Seeing Spots and Lights: Understanding Floaters and Flashes Have you ever noticed small specks, spots, cobwebs, or squiggly lines drifting aimlessly across your field of vision? Or perhaps experienced sudden brief flashes of light, like a camera flash or lightning streak, in your peripheral vision? These common visual experiences are known as floaters and flashes, and they become…
Diabetes and Your Eyesight: Protecting Vision from Retinopathy Living with diabetes requires careful management of blood sugar levels to protect your overall health. But did you know that diabetes can also significantly impact your eyesight? One of the most serious eye complications related to diabetes is Diabetic Retinopathy, a condition that damages the blood vessels in…
Beyond Cataracts: Understanding Your Lens Options for Clearer Vision If you’re preparing for cataract surgery, you already know the goal is to replace your eye’s cloudy natural lens with a clear artificial one. But did you know there are different types of these artificial lenses, called Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)? Choosing the right IOL is an important decision…
Your Journey After Cataract Surgery: A Week-by-Week Guide to Recovery Cataract surgery is one of the most common and successful surgeries performed today, especially among seniors. Replacing the cloudy natural lens with a clear artificial one (an Intraocular Lens or IOL) can dramatically improve vision and quality of life. While the procedure itself is usually…