Diabetes is a common disease in the United States, and diabetic eye disease is the most common cause of blindness in the US. Regular eye examinations are important in diabetes because diabetic eye disease and the vision loss caused by it are completely preventable. Read more »
Cataracts require expert treatment
Our skilled surgeons were the first in the region to perform no-stitch or one-stitch cataract surgery. By using these innovative techniques, patients have a speedier recovery time, ensuring a quick return to their daily activities. Our Specialties Include: Cataract surgery with lens implant One stitch and no-stitch cataract surgery NEW! Baptist Eye Surgeons can implant [...]
The Importance of Routine Eye Examinations
Routine eye examinations are important even if our eyes and vision are fine—because many blinding eye diseases have few or no warning signs.
Early detection helps fight Glaucoma
The most common form of chronic glaucoma in its early stages has no warning signs. Your trained eye care specialist will test you in a simple, painless test that measures the pressure or “hardness” of you eye.
Advances in Cataract Surgery
April 4th, 2010
Gone are the days when cataract surgery required a two-week stay in the hospital, with your head immobilized with sandbags until you healed. Today’s cataract surgery is an outpatient procedure that takes a half-hour or less and lets you get back to your normal activity level within a few days. Read more »
Understanding Viral Conjunctivitis
January 8th, 2010
Probably the most common infection seen in the eye doctor’s office is a viral infection of the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is the clear lining that covers the surface of the white part of the eye. Sometimes this infection is described as a cold in the eye.
Dozens of viruses can cause this type of infection. Sometimes only the eye is infected. At other times the eye condition is part of a more generalized problem, such as the flu or a cold. Read more »
Cataracts require expert treatment
January 7th, 2010
Our skilled surgeons were the first in the region to perform no-stitch or one-stitch cataract surgery. By using these innovative techniques, patients have a speedier recovery time, ensuring a quick return to their daily activities.
Our Specialties Include:
- Cataract surgery with lens implant
- One stitch and no-stitch cataract surgery
NEW! Baptist Eye Surgeons can implant both the AMO ReZoom and the Alcon ReSTOR accommodative lenses. Ask your doctor which is right for you. Read more »
Parts of the Eye
November 10th, 2008
The eye is a very complex organ, with many important parts. To work properly and provide normal vision, every part of the eye must be normal and healthy.
When you look at something—for instance, a flower—rays of light bounce off the flower and enter the eye through the cornea (see illustration). The cornea is a clear window on the front of the eye. The light rays pass through the pupil, which is an opening in the middle of the iris. The iris is the part of the eye that determines eye color. Once through the pupil, the light rays are focused by the lens to pass through the clear vitreous gel (which inflates the eye) to reach the retina, where information about the flower is detected and signals are sent through the optic nerve to tell the brain what the flower looks like. Read more »
