A sports injury can happen in the blink of an eye and have serious consequences. Consider the following: according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), approximately 42,000 people go to the emergency room due to sports-related eye injuries every year. Professional and recreational athletes alike should to take precautionary steps to prevent eye injuries. […]
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Signs You Should Schedule an Eye Exam
Ideally, everyone should have an eye exam every two to four years to help protect their ocular health and catch any problems early. But sometimes things come up in between regularly scheduled eye exams that deserve a professional’s attention. Read on as the team at Austin Eye Clinic reveals signs that you should schedule an […]
Read more...Dry Eye: What Causes It and How to Treat It
Dry eye is one of the most common conditions that we see at Austin Eye Clinic. We understand how the bothersome symptoms of dry eye can interfere with daily activities and affect quality of life. Our doctors are committed to diagnosing dry eye and using innovative treatments to give our patients lasting relief.
Read more...5 Things to Know About Cataracts
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens that results in blurred vision. As the cataract continues to develop, it can result in more serious vision problems unless it is properly treated. In this post, the team of board-certified ophthalmologists at Austin Eye discusses five things that you should know about cataracts.
Read more...Diabetes & LASIK Candidacy
Modern LASIK procedures can be performed successfully on patients with diabetes. However, your ophthalmologist will need to evaluate many factors before determining whether you are a good LASIK candidate. In this post, the team of board-certified ophthalmologists at Austin Eye discusses how diabetes can impact your LASIK candidacy.
Read more...How Smoking Affects Your Eye Health
Smoking can increase your risk of many serious eye diseases. Fortunately, you can lower your risk of vision loss and other eye health issues by quitting smoking as soon as possible. In this post, the team of board-certified ophthalmologists at Austin Eye discusses why smoking is dangerous to your eye health.
Read more...What Happens If Cataracts Are Left Untreated?
If you have been diagnosed with cataracts, you may be considering having them surgically removed. Cataract surgery is a very common and quick procedure that removes the eye’s natural lens that has become clouded with a cataract and replaces it with a clear artificial lens that restores vision. In its early stages, a cataract does […]
Read more...How LASIK Can Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Are you one of the millions of people who make New Year’s resolutions but struggle to keep them? If so, clear vision with LASIK may be what you need to accomplish your goals in 2019. LASIK is a quick procedure that treats nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism by reshaping the eye’s cornea, restoring clear vision. Most […]
Read more...Timing Your Cataract Surgery
A cataract is the clouding of the eye’s natural lens. In a normal eye, the natural lens is clear and focuses light onto the retina for clear vision. Over time, proteins found in the eye clump together, clouding the lens and making it more difficult to see clearly. In its early stages, cataracts can be […]
Read more...Can I Have Cataract Surgery after LASIK?
It is a common misconception that patients cannot undergo cataract surgery after having had LASIK. But the truth is that cataract surgery is safe for former LASIK patients. Here, the expert vision team at Austin Eye discusses the topic in more detail.
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The Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute
The Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, recently created at the Dell Medical School, is poised to become a leading-edge center for training future ophthalmologists and providing patients with the best medical and surgical eye care possible.
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