ESA adds Telemedicine in our Continuing Efforts to Serve Patients
Eye Surgeons is pleased to provide telemedicine services to expand access of care for our patients. We are dedicated to assisting patients with chronic eye disease or other urgent eye issues. As we navigate the COVID-19 situation, it is vital ESA implement the safest possible measures and minimize unnecessary exposure to patients and staff. It’s… Read More
Eye Surgeons Associates Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Announcement: Updated May 12
Eye Surgeons Associates Easing Appointment Restrictions Thank you for your patience and support as we continue to navigate our way through the COVID-19 crisis. Throughout these unprecedented times our staff and doctors rose to the challenge to safely serve our communities’ emergent and urgent vision needs. Now that the Governors of Iowa and Illinois have… Read More
Dry Eye Disease Can Get Worse in the Winter
By Michael Boehm, M.D. “My eyes often burn, look red, and feel dry by the end of the day.” “I have to blink a lot while reading to clear my blurry vision.” Have symptoms like these become a daily nuisance? Like millions of other patients, you may suffer from dry eye disease. Our tears maintain… Read More
Why I Became an Optometrist
Dr. Sarah Burgett was diagnosed with strabismus around her first birthday. Strabismus, or misaligned eyes, is either a constant or intermittent condition in which the eyes are not parallel and causes an eye to turn in, out, up or down. Strabismus is a common condition, affecting about 4% of kids. In Dr. Burgett’s case, her parents were… Read More
Dr. Wymore, Ophthalmologist and Artist
Dr. James Wymore, who specializes in general ophthalmology, has been with Eye Surgeons Associates for about 28 years. Outside of the office duties, he has dabbled in drawing, painting, and writing. His colorful piece, entitled ‘Visual Spectrum Abstract 3’, is displayed in our Rock Island clinic lobby. It was painted to help celebrate 2020, a… Read More
