by Eye Surgeons Associates | Feb 20, 2017 | News
For active people like Clara, wearing glasses or contacts, and having cataracts and glaucoma, was really inhibiting her enjoyment of life. Clara’s competed in over 100 marathons and regularly swims, runs and bikes for training and the pure pleasure of being fit and...
by Eye Surgeons Associates | Feb 20, 2017 | News
By Joy S., Eye Surgeon’s Patient I was diagnosed with glaucoma about 10 years ago. Dr. Wagle recommended medicated eye drops to reduce elevated pressure in my eyes. The trade-off of keeping my vision was changing my beautiful brown eyes to black, an unfortunate...
by Eye Surgeons Associates | Feb 20, 2017 | News
Nikhil Wagle, MD In the U.S., more than 2 million individuals are estimated to be living with glaucoma, and that number is expected to increase by 50%, to more than 3 million, by 2020. Because glaucoma is a painless disease in most cases, patients are frequently...
by Eye Surgeons Associates | Feb 20, 2017 | News
Michael Boehm, MD While modern medicine offers us tremendous options to treat and cure a wide range of eye conditions, there is a growing trend to increase the role of vitamins and nutritional support in the management of eye disease. Many areas in medicine have clear...
by Eye Surgeons Associates | Nov 16, 2016 | News
By: Michael Howcroft, M.D. Everybody, especially those with diabetes, should have regular eye exams. This is the first line of defense in detecting and treating eye diseases. Fast progression Diabetic changes in the eye do not always cause a perceivable change in...
by Eye Surgeons Associates | Nov 16, 2016 | News
By: Yasser Elshatory, M.D., Ph.D. In normal form, components of the eye including the cornea, lens and retina, must be clear tissue. When the tissue becomes unclear, vision loss can occur and is the underlying cause of many different diseases of the eye. Patients with...
