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Diabetes May Be Affecting Your Eyes

If you have diabetes, you know it is a devastating disease. It can affect your body in many ways…and it can affect your vision and your eyes. Did you know that people with diabetes are more likely to develop cataracts at an earlier age and are twice as likely to develop glaucoma as are non-diabetics?Did […]

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What Exactly IS A Stye?

Eye Health

What are styes? It’s a very common eye issue but it can be annoying if you are preparing for a special occasion or photo-op and wake up to a little red, sore bump on your eyelid next to your upper or lower lashes. It’s likely you have a stye, technically called a hordeolum. Styes are

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What Do You Know About Cataracts?

Cataract

At the Longwood Eye & LASIK Center, we specialize in treating cataracts.Read on to learn more about cataracts and their treatment. • At birth, the lens is clear but as we get older, it hardens and turns yellow.• The lens is the clear part of the eye that focuses light and images on the retina

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Macular Degeneration – What You Need To Know, Now

Macular Degeneration

Being “in the know” is a powerful tool for all areas of your life. Having information about your health, especially, is vital to maintaining your wellness profile and lifestyle goals. Your eyes are vulnerable to many different conditions, especially you age. So, being well informed about your eyes and the conditions that may affect them

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Could Your Contacts Be Causing Your Headaches?

Eye Health

A common complaint of our patients who wear contact lenses is headaches. And while there may be many things contributing to chronic headaches, it is possible that contact lenses may be a cause. If you suffer from chronic headaches, make an appointment to consult with one of our eye doctors or your primary care physician

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World Glaucoma Week | March 6-12

Eye Conditions

Why does my doctors office ask me to fill out a family health questionnaire at every visit? Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness which causes progressive damage to vision, often with no symptoms or warning signs. A family health history is a record of health information about a person and his or

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Are You At Risk For Glaucoma?

Glaucoma

Glaucoma has been called “the silent thief of sight.” It is a complicated disease of the optic nerve in which the nerve damage leads to progressive, irreversible vision loss. There are several different types of glaucoma, two of the most common are primary open angle glaucoma and angle closure glaucoma. Glaucoma generally affects both eyes,

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What Is Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis?

Eye Conditions

Your eyes produce tears for an important reason other than to release your emotions – your tears are designed to protect your eyes from irritation. If you’ve ever experienced conjunctivitis, commonly called “pink eye,” you know how painful the infection and accompanying inflammation of the layer of tissue that lines the inner surface of your

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A Cataract Surgery Primer

Cataract

One of the challenges of aging and your eyes is the possibility you may need cataract surgery. You are not alone. Lens replacement/cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgeries in the U.S. and it is also one of the safest. Cataract surgery is a virtually painless procedure that replaces your clouded lens

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Astigmatism De-mystified

Eye Conditions

If you have been told you have astigmatism and are wearing contact lenses or glasses that correct for it you are not alone. Astigmatism is common and can affect both children and adults but what is it, exactly? Astigmatism is a type of “refractive error.” Refraction is how light bends as it passes through one

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Diabetes May Be Affecting Your Eyes

What Exactly IS A Stye?

What Do You Know About Cataracts?

Macular Degeneration – What You Need To Know, Now

Could Your Contacts Be Causing Your Headaches?

World Glaucoma Week | March 6-12

Are You At Risk For Glaucoma?

What Is Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis?

A Cataract Surgery Primer

Astigmatism De-mystified

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