Hormone related dry-eye disorder aided by local treatment
Health issues for people over sixty commonly involve the heart and other vital organs. So do eye-related conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma, but dry eyes don't often come to mind. Or do they? In fact, more than 70% of people in this age group are believed ...
New Patient Comment
"Everything went as planned and Dr. Barth did an outstanding job for each procedure with his team. After the surgery, we were instructed to call Dr. Barth any time if complication happened. Now at the second week after the second surgery with zero complication, my mother ...
Keeping an Eye on Workplace Eye Wellness
Each year, nearly 25,000 Americans visit the emergency room due to a workplace eye injury. During Workplace Eye Wellness Month this March, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Barth Vision and Optical reminds employers and workers about the importance of wearing certified and approved eye protection. How ...
Choosing an Artificial Lens for Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery is very common. Nearly 4 million Americans undergo cataract surgery each year to restore their vision. During cataract surgery, the natural clouded lens is replaced with an artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL). What you may not realize is that there's a variety of IOL types ...
Age-related Macular Degeneration: New Treatments
AMD Awareness Month -- For more than a decade, ophthalmologists have treated wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with eye injections given every month or two, and dry AMD with antioxidant vitamins. These treatments were groundbreaking when introduced, offering hope for the first time that this sight-threatening disease ...
Know when floaters and flashes are serious
What Are Floaters? Floaters look like small specks, dots, circles, lines or cobwebs in your field of vision. While they seem to be in front of your eye, they are floating inside. Floaters are tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous that fills your eye. What you ...