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Eye Disease Treatment in Central Oregon

At Central Oregon Eyecare, we provide more than an updated vision prescription in our eye exams; we check your overall eye health, screening for serious eye diseases and determining the best ways to maintain your eyes and vision.

When you trust us with your eyes, we dig a little deeper to make sure we fully understand your eye health, and take the time to learn about your vision goals and personal needs so that our eye disease treatment is as thorough and effective as possible.

Experienced Eye Doctors

Our eye doctors are experienced enough to make sure you have all the answers to your questions, and invest the time and effort necessary to find the best eye care solutions for you. During a comprehensive eye exam, we’ll evaluate your eyes and eyelids using a sophisticated bio-microscope, high-resolution retinal scan, and other state of the art diagnostic technologies we continuously invest in.

From our optometric physicians to the rest of our staff, at Central Oregon Eyecare, we believe in the saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” — and, that the first step of prevention is education. Below, you’ll find information about the most common eye diseases we diagnose and treat.

Eye Disease Treatment in Oregon

Common Eye Diseases

Glaucoma

The term “glaucoma” refers to damage to the optic nerve caused by reduced oxygen and nutrition within the eye. This increase in what we call “intraocular pressure” usually happens when the eye’s fluid isn’t draining properly. Open-angle glaucoma sets in slowly, with symptoms like blind spots and tunnel vision. Acute angle-closure glaucoma is more sudden, with eye pain, nausea, blurry vision, and halos or rainbows around lights.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in people over 60 years of age. AMD affects the central vision. While there are genetic components, environmental factors, such as blue light exposure, smoking and diet can increase the risk of developing AMD. This can be caused by dry AMD, where protein deposits called “drusen” form and damage the retina, or wet AMD, where abnormal blood vessels appear under the macula and leak damaging fluid. Common symptoms of AMD are blurry vision and loss of central vision.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in people over 60 years of age. AMD affects the central vision. While there are genetic components, environmental factors, such as blue light exposure, smoking and diet can increase the risk of developing AMD. This can be caused by dry AMD, where protein deposits called “drusen” form and damage the retina, or wet AMD, where abnormal blood vessels appear under the macula and leak damaging fluid. Common symptoms of AMD are blurry vision and loss of central vision.

Dry Eye

Dry eye is extremely common, and unfortunately, often goes undiagnosed. Despite its name, it can cause dry or watery eyes. Dry eye is the result the eye not producing enough tears, or producing such poor quality tears that they don’t hydrate the eye’s surface, often due to gland problems, hydration and diet, or environmental factors. Symptoms include stinging or itching eyes, excessive mucus, the sensation of something in the eyes, eye redness, light sensitivity, watery eyes, and blurry vision.

Cataracts

As people age, their eyes’ lenses — flexible tissue behind the pupil which focuses light — can become stiff and clump up. These are called cataracts, which mostly result from natural aging, but sometimes from disease or injury. Cataracts are known to cause blurry vision, light sensitivity, halos around lights, poor color vision, and double vision.

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Diabetic Eye Disease

This describes a group of eye conditions that can be caused by diabetes, including diabetic retinopathy (in which blood vessels damage the retina), glaucoma, and cataracts. While each of these conditions have their own symptoms, diabetic eye disease is tied to blurry vision, fluctuations in vision quality, flashes and floaters (see below), and spotty or total vision loss.

Flashes and Floaters

Floaters are small specks, strings, or other particles that randomly appear in vision, caused by tiny clumps of “vitreous” gel in the eye casting shadows on the retina. Flashes, meanwhile, are flashing or streaking lights across vision caused by the eye’s vitreous rubbing on the retina. Both of these are harmless on their own, but a sudden onset of floaters or flashes can indicate that the vitreous is tearing or detaching the retina, and that immediate medical attention is required.

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Flashes and Floaters

Floaters are small specks, strings, or other particles that randomly appear in vision, caused by tiny clumps of “vitreous” gel in the eye casting shadows on the retina. Flashes, meanwhile, are flashing or streaking lights across vision caused by the eye’s vitreous rubbing on the retina. Both of these are harmless on their own, but a sudden onset of floaters or flashes can indicate that the vitreous is tearing or detaching the retina, and that immediate medical attention is required.

Other Eye Conditions We Treat

We manage and treat a wide variety of eye conditions, even beyond the above, including:

  • Other causes of red and itchy eyes
  • Vision focusing issues
  • Computer Vision Syndrome/Digital Eyestrain
  • Lazy eye, also called eye turn
  • Styes on the eye, also called hordeolum
  • Eye injury or foreign objects in the eye

Treatment of Eye Diseases in Central Oregon

One thing these conditions unfortunately share in common is that their symptoms usually aren’t noticeable until permanent damage has been done. That’s where our eye doctors can help. Our comprehensive eye exams can catch these eye disorders, conditions, and diseases early in their progression, letting our team of eye care specialists begin treatment to slow or cure these eye diseases long before they threaten your eyesight.

At Central Oregon Eyecare, we’ll find eye care solutions that protect your eye health, preserve your vision, and fit well into your lifestyle. To request a comprehensive eye exam, click the button at the top of the page, or call us at (541) 249-7652 today!

 
 

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During these unprecedented times, we’re committed to keeping you and our staff safe while also providing the best care possible. We continue to follow the guidelines set by the CDC and will keep you updated with new details regarding our practice.