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Summertime Eye Injuries
John Frederick, M.D. As the long warm days of summer approach, it’s natural that we engage in more outdoor activities. Children will be running from the ball diamond, to the playground, to the swimming pool, as fast as they can. During this fun-filled season, it’s...
Commitment to Patients
Eye Surgeons Associates is pleased to announce that Beth Repp, M.D. and Carlton Fenzl, M.D. have become partners of Eye Surgeons Associates. Dr. Frederick, president of Eye Surgeons, comments, “We’re proud to add these two excellent physicians to our ownership group....
GESUNDHEIT. Bless you.
Most people associate sneezing, runny nose, coughing and hives as a reaction to some type of allergen and not something related to their eyes. Surprisingly, they are often experiencing allergic conjunctivitis which is an inflammation (-itis) of the mucosal membrane...
What? Can you hear me?
Carol’s pet birds told her it was time to have her hearing checked. Her Quaker parrot started saying “what” to her after picking up on how often Carol was saying it. And her cockatiel was saying, “can you hear me?” based on conversations he was overhearing in Carol’s...
Huh? Can you repeat that?
Larry didn't realize he was becoming a broken record. It was his young granddaughter who finally asked him, “Grandpa, why do you always say ‘huh’?” Working in shops in the Quad Cities for over 30 years likely contributed to Larry’s hearing loss. Years ago, there was...
Lowering Your Eye Pressure
Intraocular pressure (IOP) is one of the most important risk factors for glaucoma. There are several treatment options available to regulate the pressure, including medicated eye drops or the iStent® that is inserted during cataract surgery. For Eye Surgeons patient,...
One Procedure. Three Improvements.
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...
My Journey with Glaucoma and Cataracts
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 side...
A Closer Look at Glaucoma
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...