Conditions We Treat

Amblyopia is known as cross eye and lazy eye, a condition most often seen in children when one eye has much stronger vision capabilities than the other. The brain favors the stronger eye, so there is a loss of vision and control in the weaker eye. Symptoms include blurry vision and double vision. Causes include abnormal eye shape and muscle control.

Blurred (fuzzy) vision in one or both eyes can be a symptom of many conditions, from cataracts to glaucoma to stroke to migraine. Blurred vision can occur gradually over time or quickly; any sudden change in eyesight requires immediate medical attention.

Cataracts are a cloudiness in eye's lense which causes vision issues. Cataracts can start slowly and are not always noticeable. They often affect both eyes (but sometimes in varying degrees). Symptoms can include blurry vision, sensitivity to light, and fading colors. Age and other conditions like diabetes and previous eye surgeries are known causes.

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes caused by damaged blood vessels in the tissue of the eye's retina. Too much sugar in the blood can cause the small blood vessels that lead to the retina to be blocked. There are two types of diabetic retinopathy - nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), in which vessels in the retina have tiny bulges, leak and don’t grow correctly, and advanced (proliferative) diabetic retinopathy, where vessels are blocked completely and new, non-working vessels form, causing fluid to build-up (glaucoma). Symptoms may not appear at first, but as the disease progresses, blurred vision, dark spots, and vision loss can happen.

Double vision, or diplopia, is the perception of two images when only one is present. The two types are monocular (involves one eye) and the more common binocular (involves two eyes, as in cross-eyed).

Glaucoma is an eye condition resulting from optic nerve damage, caused in most cases by increased eye pressure due to fluid buildup. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States.

Macular degeneration is generally an age-related loss of sight in the middle of the field of vision. There are two kinds – the more common and less severe dry macular degeneration is the deterioration of the macula, the layer of tissue on the inside back wall of the eyeball.

Ptosis is a drooping of the upper or lower eyelid, which happens when the muscles of the eyelid are not strong enough to work the eyelid properly. Aging can cause these muscles to deteriorate, but some people are born with the condition. Other factors like trauma and inflammation can cause ptosis as can a condition like Horner syndrome, an interruption of the facial nerve that leads to the brain.

Strabismus (or amblyopia) is a condition caused by a malfunction of the muscles that control eye movement, preventing both eyes from aligning and focusing on one object together. With strabismus, the eyes can turn in (cross eyed), or turn up, out or down, causing symptoms like blurry vision, lazy eye (amblyopia), double vision, headache and more. The condition can be present at birth (congenital) or develop later, signaling the possibility of a serious neurological problem. There are many known causes, including Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy and stroke.