by Administrator | Apr 25, 2017 | Eye Health
Everyone sees them from time to time: tiny black or gray spots, specks or lines in their vision. Known as eye floaters, these small spots and specks usually cause no harm to your vision. But in very rare cases, they can signify a serious eye problem. In this blog...
by Administrator | Apr 12, 2017 | Cataracts, Eye Health, Uncategorized
A cataract (Latin for waterfall) is a clouding of the lens in the eye which leads to a decrease in vision. Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. Symptoms may include faded colors, blurry vision, halos around light, trouble with bright lights,...
by Administrator | Apr 10, 2017 | Eye Health, Uncategorized
What is a pterygium? It is a growth that starts on the white part of the eye and goes over the cornea (clear part of the eye). What causes it? It is caused by ultraviolet rays from the sun. How do we treat it? If it’s small, not growing, not bothering the...
by Administrator | Apr 7, 2017 | Eye Health, From Dr. Hearing, Uncategorized
The last Wednesday and Thursday of each July is a national holiday for me and my family. It is the Florida’s sport divers mini lobster season, a two-day jump on the commercial harvest of Florida lobster. This past July my family along with my brother and his family...
by Administrator | Apr 5, 2017 | Eye Health, From Dr. Hearing, Uncategorized
Unlike open angle glaucoma, which is asymptomatic and causes a slow deterioration in vision and visual field loss, narrow angle glaucoma, or angled closure glaucoma, is often very painful and can cause irreversible vision loss in a few days. Fortunately only 10% to...
by Administrator | Apr 3, 2017 | Eye Health, From Dr. Hearing, Uncategorized
Although the Latin definition of the word glaucoma can be confused with a cataract (an opacity of the human lens). Glaucoma really describes a group of eye diseases, which affect the optic nerve. Left untreated glaucoma can cause permanent vision loss and even...
