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Protect Your Child’s Eyesight: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Vision Issues in Children
Helping Your Child’s Vision at Eye Surgeons Associates Children rely heavily on their vision to learn, play, and engage with the world. That’s why early identification and treatment of common visual problems in children are essential. At Eye Surgeons Associates,...
What Are the Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease and When Should You See an Eye Doctor in Iowa & Illinois?
Key Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease and When to Visit an Eye Doctor in Iowa and Illinois Dry eye disease is among the most common reasons patients visit our eye doctors at Eye Surgeons Associates. This progressive condition occurs when the eyes do not produce enough...
Expanded Myopia Management Services for Children
Is your child's vision getting worse every year? For kids ages 5-15 who frequently need stronger distance glasses, and who have a family history of nearsightedness, there are options to slow the progression by 50% which is significant. An eye drop can be given at...
At What Age Can Children Wear Contact Lenses?
Contact lenses can be worn at any age. There is no physical age limit, and when to start wearing contacts is determined by each child's unique situation and whether they have a condition that would limit this option. Most children begin wearing contacts between the...
Getting Ready for Back to School: early vision screening for children
Vision problems affect one in ten preschoolers and one in five school-age children. Children often don’t realize they have vision problems, yet until age 12, vision is 80% responsible for the learning process. Since many vision problems begin at an early age, it is...
Eyelid Skin Cancers and MOHS Surgery
Skin cancers of the eyelids are more common than most people think, in fact, up to one in ten cases of skin cancers anywhere on the body occur on the eyelids.1 Just like on the rest of the body, several types of skin cancers can form on the eyelids. The most common...
Understanding Cataracts and How Eye Surgeons Associates Can Help
Helping You See Clearly at Every Stage of Life Cataracts are one of the leading causes of vision problems as we age, and they can develop so gradually that many patients don’t notice the early changes in their sight. At Eye Surgeons Associates, we’re committed to...
Don’t settle for glasses and contacts. Check out these solutions.
The WaveLight Refractive Suite, combining two advanced lasers into one state-of-the-art system making for a quick, precise, and comfortable LASIK treatment, leading to better outcomes and vision. Are you tired of struggling with glasses or contact lenses? Refractive...
Shingles and The Eye
Shingles of any type is believed to affect around 1 in 3 people in their lifetime and it’s estimated that up to 1 million new cases of shingles will occur in the United States each year. Shingles (or herpes zoster) is the reactivation of the chicken pox or...