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Your eyes rarely complain. They’re too busy showing you the world.

They adjust, compensate, and carry you through each day without complaint. That’s why delaying your next appointment (or perhaps your child’s first eye care visit) seems so harmless. But this moment isn’t about symptoms or severity. it’s about awareness and reassurance that your most crucial ability (your gift of sight) will continue serving you with flawless clarity for years to come.

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Cataracts

A Cataract is a cloudy area in the eye’s lens that can lead to decreased vision. It typically develops over time, causing a hazy, blurry, or foggy appearance to vision.

Symptoms:
Faded colors, glare, halos around lights, and poor night vision.

Causes:
Cataracts are a common part of aging, but they can also be caused by other factors such as diabetes, long-term steroid use, eye injury, or birth defects.

Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes is the #1 cause of blindness in working-age Americans, which is why it is critical that all diabetic patients get their eyes examined every year. High blood sugar can cause damage to very small blood vessels in your body, including that within the eye. Damage results in the bleeding and leaking of blood vessels, which can lead to irreversible damage.

Some symptoms you may experience include: fluctuating vision, straight lines looking wavy, or crooked, gradual loss of ability to see objects, missing or empty areas in your vision

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve, which can lead to vision loss and blindness if left untreated. It is often caused by high pressure inside the eye due to a buildup of fluid, but can also occur with normal eye pressure. Glaucoma is often called the “silent thief of sight” because it can have no symptoms in the early stages. The damage is permanent, but treatment can help stop further vision loss.

Symptoms:
Gradual vision loss, typically starting with peripheral (side) vision and eventually leading to tunnel vision in severe cases. Symptoms of acute, or sudden-onset, glaucoma can include eye pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, and seeing halos around lights.

Causes:
Increased intraocular pressure (fluid build-up affecting the optic nerve); Normal-tension glaucoma is when the optic nerve is damaged even though the eye pressure is within a normal range. This may be due to an unusually sensitive optic nerve or reduced blood flow to the optic nerve.

Risk Factors:
Other factors that can lead to glaucoma include certain medical conditions like diabetes, eye injuries, and sometimes a family history of the disease.

Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration (AMD) damages the macula, affecting sharp, central vision used for reading, driving, and recognizing faces. Side vision remains intact.

Dry AMD (Most Common)
The macula thins with age and drusen build up under the retina. Vision changes progress slowly and may cause gradual central blurring and reduced color clarity.

Wet AMD (More Severe)
Abnormal blood vessels form under the macula and leak, causing faster vision loss. Patients may notice wavy lines or dark spots in the center of vision.

Treatment Options:
There is no cure. Injections can slow vision loss in wet AMD. For dry AMD, specific supplements and diet changes may help slow progression. Regular eye exams can identify AMD early and help protect your remaining vision.

Dry Eye Syndrome

Dry Eye Syndrome is a multifactorial disease that has historically affected an older population. However, with the rising prevalence of screens and digital devices, we’ve found that it now affects all age groups across the board. Dr. Do advises all patients to incorporate a daily regimen of lid hygiene, warm compresses, and the liberal use of over-the-counter artificial tears. There are also other avenues of therapy that can be discussed with the doctor in order to address this tricky disease.

Symptoms may include: itchy, or scratch eyes, a gritty or foreign body sensation, tired eyes, red eyes, stringy discharge, watery eyes, red eyes, blurred vision, sensitivity to light.

Computer Vision Syndrome

Computer Vision Syndrome is a collection of eye and vision-related problems that result from prolonged use of computers, tablets, and other digital screens. It is a temporary condition, but the resulting eye strain, headaches, dry eyes, blurred vision, neck and shoulder pain can affect daily performance. It is caused by factors like glare, poor posture, and uncorrected vision problems.

Symptoms:
Blurred or Double vision; Dry, red, or irritated eyes; Headaches; Neck pain; Shoulder pain and Fatigue

Causes:Poor screen setup or lighting, improper or outdated glasses, uncorrected vision issues (such as presbyopia or astigmatism), and reduced blinking that leads to dry eyes.

Eye Care Emergencies

Please contact our office immediately if you are experiencing any of the following: flashes of lights, spots in your vision, sudden vision loss or changes, red, painful eyes, sudden double vision, foreign body sensations, or any other eye problems that require urgent medical attention.

If you have reached us outside of our hours of service, please contact Urgent Eye Care of Texas by calling this phone number: (872) 922-7537

(www.urgenteyecaretx.com)

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