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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...
Computer Vision Syndrome
One of the hallmarks of life in the 21st century is how completely surrounded and dependent we have become on technology. It’s rare to find someone that doesn’t have a cell phone, tablet, or a computer. Used in our jobs, schools, and for entertainment, people are on...
Frustrated by Contacts and Glasses? LASIK Could Be Your Vision Solution.
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...
Good Days Chronic Disease Fund – Lack of Funding for 2025
Good Days Chronic Disease Fund – Lack of Funding for 2025 In the past, patients with Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans were eligible to enroll in the Good Days program, a national non-profit charitable organization which assisted with offsetting the cost of the...
A Fond Farewell To/From Dr. Eckhardt
After more than two decades of dedicated service to our community, Dr. Eckhardt has announced her retirement from Eye Surgeons Associates, effective at the end of this year. Since beginning her practice in the Quad Cities in 1999 and joining our team in 2006, Dr....