Guide to Eye Diseases

Kinds of cataract surgeries and their costs: Even though the cost of a cataract surgery varies from procedure types, different IOLs and cost-of-living standards, it can be as high as $4,000 per eye. Currently, single monofocal IOLs are considered to be medically necessary, since the patient always need an alternative lens for normal vision.
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Bell’s palsy that paralyzes eyelid: One disease that may affect eyes is named Bell’s palsy, which usually occurs suddenly and happens to one people out of 60. This disease acts much like a stroke, and the affected side of face can not move. The temporarily paralyzed facial nerve can not control the face and lip on the affected side.
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How to treat regular and special blepharitis: Featuring chronic inflammation of the eyelid, blepharitis is a relatively common ocular condition that varies greatly in severity among different patients.
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What should you know about regular astigmatism: Most people are familiar with astigmatism, which is actually recognized as one of the three most typical visual refractive errors.
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Causes and treatments of eye allergies: It is estimated that about 75% of allergies are associated with eyes, which are mostly hereditary. These allergies are mainly caused by pollen, mold, dust, pet dander, foods, bee stings and even certain eye drops. Most of them are airborne. If you are allergic to eye drops, they are most likely to contain preservative.
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Symptoms and treatments of amblyopia: Among children younger than six, there is a strange vision problem called amblyopia or lazy eye that typically affects only one eye. This ocular condition is now estimated to affect 1-5% of the total population. Its symptoms include eye strain, overall poor visual acuity, headache, and one-eye squinting.
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The debate on Lucentis and Avastin: For those 200,000 AMD patients within an average year in US, the most effective treatment that approved by FDA is Lucentis. It brings hope to wet AMD patients by stopping and sometimes reversing vision loss, which is a huge breakthrough. Yet another drug that is similar to Lucentis is also under wide discussion, which is named Avastin. But Avastin is much cheaper than Lucentis, so that many doctors recommend Avastin for low-income individuals.
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AMD treatments that are under trials and researches: Besides FDA-approved AMD treatments, there are still many investigational treatments that are under trial. These treatments are provided only if the patient acts as a volunteer to test their safety and effectiveness.
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FDA-approved treatments for AMD: Currently, there are several FDA-approved macular degeneration treatments, which can preserve or even improve remaining vision.
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Uveitis types and causes: Uveitis is the inflammation of the eye’s uvea, the middle layer of the eye. But in practical, any kind of inflammation involving the interior of the eye may be referred as uveitis. Patients with any signs of uveitis must receive an urgent referral and thorough exam from an eye doctor. This kind of eye inflammation must be treated and controlled as soon as possible, because it is responsible for nearly 10% of blindness cases in the U.S.
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