Vision issues impact millions of people. While glasses and contacts can assist with vision issues, they are not the only solution. In fact, Lasik is a highly effective procedure that can dramatically improve your vision. Many people opt for Lasik because they no longer want to wear glasses or contacts. You may wonder, can you … Read more
Issues with your vision can occur at any time during your lifetime. This can be caused by a variety of factors so it’s important to regularly visit an eye doctor. They can help monitor changes to your vision and adjust any prescriptions accordingly. If you notice vision changes, you may wonder, what causes poor eyesight? … Read more
Most patients who are interested in LASIK eye surgery want to improve their long-distance vision. But those who are farsighted wonder if laser eye surgery is even a procedure that will work for them. Can LASIK improve reading vision as well as it can improve faraway vision? Can LASIK Improve Reading Vision? The answer is … Read more
We have all heard those lucky people who have never needed to wear glasses or contacts brag about their 20/20 vision. But what does that really mean? Most of the time, people claiming to have it don’t even know. The truth is that there is no such thing as perfect vision. All vision is relative. … Read more
Eye sensitivity to light cannot only be uncomfortable, but it can also trigger painful sensations and terrible migraines. This phenomenon is called photophobia. While for many, photophobia affects both eyes, there cases of it only affecting one eye. This is unilateral photophobia. If either of these conditions has impacted your quality of life or continued … Read more
When you visit your local eye specialist for a vision exam, you will likely be told that your pupils should be dilated in order for the doctor to fully examine your eyes. This is the best way for our experts at Advanced Eye Medical to assess your optical health. But, why exactly do your … Read more
There may come a time in our lives when our vision begins to blur. For many people, this occurs as they age. But even children and teens can develop or be born with faulty eye-sight. In any case, most blurred vision results in a diagnosis of nearsighted and farsighted vision. These conditions are easily corrected … Read more
Monovision is a method of fitting each of your two eyes with different prescription contact lenses; the weaker eye with a contact that allows you to see objects up-close, and the stronger eye with a contact that corrects distance vision. The contacts work together to decrease your reliance on reading glasses. Monovision is intended for … Read more
Presbyopia is “the normal loss of near focusing ability that occurs with age.” When presbyopia occurs, many people resort to using reading glasses or bifocals to support their up-close vision. Another, less known, option is to ask your Orange County eye doctor to perform a monovision contact lens fitting. Monovision contacts can reduce your need … Read more
What is Macular Degeneration? Macular Degeneration is presently considered an incurable eye disease, and is the leading cause of vision loss – it affects more people than glaucoma and cataracts combined. Macular degeneration affects over 10 million Americans. For more information on macular degeneration and receiving Orange County LASIK eye surgery, visit Advanced Eye … Read more