July is Fireworks Safety Month

Posted by: Eye Specialists of Mid Florida in Blog

By Kelly McLain, OD, Board Certified Optometric Physician Fireworks are a fun way for many to celebrate the anniversary of our country’s Independence. However, we must be careful handling them as they can cause severe damage to the eye and/or vision. A few of these injuries are rupture of the globe of the eye, chemical and/or […]

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Cataract Surgery

Posted by: Eye Specialists of Mid Florida in Blog

Cataracts are the most treatable form of blindness worldwide. Millions of cataract surgeries are performed each year, restoring patients to functional visual status. Cataract surgery was once the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States until about 5-10 years ago, when intraocular anti-VEGF injections were developed to treat macular degeneration. This has quickly […]

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