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Comprehensive medical and surgical eye care.
Including the care and management of these common eye conditions:

Cataract

Blurry vision affecting distance and/or near not correctable with new prescription
Glare and halos
Age related is the most common cause
If impacts daily activities such as ability to drive and/or read, surgery can restore vision
Cataract surgery has options of being done with laser, advanced technology lens implants to give a range of vision, glaucoma implants when indicated.
Speak to your eye doctor to review what options you are a candidate for

Usually no symptoms. If very high pressures can experience headaches, glare, halos
Open and narrow angle
Followed with visual field, optic nerve imaging, monitoring of eye pressures
Treated with laser, glaucoma eye drops, eye surgery. Glaucoma implants can be placed at time of cataract surgery by your surgeon

May have blurry central vision, distorted Amsler grid
Dry form managed with close observation and recommended UV protection, no smoking, dietary changes, AREDS-2 multivitamins, monitoring Amsler Grid regularly
Wet form treated with above in addition to intravitreal injections, laser by retinal specialist

May have blurry vision that fluctuates with elevated blood sugars
Leaking retinal blood vessels, abnormal vessels
Managed by controlling blood sugars through diet, exercise, medications, close follow up with your medical doctor, endocrinologist, nutritionist
Regular dilated eye exam, may include imaging to assess for retinal thickening
If abnormal blood vessels occur may need treatment with laser, intravitreal injections, or surgery by your retanol speciliast

Crusty, irritated, red eyelids
Can experience burning, tearing, redness usually worse in the morning
Can be associated with Demodex
Managed with daily eyelid hygiene, may need topical and/or oral antibiotics prescribed by Dr. Pham

Burning, irritated eyes, can be red, tearing
Usually worse with activities using eyes and in the evening
Managed with making sure you have adequate hydration, sleep, avoiding drafts to face
Regular use of over the counter artificial tears 2-4 times a day, gel at night
Prescription eye drops to increase tear production, punctal plugs placed in office by your ophthalmologist

Red, swollen eyes, may have discharge, tearing, itching, irritation
Can be due to infection (viral, bacterial), allergies, dry eyes
Diagnose and treat underlying cause. Treatment may include antibiotic eye drops, allergy eye drops, lubricating eye drops
If associated with contact lenses, discontinue wear immediately and contact Dr. Pham

Red, swollen, painful eyelid
Manage with warm water compresses, prescription eye drops, may need oral antibiotics and surgical drainage by Dr. Pham

Can be benign or more ominous malignant growths
See your eye doctor or dermatologist to check if lesion can be observed or needs to be removed by Dr. Pham

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