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What is Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) and What is it Used For?
A laser surgery that is commonly used for glaucoma treatment is selective laser trabeculoplasty,or SLT. This treatment has been shown to be very effective and beneficial option for treating this chronic condition. Basics of Glaucoma Glaucoma is a chronic,...
What is Stevens Johnson Syndrome?
Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a condition that affects the mucous membranes of the entire body – including the surface of the eyes. About Stevens Johnson Syndrome Also known as erythema multiforme, Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a rare condition that is an adverse...
How Does LASIK Eye Surgery Work?
For many years now, LASIK eye surgery has been available as an option for many people instead of glasses or contact lenses. There are certain limitations to LASIK eye surgery and not everyone is a good candidate. What is LASIK Eye Surgery? LASIK stands for...
Do You Need an Eye Injection?
While it can be unsettling to think about, having an injection into the eye is the preferred treatment for many eye conditions. This shot allows medication to reach the back of the eye directly and can be used as a treatment in many retinal diseases. Different Types...
What Tests are Done for Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease that can result in permanent loss of vision without treatment. To diagnose and manage glaucoma, there are several tests that are done at the time of diagnosis and repeated regularly. About Glaucoma Glaucoma is a condition that...
What Should You Consider Before Cataract Surgery?
Cataracts are the most common ocular disease in the elderly population. One of the biggest decisions with cataracts is to determine when to pursue a surgical intervention for cataracts. What are Cataracts? Cataracts form in the crystalline lens inside of the...
Corneal Transplant: What You Need to Know
To finish off the series, the article we’ve all been waiting for–corneal transplants! If you have not been following this series, be sure to check out our previous articles over different reasons someone may require a corneal transplant as treatment: Fuch’s...
What Are Corneal Ulcers?
For our final part of the series in regards to causes for a corneal transplants, we’ll be discussing corneal ulcers. Corneal ulcers can be both infectious and non-infectious in nature, although infectious etiologies are often more common and more severe. What...
The Facts About Herpes and Eye Infections
In the next part of our series regarding infectious diseases that may result in the need for a corneal transplant, we’ll be discussing Herpes. If you are new to the series, be sure to check out our previous articles regarding Fuch’s Endothelial Dystrophy, Keratoconus,...
What is a Trachoma Eye Infection?
Continuing with our subseries on infections that can be treated with corneal transplants, today we’ll be discussing the worldwide leader of preventable blindness–Trachoma. What is Trachoma? Trachoma is a bacterial disease most commonly seen in third world...
What is Acanthamoeba Keratitis and How is it Treated?
This is the third part of our series regarding corneal transplants and why one might be needed. Our previous articles in the series—What Is Fuch’s Endothelial Dystrophy and Is Keratoconus a Serious Condition—have discussed the two most common causes for corneal...
Is Keratoconus a Serious Condition?
Continuing with our series on corneal transplants and why someone might need one, we will be discussing a condition today called Keratoconus. You may recognize keratoconus from one of our previous articles regarding a treatment called corneal crosslinking. Corneal...