- GlaucomaOpen-angle glaucoma, the most common form of glaucoma, affects about 3 million Americans--half of whom don't know they have it. It has no symptoms at first. But over the years it can steal your sight. With early treatment, you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss and blindness.
- OphthalmologyDr. Gerard Nolan has dedicated himself to improving vision, both through this ophthalmology practice and through his efforts at Nolan Eye Research, where he explores new medical methods and treatments for vision loss.
- Macular DegenerationA test of visual fields measures peripheral vision. Macular degeneration affects central vision and usually spares peripheral vision.
- Laser Eye SurgeryTwo laser vision correction procedures are available. Photorefractive keratectomy, or PRK for short, was developed first. However, an improved treatment called laser in-situ keratomileusis, or LASIK, is now becoming the most popular among patients and surgeons.
- CataractsA cataract is a clouding of the eye's lens that can cause vision problems. The most common type is related to aging. More than half of all Americans age 65 and older have a cataract.
- Cataract SurgeryIn the early stages, stronger lighting and eyeglasses may lessen vision problems caused by cataracts. At a certain point, however, surgery may be needed to improve vision. Today, cataract surgery is safe and very effective.
- Eye ExamPeople often wonder what a comprehensive eye examination involves, what it tells the physician, and how the physician uses the results from an eye exam to devise a treatment program.
- Depression
- Diabetes Care
- Diabetic RetinopathyDiabetic retinopathy damages the tiny blood vessels that supply the retina. In the early stages of this disease-called non-proliferative or "background" retinopathy, the retinal vessels weaken and develop bulges that may leak blood or fluid into the surrounding tissue.
- UltrasoundYour doctor makes a small incision on the side of the cornea, the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. The doctor then inserts a tiny probe into the eye. This device emits ultrasound waves that soften and break up the cloudy center of the lens so it can be removed by suction. Most cataract surgery today is done by phaco, which is also called small incision cataract surgery.
- OrthopedicsA treatment process for the improvement of visual perception and/or coordination of the two eyes for efficient and comfortable binocular vision (orthopedics, vision training, and eye exercises).
- EczemaA type of inherited allergic response involving elevated immunoglobulin E. Sometimes called a reagin response, it means that you have hay fever, bronchial asthma, or skin problems like urticaria or eczema. It can also be acquired, sometimes following hepatitis or extended contact with solvents or alcohol.
- Fungus
- LesionsA yellowish spot seen on the white of the eye at the junction of the clear cornea and white sclera of the eye. These lesions are usually caused by ultraviolet radiation. The white surface of the eye cannot "tan" and therefore cannot protect itself from sunburn.
- Burns
- Allergies