How can diabetes affect your vision?

July 21, 2011 @ 09:59 PM — by Monterey County Eye Associates

Patients may experience blurred vision, floaters or flashing lights in one or both eyes that lasts more than a few days.  You can significantly lower your risk of vision loss by maintaining strict control of your blood sugar.

Article to appear in the South County Newspapers Health and Fitness Tab July 27.

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

July 19, 2011 @ 04:09 AM — by Monterey County Eye Associates
Diabetic retinopathy is a serious eye condition that affects many people who have diabetes. There are a number of treatments available for diabetic retinopathy which we’d like to cover right now.

Contact Lenses vs. LASIK

July 01, 2011 @ 04:15 AM — by Monterey County Eye Associates
Contact lenses are a great way to correct refractive errors if you don’t like wearing glasses, but LASIK is a very popular laser eye surgery that can enhance your vision. Let’s look at why you may want to consider one option rather than the other.

Glaucoma Risk Factors

June 01, 2011 @ 03:27 PM — by Monterey County Eye Associates
Glaucoma can seriously impair your vision, in some cases leading to total blindness. Let’s look at some of the major risk factors out there for glaucoma so you know what to keep in mind for treatment.

Cataract Symptoms and Treatments

March 28, 2011 @ 06:08 PM — by Monterey County Eye Associates
Cataracts can have a major effect o your vision and overall quality of life. Here we’ll look at some of the symptoms and causes of cataracts and how cataracts can be treated most effectively.