LASIK is so common these days everyone knows a person who has had this amazing surgery. But if you haven’t had it yourself, there can be some mystery surrounding the procedure. At Central Valley Eye Medical, our ophthalmologists have performed thousands of LASIK procedures, so for this springy pair of March blogs, let’s provide some […]
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When our eyes become red, we can discount the issue. Maybe we didn’t get enough sleep the night before. Maybe it was a windy, dusty day in Stockton or Modesto. Or, maybe it’s uveitis. If so, we need to see you at Central Valley. What is uveitis? Uveitis is a form of eye inflammation. It
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The central portion of your retina is known as the macula. Most people are familiar with one very serious condition that can rob the person of their central vision, macular degeneration. But a less well-known condition comes when a person develops a hole in their macula. At Central Valley Eye Medical Group, our board-certified ophthalmologists
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In Stockton and Modesto, we may not live on the coast, but we’re not all that far away from surf spots such as Stinson Beach and Princeton Jetty. Plus, we’re outdoors a lot, and that can include dusty, humid, and windy conditions. That’s why many people come see our board-certified ophthalmologists at Central Valley for
Most diseases in the human body start to present symptoms before any real damage occurs. Not so with glaucoma. In its early stages glaucoma presents few, if any, symptoms. By the time the person notices any problems, irreversible vision loss has already occurred. That’s why glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in Americans over
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On a sunny clear winter day here in the Central Valley, it seems you can see forever. Just like the song. Sometimes on one of those clear days when you’re looking up at the clear blue sky you notice squiggly lines, spots, or cobwebs floating about seemingly in front of your eyes. You’ve seen them
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Last year, in our Central Valley blog we talked about the potential for fish oil for treating dry eye. While we’re not exactly a coastal area here in the Central Valley, we thought maybe we’d explore another blog about fish oil and dry eye because the results are promising. We’ll even include how much you
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Aging isn’t kind to the skin and support tissues below our eyes and on our cheeks. The skin on these areas tends to droop, lengthen, and flatten. This is one of the first areas of the face to show the telltale signs of aging. That’s especially true with the sun exposure we have here in
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Our eyelids have intricate functionality, and their thin skin can create issues with drooping and sagging. In this month’s first blog we discussed a problem with the eyelids when they turn outward, ectropion. But there’s a much more common problem that happens with the eyelids, and it happens to every one of us at some
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Sometimes our eyelids can turn the wrong way. This is usually due to the weakening of the controlling muscles and tendons that operate our eyelids. When the eyelid involuntarily turns outward, this is known as ectropion. When a person has ectropion, the condition prevents tears from draining from the eye correctly, resulting in irritation. At
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