Cataract

What is a cataract?

A cataract is a clouding of the natural lens inside your eye. Most of the time, it is caused by natural aging changes. Diet, vitamins, eye drops or lasers will not correct cataracts. The only option for the correction of your cataract is a surgical procedure. In cataract surgery, the doctor will replace your natural lens with a new artificial lens. Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed medical procedure in the world.

What EyeCare Associates offers:

It is important that you know all your options for cataract surgery. We are proud to offer the most advanced technology and available products to our patients to help restore a full range of vision.

Packages:

Custom Package

• Advanced style implants
• Corrects close, intermediate and distance vision with Dropless® included
• Reduces or eliminates the need for glasses and contact lenses

Premium Package

• Corrects cataract and astigmatism at the same time with Dropless® included
• Provides optimal distance vision
• Glasses will still be needed for close vision

Base Package + Convenience

• Basic implants with Dropless® included
• Provides good vision at one distance
• Glasses will still be needed for most activities

Base Package

• Basic implants
• Provides good vision at one distance
• Glasses will still be needed for most activities

Dry Eye

What is a dry eye?

Dry eye is a condition in which a person doesn’t have enough quality tears to lubricate and nourish the eye. Tears are necessary for maintaining the health of the front surface of the eye and for providing clear vision. Dry eye is a common and often chronic condition.

What EyeCare Associates offers?

• Drops – Prescribed eye drops.
• Punctal Plugs – A small medical device that is inserted into the tear duct (puncta) of an eye to block the duct. This prevents the drainage of liquid from the eye.
• IPL – A polychromatic light that stimulates the Meibomian glands to resume normal activities.
• Light Modulation – Emits a particular light – to a certain wavelength – triggers an endogenous heating of the eyelids.
• LipiView/LipiFlow – The only FDA cleared procedure for removing gland blockages and restoring gland function.

Retina

Diabetic Eye Exam:

Diabetes can weaken or strain the blood vessels and this can result in hemorrhaging in the retina.

What EyeCare Associates offers?

Diagnosis, management and treatments such as Laser Treatment (Panretinal Photocoagulation).

Macular Degeneration:

An eye disorder that slowly destroys sharp, central vision.

What EyeCare Associates offers?

Diagnosis, management and treatments such as intravitreal eye injections.

LASIK

What is LASIK?

LASIK (Laser-Assisted-In-Situ Keratomileusis) is an FDA-approved outpatient procedure that uses an excimer laser to correct your vision by reshaping your cornea. LASIK treats nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism . LASIK is one of the most frequently performed healthcare procedures in North America.

PRK

What is PRK?

Like LASIK, PRK (Photo Refractive Keratectomy) utilizes an excimer laser to reshape the curvature of the eye and treats nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. PRK differs from LASIK as no flap is created during the procedure. Custom PRK yields the same excellent visual results as Custom LASIK. Patients with thin corneas, significant corneal scarring and other corneal conditions can benefit from PRK.

Glaucoma

What is glaucoma?

Glaucoma occurs when pressure builds up in the eye. The pressure pinches the blood vessels that carry blood to the retina and optic nerve. Vision is gradually lost because the retina and nerve are damaged.

What EyeCare Associates offers:

• Medication – Eye drops are often the first-line of therapy.
• Laser Procedures – The most common type performed is called Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT). This is an in-office procedure that targets the eye’s drainage system to facilitate better aqueous outflow to decrease the pressure.
• Surgery – When the pressure remains high despite on-going treatments, surgical procedures such as trabeculectomy and valve implants can help.

Floaters

What are floaters?

Floaters look like small specks, dots, circles, lines or cobwebs in your field of vision. While they seem to be in front of your eye, they are floating inside. Floaters are tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous that fills your eye. What you see are the shadows these clumps cast on your retina.

What EyeCare Associates offers:

Smart-V (Vitreolysis) is a non-invasive, pain-free procedure that uses laser light to eliminate the visual disturbances caused by floaters. By providing a functional improvement, it is our goal that you may return to normal day-to-day activities by removing the hinderance caused by floaters. Many insurance plans provide coverage for this procedure.