It’s no secret that your body changes as you go through life. Maybe your skin shows more lines and wrinkles, or your joints feel a little stiffer. The aging process is natural, but it’s important to learn how your health care needs change too. Getting older means your risk of certain health issues may go […]
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Just like the rest of your body, your eyes change throughout your life. Getting older means an increasing risk of many common eye problems, like cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, to name a few. These conditions can compromise your vision, but the reality is that there’s a lot you can do to protect your eyes and […]
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Your cornea is the clear surface of your eye. It directs light from outside your eye to the lens, and both your cornea and lens work together to focus images onto your retina at the back of your eye. When your eye is perfectly round, the images — and your vision — are crystal clear. […]
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Summer is in full swing. With warm weather come backyard barbeques, holiday parades, and of course, fireworks displays. If you’re planning to light some of your own fireworks, it’s important to learn how to do it safely. An estimated 10,000 Americans suffer fireworks-related injuries each year — and 15% of those are eye injuries. Fireworks […]
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Almost everyone experiences floaters and flashes from time to time. Floaters are those dark specks or squiggles that drift across your vision and disappear. Flashes are bursts of light, often described as “seeing stars.” These visual phenomena are common. When they occur occasionally and in small numbers, they’re not cause for concern. But if you […]
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), kids ages 8-10 spend an average of six hours a day in front of screens. For tweens and teens, daily averages only go up from there. “Screen time” is what people spend on phones, tablets, and computers, watching TV, and using other smart devices. Adults […]
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Cataracts are a common, age-related eye condition. When you’re young, the lens of your eye is clear and it transmits crisp images to your retina. Your lenses harden and get denser as you get older, and tissues begin to break down. Cataracts form as these tissues clump together, clouding the lens. Cataracts develop slowly, so […]
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Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. And when they do, it’s good to be prepared. Eye injuries take a variety of forms — whether the surface of your eye is scratched by a foreign object or you’ve noticed sudden vision changes — and it’s not always easy to recognize what’s considered an […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to the health of our eyes, most of us are familiar with the basic rules that we’ve heard since we were young: Though all of these are important for keeping your eyes healthy, research in the medical field is revealing some new facts about the health of our eyes, namely in the […]
Read MorePacific Eye Surgeons has offices in San Luis Obispo, Lompoc, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, Orcutt, and Santa Maria, California, as well as Optical Concepts in Santa Maria.
