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Eye Care Information
Annual TSO Exams Texas State Optical Doctors of Optometry are on the forefront of eye care and take great pride in offering patients comprehensive eye exams and quality eyewear. The information here provides you with general eye care information. If you have specific questions about your personal eye care needs, go to the upper left-hand corner to find the office location nearest you. Give the office a call. You will find doctors and staff members ready to help you. The importance of an annual eye exam at TSO The most common vision problems are focusing problems, often called refractive errors. Fortunately, these conditions can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses or laser vision correction. When you begin to notice a problem with your vision, it's time for an eye exam to find out if you need a new prescription for corrective eyewear. Even when you're not experiencing problems, regular eye exams can prevent serious eye conditions that sometimes give us little or no clues at all. Evaluation of the ocular effects of diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, cataracts, glaucoma and conditions involving the retina (the back of the eye) are just a few of the problems that can be detected. That's why an annual visit to your TSO Doctor of Optometry should be an important part of your annual health care plan. During your TSO eye exam, your Doctor of Optometry checks how well your eyes work together and alone with your brain to create images of the world around you - colors, light, shapes and sizes. You will be asked questions about your health history, your family's medical history, instances of eye problems in the past, and your work and lifestyle habits. Why children need eye exams Studies have determined that 88% of learning is visual. When you consider that one in four children ages 5 to 12 has an undiagnosed vision problem, you'll understand why educational performance is likely to be affected by poor vision. Unfortunately, children with vision problems often have no way of knowing that they see differently than other children. It is the responsibility of the parents to help children reach their potential by making sure they are free of vision problems. All children should have their eyes examined at or before their fourth birthday. It there is a family history of misaligned eyes, childhood cataracts or a serious eye disease, they should have their eyes examined by age three. Laser Vision Correction Laser Vision Correction: Another option to glasses and contacts. Over the years, TSO Doctors of Optometry have carefully followed and monitored the advances, benefits, risks and outcomes of laser vision correction procedures to treat myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Today, IntraLASIK is the latest technological breakthrough in laser vision correction. During the procedure, diagnostic information is gathered during a scanning process. This information is fed directly into an eye-tracking laser. Just like your fingerprint and DNA, the information fed into the laser is unique to your eyes only. Each of your eyes receives its own custom laser procedure, with no two custom procedures in the world being identical. Similar to traditional LASIK, the new procedure is performed under a protective flap and takes only a few minutes to complete. IntraLASIK is performed in two steps: Until now, the flap has been created with a mechanical, bladed device called a microkeratome. New instrumentation to create the flap eliminates the blade for added safety since there is little or no risk of flap irregularities. Patients remain awake and comfortable during the entire procedure. Most patients report little, if any, discomfort. The all laser approach allows surgeons to design the flap specifically to the patient's visual needs. The increased precision of IntraLASIK leaves the patient with a stronger, more stable eye. The Doctors of TSO understand that having IntraLASIK is a personal and serious choice. What is important to remember is that choosing a surgeon who is qualified, skilled, and experienced in performing IntraLASIK is a critical part of the decision making process. TSO is here to help you make that decision by: Common vision problems Every vision problem, no matter how common, is an important concern for TSO Doctors of Optometry because good vision is important for everyone. Complete eye exams can reveal serious and sometimes hidden eye problems. Here is a description of conditions that are often diagnosed and treated at TSO: A cataract is simply a clouding of your eye's natural lens and often affects both eyes. A cataract may cause hazy, blurred or sometimes double vision, in addition to sensitivity to light and glare and frequent eyeglass prescription changes. Cataracts may develop gradually over many years or progress rapidly. Your TSO Doctor of Optometry diagnoses cataracts with a thorough eye examination, which determines the density and location of the cataract. When cataracts begin to interfere with your normal activities, your doctor will refer you to a cataract surgeon for an outpatient procedure, which removes the clouded lens and replaces it with a permanently implanted intraocular lens. Your TSO Doctor will co-manage your care with your cataract surgeon before and after surgery. If you need eyeglasses after surgery, your TSO Doctor will examine your eyes and provide you with a prescription for corrective lenses. Glaucoma is often called "the silent threat". It is a slow, progressive loss of peripheral or side vision. Only a thorough eye examination can determine if you have glaucoma. It important to remember that control of glaucoma usually involves having your TSO Doctor of Optometry regularly check your eye pressure and perform a diagnostic test called a visual field. Macular degeneration occurs when the eye's macula - the center of the retina where the best vision is located - may be degenerating. Blood vessels can grow abnormally underneath the retina. Blood and other fluids leak out, causing the layers of the retina to separate. A patient with macular degeneration sees a dark blur in the center of their view. Often, straight lines look wavy, or color vision is dim. This condition often occurs in people over 60. In the final stages of macular degeneration, patients have a large hole in the center of their vision, which prevents them from being able to read, watch TV, drive safely or recognize faces. While damage that has occurred cannot be reversed, slowing down or arresting progress of the disease is possible. Early diagnosis requires a complete eye exam and special testing procedures. Clues to vision problems in children Amblyopia, also called "lazy eye", often develops in young children and is characterized by unclear vision. Left undetected, amblyopia can cause a lifetime of visual disability that is not correctable by glasses or contact lenses. Strabismus is a misalignment of the eye, which causes them to point in different directions. One eye may be directed straight ahead while the other eye is turned inward, outward, upward or downward. Strabismus can be treated at any age. Treatment typically consists of prescription lenses and a program of vision therapy. Surgery may cosmetically straighten the eyes, but does not typically improve vision. It is a misconception to believe that strabismus will go away by itself or that the child will outgrow it. |
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