by Abraham Eye Center | Dec 6, 2021 | Eye Surgery
A less common eye surgery is a vitrectomy—a procedure in which the vitreous humor of the eye is removed and replaced with an artificial fluid. Some examples of when a vitrectomy may be performed include for individuals with an excessive number of “floaters” within...
by Abraham Eye Center | Oct 11, 2021 | Eye Surgery
Popular in the 1970s to 1990s radial keratotomy, or RK for short, was the most popular refractive surgery technique. Today it has been replaced with techniques such as LASIK, PRK, and SMILE as they offer more predictable results with fewer complications and adverse...
by Abraham Eye Center | Aug 30, 2021 | Eye Surgery, Glaucoma, LASIK
Trabeculoplasty is a laser glaucoma treatment that is becoming increasingly popular. While trabeculoplasty is not the preferred method of glaucoma treatment for all individuals, it can be used in certain situations to help lower eye pressure in lieu or in combination...
by Abraham Eye Center | Aug 2, 2021 | Cornea, Eye Surgery
You may have heard of an ocular disease called keratoconus–a disease in which the outermost clear structure of the eye called the cornea, begins to thin and weaken, resulting in it bulging forward in a cone-shaped fashion. While keratoconus is not particularly...
by Abraham Eye Center | Jun 21, 2021 | Eye Surgery
Many eye and systemic diseases can be caught early with routine eye examinations. Macular degeneration is one such condition that many people fear might steal their vision as they grow older. We perform complete eye examinations in our clinic and have the advanced...
by Abraham Eye Center | Apr 26, 2021 | Cornea, Eye Surgery
There are many conditions that can affect the eyes. Some of these can especially impact the cornea, which is the protective clear front surface of the eye that provides most of its light-bending ability. There are many methods to diagnose and treat corneal disease,...
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