Regardless of your age or overall physical health, visiting a doctor for routine eye examinations is critical to ensuring proper vision and the best possible vision health. Not only will a complete and thorough eye examination determine your prescription for contacts or eyeglasses, it can also be used to check and monitor the eyes for […]
Your vision is incredibly important. This is why the team at Eye Care Institute encourages patients to pay close attention to any changes in their vision or eye health that may indicate a much bigger problem. Several corneal eye disorders can occur and result in reduce or lost vision. What is the cornea? The cornea […]
At the Eye Care Institute in the Sonoma County area, Santa Rosa and Petaluma, CA area patients can obtain routine eye examinations. It is important for adults to have eye evaluations done on a regular basis to catch the early symptoms of conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and even macular degeneration, while providing vision correction […]
You have probably heard about laser eye surgery called LASIK, and wonder if it could be right for you. Many patients we see at the Eye Care Institute in Santa Rosa and Petaluma, CA are interested in learning more about it to determine if it can eliminate their dependence on the use of contact lenses […]
Optic neuropathy is a condition that can develop when something goes wrong with the optic nerve. The optic nerve is at the core of obtaining visual information. The optic nerve supplies information from the retina on the back of the eye to the brain. This nerve may become damaged, impacting one’s ability to see. The […]
After the age of 40, many men and woman may notice that their vision is changing. Sometimes patients require eyeglasses to help them read, or perhaps they are experiencing difficulty in focusing or fighting glare while driving at night. While these changes are a common and normal part of aging, it is important to make […]
Most patients in the areas of Petaluma and Santa Rosa, CA only visit their ophthalmologist when they notice their vision becoming blurry or their current eyeglass prescriptions not maintaining their effectiveness. However, it is so important for patients of all ages to visit their ophthalmologist on a regular basis for a comprehensive eye examination. There […]
You may have been warned about floaters (those bright little dots that only you can see, which last for a few seconds), especially if you have a high prescription in your eyes. But are they really so serious that you need to worry about them? Floaters may occur for a number of reasons, but they […]
Though everyone is different, there are large-scale trends that can inform us of what to expect as we get older and hit certain benchmarks. When we start to get into our fifties and sixties, we may accept that we need glasses to read menus when we’re in dimly lit restaurants, for example. We may start […]
Sunglasses might not be the first thing you think of when you start thinking about spring. Maybe it’s just us! But, the truth is, we spend more time outside when the weather warms up, which can lead to more chances of UV damage. So, while you’re out shopping for warm weather clothes, consider swinging by […]
