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Mar 07

What Do You Know About Glaucoma?

Many people have heard the word “glaucoma”, but do you know about glaucoma? Did you know that glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States? Many people don’t. Many don’t know that over 2.7 million Americans are impacted by glaucoma.

Glaucoma is a group of eye disorders that can damage the optic nerve and impact peripheral vision and there are no warning signs until it is too late. Factors that determine your risk for glaucoma are related to race, family history, personal history of diabetes, hypothyroidism, or severe eye trauma.

To learn more about glaucoma, click here.

There are treatments available for glaucoma, but one of the best prevention methods will continue to be routine eye exams to be able to fully access the health of your eyes. If you have questions about glaucoma, don’t hesitate to contact our team. We’re here to help!

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Oct 05

Royal Oak Eye Care Street Signage Makeover

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If you’ve driven by our office recently, you have noticed our street sign has been transformed. We work with our advertising agency, JASE Group, to design this great looking new sign that we think is eye catching!

Next time you’re in the office, let us know what you think. We’d love your feedback.

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Apr 06

Eye Health and Diabetes

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Diabetic Eye Disease:

Can cause severe vision loss or blindness
Diabetic Retinopathy: Damage to the blood vessels in the retina
Cataract: Clouding of the lens of the eye
Glaucoma: Increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that leads to optic nerve damage and loss of vision

The leading cause of blindness in American adults is the most common diabetic eye disease, Diabetic Retinopathy.

Caused by changes in blood vessels in the retina
Some retinal blood vessels may swell and leak fluid
Some may grow on the surface of the retina

Symptoms:

No pain
Vision may not change until disease becomes severe
Blurred vision, when macula swells from the leaking fluid
If vessels grow onto the surface of the retina, they can bleed into the eye, blocking vision

Symptom-less progression is why regular eye exams for people with diabetes are so important.

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source: nih.gov