General Practitioners

• Headaches
• Arthritis
  If your home or office has air conditioning or a dry heating system, that too can dry out your eyes. Another cause is insufficient blinking, such as when you’re staring at a computer screen all day. Dry eyes are also associated with certain systemic diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, rosacea or Sjogren’s Syndrome (a triad of dry eyes, dry mouth, and rheumatoid arthritis or lupus). Long-term contact lens wear, incomplete closure of the eyelids, eyelid disease and a deficiency of the tear-producing glands are other causes.
• Medical Weight Loss
  The New Year is coming and many people include healthier eating and exercise in their resolutions for the year ahead. Well other than weight loss and overall health and disease-prevention, a healthy diet and regular exercise can protect your eyes and your vision. In particular, there are certain vitamins and...
• Emergency Care
  Use your best judgment on the urgency of your problem. If you are unable to reach us after hours please go to the local hospital emergency room.

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma
  Glaucoma  testing consists of several components. We measure the eye pressure which is usually increased in glaucoma. We also utilize an instrument call the ORA which measures corneal hysteresis which measures a biomechanical attribute of the cornea which also helps us evaluate for glaucoma. Two other extremely important tests are the OCT which measures retinal and optic nerve damage which indicates glaucoma and also the Humphrey threshold visual field instrument which is very important both for testing for glaucoma and following patients undergoing glaucoma treatment to make certain the disease is not progressing in spite of therapy to lower the eye pressure.
• Ophthalmology
  While many optometry practices will charge extra for a standard retinal photo, we want to ensure each patient receives an adequate eye exam comparable to any practice of ophthalmology.
• Macular Degeneration
  Sunglasses are an important way to protect your eyes and ensure clear and comfortable vision when you are on the go. In addition to causing temporary vision loss, the sun’s bright rays can lead to long term eye damage. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun can also cause sunburns on the eyes and over time, can lead to diseases such as macular degeneration.
• Laser Eye Surgery
  If you are considering LASIK, be aware that dry eyes may disqualify you for the surgery, at least until your dry eye condition is successfully treated. Dry eyes increase your risk for poor healing after LASIK, so most surgeons will want to treat the dry eyes first, to ensure a good LASIK outcome. This goes for other types of vision correction surgery, as well.
• Cataracts
  Cataracts is a disease of the eye that results in the clouding of the lens of the eyeball. Cataracts prevent clear images from appearing on the eye’s retina; causing mild, moderate, even severe blurred vision. Watch a short video about cataracts now.
• Cataract Surgery
  Cataracts are a common cause of vision loss after age 55. Learn more about recognizing cataracts symptoms, protecting your eyes and understanding cataract surgery.
• Eye Exam
  Our optometrists near Ft. Bragg take the time to explain the results of your eye exam, describe your options and listen to your eye care needs. Because maintaining good eye health is an ongoing partnership, we encourage you to ask questions and share your health information, which could be vital to monitoring, diagnosing and treating potential vision problems.

Gynecologists

• Pregnancy

Psychiatrists

• Mental Health
  Regular exercise is an essential component of overall health and wellness. It is proven that exercise reduces sickness and disease; it increases strength, immunity, and mental health; and it also helps regulate bodily functions and maintain a healthy weight. Research shows that exercise can lower our risk of chronic conditions...

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Diabetic Retinopathy
  Sometimes in diabetic retinopathy blood leaks into the vitreous humor in the eye, clouding vision. Some eye doctors wait before choosing treatment, as the blood may dissipate by itself. Another treatment option is a vitrectomy, which removes blood that has already leaked into the vitreous humor.

Plastic Surgeons

• Blepharoplasty
  Dry eye syndrome is more common in women, possibly due to hormone fluctuations. Recent research suggests that smoking, too, can increase your risk of dry eye syndrome. Dry eye has also been associated with incomplete lid closure following blepharoplasty – a popular cosmetic surgery to eliminate droopy eyelids.
• Cosmetic Surgery

Dermatologists

• Skin Cancer
  Because of measures to create awareness of the threats of Ultraviolet (UV) rays to your skin, (which include sunburn and skin cancer), most know about the need for applying sunscreen and avoiding direct contact with the sun particularly during the blazing summer months. What is less known is that...
• Acne Treatment
• Ulcer
  We can easily treat this condition, if caught early, with high doses of steroids and cyclopleging eye drops. Corneal ulcers result in pain and light sensitivity. These are difficult and mostly happen to people who choose to sleep in their contact lenses. If the ulcer is caused by Pseudomonas bacteria, the eye can be lost within 48 hours so it is important to treat right away.

Physical Therapists

• Occupational Therapy
  There is currently no cure for the disease itself, but there are options to treat the symptoms of PD. A combination of medications, physical and/or occupational therapy, support groups, and of course, top-quality vision care can give a PD patient relief for some of their symptoms and tools to help cope with the condition.

Allergists

• Allergies