of the pupils to examine the structures inside the eye. Early maturity onset eye conditions detectable during a dilated eye exam include: Cataracts Eye pressure disease (glaucoma) Diabetic eye disease […]
Read MoreA cataract is a natural fogging of the human lens resulting in cloudy vision. During cataract surgery the cloudy natural lens is replaced with a clear, artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL). Single Focus IOLs Versus Multiple Focus IOLs The most common used type of IOL is the single focus (fixed-focus) IOL. The single focus IOL allows sharp images […]
Read MoreExample #1 of cataracts (natural lens clarity loss) An intraocular lens (IOL) is an optical lens implant with refractive (focusing) properties. The human eye has a natural lens that over time loses its clarity. A lens that has lost clarity is called a cataract. Example #2 of cataracts (natural lens clarity loss) Example of degraded vision […]
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