If your eyeballs have become unexplainably enlarged, you may be suffering from thyroid eye disease. Until recently, many people suffering from thyroid eye disease (TED or Graves’ ophthalmopathy) have unfortunately gone without an accurate diagnosis and treatment for this medical condition. TED is an autoimmune condition developed in people having an overactive thyroid gland. Thyroid… Read More »
Since we missed last year’s busy social calendar full of parties and get togethers thanks to COVID, this year we’re all in! Even dinner at the in-laws sounds great! But who wants their crow’s feet, frown lines, and forehead lines to come with them? Exactly no one! You can keep them off your guest list… Read More »
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… Read More »
As we age, tissues across our bodies sag, lose elasticity, slacken, and generally become a real bummer. It’s inevitable, but we all like to look as young and healthy as we can. That’s why when the skin and support tissues of our forehead and brow area descend, it can be depressing. This works to make… Read More »
The health of your eyes is our sole concern at Central Valley Eye Medical. From comprehensive eye exams to retinal laser surgery and everything in between, we do everything we can to keep you seeing clearly. And, as we discussed last month, we even make your eyes look great with our oculoplastic surgeries! There are… Read More »
When you hit our pulldown menu for our services, you’ll notice two types of surgeries you’ve likely never heard of: cosmetic oculoplastic services and reconstructive oculoplastic services. Oculoplastic — That’s a big word that makes little sense to most people. So, this blog will describe what an oculoplastic surgeon is and what kinds of procedures… Read More »
There isn’t a single person who wasn’t glad to see the calendar turn over, bidding adieu to the year that was 2020. If only we’d had 20/20 vision about 2020, maybe we all could have just found a cave in the Sierras and hunkered down like it was 1999… B.C. Still, as the New Year… Read More »
There isn’t a single person who wasn’t glad to see the calendar turn over, bidding adieu to the year that was 2020. If only we’d had 20/20 vision about 2020, maybe we all could have just found a cave in the Sierras and hunkered down like it was 1999… B.C. Still, as the New Year… Read More »
Living in sunny California, we’ve all had our share of sun exposure. Whether it was to the degree of slathering on baby oil and laying out on the roof or not (you know who you are!), odds are if you’re over 40, you have the result of all that sun — brown spots on your… Read More »
Living in sunny California, we’ve all had our share of sun exposure. Whether it was to the degree of slathering on baby oil and laying out on the roof or not (you know who you are!), odds are if you’re over 40, you have the result of all that sun — brown spots on your… Read More »
