Vision Blog

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September is Healthy Aging Month

Our eyes will go through different changes as we age, just like the rest of the body. You can’t run as fast or jump as high, and you wake up the morning stiff, and you need time to get going.

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Older Adult's Eye With Cataract

How Do Cataracts Make Your Vision Worse?

Are you experiencing blurry or cloudy vision? If so, you could have a common condition called cataracts. Cataracts occur when the natural eye lens becomes dense and cloudy. Unfortunately, cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in individuals over

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Eye Examination Room

What is an Eye Exam or Comprehensive Eye Exam?

An eye exam is also known as a dilated eye exam or complete eye exam. A normal complete comprehensive eye exam is a thorough examination of the eye which includes dilating the pupil of the eye. Eye doctors or ophthalmologists

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Old Man Eye Close-up

What to Know About Cataracts and Surgery?

My Eye Doctor Said My Cataract is Going to Explode in My Eye! Really!!! Unfortunately, cataract surgery has become one of the most unnecessary surgeries in the United States. Patients are told all kinds of crazy stories about why their

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Your Guide to Glaucoma

What Kind of Eye Disease is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is not a simple eye disease where the eye pressure is elevated and therefore you have glaucoma. Glaucoma is caused by a variety of etiologies and presents clinically in a variety of

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Dr. James E. Croley III

Grading or Classification for Cataracts

“Doc, how bad are my cataracts?” “How fast are my cataracts growing?” These are two questions I get asked by my patients daily. The majority of people believe that cataracts are a film that is growing over their eyes. This

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