PROSTHETIC EYE SURGERY What is a prosthetic eye? Prosthetic eyes are a very common treatment option for someone who has lost an eye. People of all ages and genders are fitted for prosthetic eyes after they have an eye (or in some cases, both eyes) removed due to a traumatic eye injury, illness, or eye [...]

STRABISMUS SURGERY What is strabismus (misaligned eyes)? Strabismus (misaligned eyes) is a condition in which your eyes don’t line up with one another. In other words, one eye is turned in a direction that’s different from the other eye. Under normal conditions, the six muscles that control eye movement work together and point both eyes [...]

CHALAZION TREATMENT What is a chalazion? A chalazion is a red bump on your eyelid. It is sometimes called an eyelid cyst or a meibomian cyst. It slowly forms when an oil gland (called a meibomian) becomes blocked.At first, the chalazion may be painful, but after a little time, it usually doesn’t hurt. A chalazion [...]

CORNEAL TRANSPLANT What is a cornea transplant? Cornea transplant (corneal transplant) is surgery to replace your cornea, the clear front layer of your eye. Corneal grafting and keratoplasty are other terms for cornea transplant. Your eye care provider may recommend you consider a cornea transplant if you’ve damaged your cornea. Cornea damage causes eye pain, [...]

GLAUCOMA SURGERY What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve. The symptoms can start so slowly that you may not notice them. The only way to find out if you have glaucoma [...]

CATARACT SURGERY The purpose of your lens is to bend (refract) light rays that come into the eye to help you see. Your own lens should be clear, but with a cataract it is cloudy. Having a cataract can be like looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. Things may look blurry, hazy or [...]

INTRAOCULAR LENS SURGERY What are IOLs? IOLs (intraocular lenses) are clear artificial lenses that a healthcare provider will implant in your eye to replace your natural lens. Like glasses or contacts, IOL implants can correct vision issues such as: Myopia (nearsightedness). Hyperopia (farsightedness). Presbyopia (age-related farsightedness). Astigmatism (altered eye shape). IOL implants are permanent, meaning they stay in your eyes for [...]

PRK EYE SURGERY Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is a type of refractive surgery. This kind of surgery uses a laser to treat vision problems caused by refractive errors. You have a refractive error when your eye does not refract (bend) light properly. With PRK, your ophthalmologist uses a laser to change the shape of your cornea. [...]

What is LASIK eye surgery? LASIK eye surgery is the best known and most commonly performed laser refractive surgery to correct vision problems. Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) can be an alternative to glasses or contact lenses. During LASIK surgery, a special type of cutting laser is used to change the shape of the cornea. The cornea is [...]