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The medical name for a stye is hordeolum (or hordeola if there are more than one). Styes are a very common type of infection of the eyelid. Usually, only one eye is affected, although you can develop more than one stye at a time, even on the same lid. There are two types of stye: external styes and […]
Glaucoma is a group of progressive, painless eye diseases that can cause blindness. With all types of glaucoma, the nerve connecting the eye to the brain is damaged, often due to high eye pressure. There are many types of glaucoma, however the most common type of glaucoma (open-angle glaucoma) often has no symptoms other than […]
AMD, or age-related macular degeneration, is a leading cause of vision loss for Americans age 50 and older. It affects central vision, where the sharpest vision occurs, causing difficulty in conducting daily tasks such as driving, reading, and recognizing faces. Central vision becomes distorted and wavy. Peripheral, side, vision remains clear. Age is a prominent risk […]
Dry Eye Disease is a chronic condition, which has no cure and is exacerbated by a number of lifestyle factors. The risk of Dry Eye increases with age. Other risk factors include patients who have undergone refractive surgery, have severe allergies, are on certain medications, or are contact lens wearers. Those with rheumatoid arthritis and many […]
Pataday and Alaway are two of the most successful prescription medications for eye allergy and are now available without a prescription! Here is our current advice: Good: Alaway (Bausch & Lomb) One drop twice a day, priced around $12 for a 10 mL bottle. Best: Pataday (Alcon) Twice Daily, blue label, around $17 for a […]
Thank you so much for voting for us in the latest readers’ choice awards!! We really try to “keep first things first” and for us that is taking care of patients. Thank you for that opportunity and this confirmation!
We are excited to have partnered with Restoring Vision for a 1 for 1! They are a non-profit dedicated to providing new, high-quality reading glasses to people who would otherwise not have access. Beginning January 1 of this year, through this non-profit we donate one pair of new glasses for every pair we make here. […]
We are so excited to have sunglasses for improving color perception for the colorblind! Multiple tints are in stock. If you are among the 10% of men who have color vision issues, we invite you to stop by!
Shout out to our awesome patients who helped us donate over $2,000 and boxes full of food to Forever Fed! You guys are awesome!!
We are excited to partner with Forever Fed again this year for a Christmas Box Food Drive! Forever Fed is a mobile food ministry that serves Cherokee County. The goal is to distribute 380 boxes to children receiving gifts through the Christmas Angels list. We have a collection box in our office, please stop by […]
