The leading causes of blindness in the U.S are diabetic related eye complications, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Cataracts are generally listed as the number one cause but this is somewhat misleading. Cataracts effect in excess of 20 million people but most cataracts are treatable with modern surgical techniques and artificial lens implants. The complication rate [...]
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Eyes Pseudotumor Cerebri
Categories: double vision, Eye Diseases, Eye Symptoms, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Headaches, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Vision Conditions, Vision Service Plan -VSP
Pseudotumor cerebri is an eye condition that can be confused with a brain tumor due to swelling of the optic nerve. Like a brain tumor, the fluid inside the skull that cushions the brain and flows around the spinal column develops elevated pressure. It is also referred to as Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension or Benign Intracranial [...]
Glaucoma,LASIK,Fort Collins Eye Doctor
Categories: Common Eye Questions for Your Optometrist, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Fort Collins-Fun Things To Do, glaucoma, Vision Service Plan -VSP
Should LASIK be performed on patients with pre-exsisting glaucoma? The answer is not clear to this Fort Collins Eye Doctor. Most Optometrists would have a hard time committing to a single answer. Read my post at