When you visit the Eye Medical Clinic of Santa Clara Valley, it is important to remember that you will be seeing a medical doctor, trained in the medical and surgical care of the eye; therefore, this will be a medical eye examination. Your medical history is of great importance....
A cataract is not something which grows over the pupil of the eye as is commonly perceived; rather a cataract is the gradual clouding of a normal structure of the eye, the crystalline lens. This lens is located behind the pupil and light rays must pass through it on the way to the retina.
The conjunctiva is the mucous membrane that covers the sclera (white of the eye and the inside of the eyelids). Various agents can cause inflammation of the conjunctiva such as bacteria, viruses, chemicals and preservatives in medicines.
Since discovery of the contact lenses in the 1940's, this method of correcting refractive errors has advanced both in technology and popularity. At this stage, a wide range of contact lenses are available at the Eye Medical Clinic. While soft lenses, especially the disposable variety, are most popular because of wearing ease...
The cornea is the front, clear "window" of the eye which corresponds to a watch crystal. Patients with cloudy corneas from trauma or disease may require a corneal transplant. A small circle of the patient's cornea is removed and a new cornea...
When a hole or tear forms in the retina, fluid can get under this nerve layer and can lift if off the back of the eyeball. Retinal function of the elevated or "detached" retina is compromised which will be permanent unless the retina is reattached, usually with surgery...
The central part of the retina (for central, straight-ahead vision), called the macula, too often is affected in the older age groups by degenerative disease. Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) can result in a profound loss of central vision but does not lead to total blindness, as the periphery of the retina is not involved. ..
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which elevated pressure within the eyeball is associated with damage to the optic nerve. There are many varieties of glaucoma but by far the most common is primary open angle glaucoma (POAG); a dangerous disease with no symptoms and a major cause of blindness in the USA...
The common pattern for migraine headache consists of normal symptoms (aura) followed by a headache that can debilitate the patient for several days. Those persons unfortunate enough to inherit this disease must use medication at the beginning of the process in order to ward off or modify the headache...
Many procedures are performed in the area of the eye by trained ophthalmic plastic surgeons. Cosmetic procedures such as blepharoplasty (improving eyelid appearance) are regularly done...
Retinal Detachment
