Vision & Eye Care Information

Contact Lenses

Contact lenses are the number one choice for many people with vision correction needs. For many, contact lenses provide flexibility and convenience. There are many different lenses available for a variety of needs and preferences. Contact lenses can be used to correct a variety of vision disorders such as Myopia (nearsightedness), Hyperopia (farsightedness), Astigmatism, and Presbyopia (poor focusing with reading material and other near vision tasks).

Eyeglasses

In some cases, modern technology can provide the best vision correction option. In those cases in which it can't, eyeglasses can often help. Glasses correct refractive errors by adding or subtracting focusing power to the cornea and lens. The power needed to focus images directly on the retina is measured in diopters. This measurement is also your eyeglass prescription.

LASIK

The most common vision correction procedure today is LASIK.  LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses.  LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an fda approved laser.

Cataracts

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery.  A cataract can occur in either or both eyes. It cannot spread from one eye to the other.

Vision Statistics

  • 100 million Americans are visually disabled without corrective lenses (70 million are myopic).
  • 80 million people suffer from potentially blinding eye disease.
  • 33,700,000 visits are made to doctors for eye care each year.
  • 11,400,000 people have severe visual conditions not correctible by glasses.
  • 6,400,000 new cases of eye disease occur each year.
  • 2,800,000 people are visually handicapped from color blindness.
  • 1,100,000 people are legally blind.
  • 650,000 people are hospitalized each year for eye injury or disease.