Comprehensive Eye Disease Support
Many eye diseases and conditions don’t have early warning signs or show symptoms. Early detection of these conditions is important to preserving your sight. Getting routine, comprehensive eye exams allows us to monitor your eye health, detect eye conditions early, and help manage them.
During your routine eye exams, we can also assess your risk for different eye diseases and conditions and track changes in your vision using our suite of diagnostic technology.
Vision loss can be preventable. We want to help you preserve your sight. Book an appointment with us today.
The Importance of Early Detection
No matter your overall health or how great your vision is, eye diseases can still pose a threat to your eyesight. Because many eye diseases and conditions don’t have easily noticeable warning signs, comprehensive eye exams are crucial to detecting them during their early stages, when they are often more treatable.
We recommend our patients receive routine eye exams. When you come in for your first eye exam with us, we’ll tailor a schedule based on your unique needs.
Common Eye Diseases & Conditions
Common eye diseases include glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy, and common eye conditions include cataracts and conjunctivitis.
The risk of some of these eye diseases and conditions can increase with age, so it’s important to have regular, comprehensive eye exams to aid in early detection, preventing vision loss and preserving eye health.
Glaucoma occurs when either too much fluid is being produced in your eye or not enough fluid is being drained. This can raise your intraocular eye pressure (IOP), which can damage your optic nerve and result in vision loss.
There are 3 common types of glaucoma:
- Open-angle glaucoma
- Closed-angle glaucoma
- Normal-tension glaucoma
Normal-tension glaucoma occurs when your optic nerve is damaged, but IOP levels are normal. Regular, comprehensive eye exams can help us detect normal-tension glaucoma through optic nerve observation.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness for people over 55. This disease deteriorates your macula, which is responsible for your central vision. There are 2 forms of AMD:
- Dry AMD occurs when small deposits begin to form underneath the macula. The macula slowly deteriorates, leading to central vision loss.
- Wet AMD occurs when abnormal blood vessels form underneath your macula. These vessels can leak, causing rapid vision loss and distortion.
Wet AMD is less common than dry AMD, but is a medical emergency that requires immediate attention.
Diabetic retinopathy occurs when the blood vessels in your retinas become damaged due to high blood sugar levels from diabetes. In response, your retinas may create tiny and extremely delicate new blood vessels in an effort to supply oxygen to the retinal tissue. These new vessels are very weak and can leak, potentially resulting in vision loss.
Cataracts are a natural part of the aging process. As you grow older, the lenses of your eyes can become cloudy, denser, and less flexible, causing a haziness that can impair your vision. A common way to treat cataracts is by having cataract surgery, which removes your cataract lens and replaces it with an artificial intraocular lens.
Conjunctivitis (pink eye or red eye) can cause a lot of discomfort. Symptoms can include redness, eye irritation, wateriness, and discharge. There are 3 common types of conjunctivitis:
- Allergic conjunctivitis occurs because of an allergic reaction
- Viral conjunctivitis tends to go away on its own after a few days but is highly contagious
- Bacterial conjunctivitis requires prescription antibiotics and is also highly contagious
Our Diagnostic Technology
Our modern diagnostic technology can play a large part in the preservation of your sight and eye health.
Tools like fundus photography, optomap imaging, and tonometry allow us to observe changes to your eye health in detail, aiding us in the early detection that is crucial for preventing vision loss.
We use fundus photography to capture highly detailed color images of the inside back surface of your eye, including part of the retina, the macula, and the optic disc. These images allow us to monitor your eye health, protecting your vision.
Optomap imaging allows us to see the blood vessels of your retina and capture wide-field images of the retina. It is a non-invasive procedure that helps in early detection of eye diseases and conditions, as well as other diseases like stroke, heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
Tonometry is a test that uses a calibrated instrument to measure intraocular pressure. It’s an important tool that helps to detect and screen for glaucoma. By monitoring your intraocular pressure, we can assess your risk of developing glaucoma and work to protect your eye health and vision.
Schedule an Appointment
Your vision and eye health are precious, and we want to help you protect it. Book an appointment with us today.
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Dry, sensitive, and irritated eyes can significantly impact your daily life. We understand the frustration and discomfort chronic dry eyes can cause. That’s why we offer a comprehensive dry eye treatment program designed to help alleviate symptoms and restore comfort to your vision.
Once we understand the root cause of your dry eyes, we can develop a personalized treatment plan tailored to your specific needs. Through treatments like IPL, LipiFlow, and MiboFlo, we can help you find relief.
Learn more about our dry eye services and how we can address your symptoms.
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- 281 Airport Road
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- 2942 Route 611, Suite 5
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- 541 West Bacon Street
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- 245 S. Prospect St.
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- 385 Bangor Junction Rd.
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Hazleton Eye Specialists
- 281 Airport Road
- Hazle Township, PA 18202
- 570-453-2020
- 570-453-1020
- [email protected]
Stroudsburg Eye Specialists
- 2942 Route 611, Suite 5
- Tannersville, PA 18372
- 570-421-3342
- 570-421-8490
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- 541 West Bacon Street
- Pottsville, PA 17901
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- 245 S. Prospect St.
- Nanticoke, PA 18634
- 570-735-6000
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