- GlaucomaGlaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging the nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve. The optic nerve sends visual information from your eye to your brain and is vital for good vision. Damage to the optic nerve is often related to high pressure in your eye. But glaucoma can happen even with normal eye pressure. Glaucoma can occur at any age but is more common in older adults. It is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over the age of 60.
- OphthalmologyThe Panton Eye Center is a comprehensive ophthalmology and optometry practice serving patients throughout Elmwood Park, Oak Park, River Forest, and neighboring communities in the Chicagoland area.
- Macular DegenerationAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a problem with your retina. It happens when a part of the retina called the macula is damaged. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a problem with your retina. It happens when a part of the retina called the macula is damaged. AMD is very common and is the leading cause of vision loss in people over 50 years old.
- Laser Eye SurgeryAll Laser LASIK allows us to treat patients with every type of refractive error— nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.
- CataractsA cataract is the clouding of the lens inside the eye. Neither drops nor pills can prevent or cure a cataract. The only treatment for a cataract is its surgical removal and its replacement with a clear artificial lens or intraocular lens implant (IOL).
- Cataract SurgeryIn the past, the IOL corrected distance vision only; this is called a monofocal implant. Patients who undergo cataract surgery with a monofocal implant still need reading glasses. Recent advances incorporate a bifocal into the IOL. The bifocal implant allows patients to read without glasses, drive without glasses, and do virtually all of their activities without glasses.
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- Diabetic Retinopathy