Uveitis is simply put, inflammation of the uvea, or the middle layers of the eye. The uvea is made up of the iris or the colored part of the eye, the choroid or the thin membrane containing blood vessels and the ciliary body which is the part of the eye which joins these two parts… Read More >
Macular Degeneration Forms and Treatment In Michigan
Macular degeneration is a medical condition that generally affects older adults and causes blurred vision or loss of vision. Gradually destroying the sharp central vision needed for seeing objects clearly, those severely impacted by macular degeneration may lose the ability to drive or do other tasks which require clear vision such as reading. Occurring in… Read More >
What Is Phakic IOL – An Eye Care Discussion
Eye care has come a long way in recent years and with these advancements come new solutions to age old problems. Problems including nearsightedness, farsightedness, glaucoma, and many other issues can be slowed, prevented or even cured. One of these procedures created for the improvement of vision is known as Phakic IOL. A procedure designed… Read More >
All About Allergies And Your Eyes From Alpine Eye Care Gaylord Michigan
Eye allergies can be hereditary or they can be related to seasonal allergies. This summer has been a tough one in Northern Michigan and with the rain will likely come a whole new crop of allergens as well. Though allergies may simply be an annoyance, they can also become more serious. Many suffer from a… Read More >
Trabeculectomy Surgery – A Glaucoma Patient Procedure Option Explored With Alpine Eye Care
Millions of Americans are affected by Glaucoma every year however, a diagnosis of glaucoma does not have to be the end of the world. If caught early, eye doctors have many options for slowing the progress of the disease. One of the procedures offered by Alpine Eye Care for Glaucoma is called filtration surgery or… Read More >
ALT, A Procedure Offered By Alpine Eye Care – An Eye Surgeon In Grayling MI
Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty or ALT is a procedure used to treat one of the leading causes of blindness in seniors today, glaucoma. Catching glaucoma early is important to preventing further damage. If caught early enough, glaucoma can be treated quite easily with medication however, occasionally, something more is needed to treat. One treatment used in… Read More >
LRI’s A Procedure Offered By Alpine Eye Care An Eye Surgeon In Grayling MI
Alpine Eye Care offers patients a number of procedures and services to protect and enhance your vision. One of the many procedures offered by Alpine Eye Care is called Limbal Relaxing Incisions or LRI’s. A refractive surgical procedure, it is just one of a number of procedures used to correct a minor eye condition such… Read More >
Reducing Your Need For Reading Glasses From An Eye Surgeon In Grayling MI
Providing procedures to help our patients see better, one procedure offered by Alpine Eye Care is called Conductive Keratoplasty. Utilizing the newest and best techniques, Alpine Eye Care uses more specifically, a procedure called NearVision CK. Unlike other procedures such as PRK which use lasers, NearVision CK uses low energy radio waves to reshape the… Read More >
Punctal Occlusion – A Procedure Performed By Alpine Eye Care
Dry Eye One procedure offered to clients of Alpine Eye Care is called punctual occlusion. A procedure created to help with dry eye, punctual occlusion is a relatively quick and painless procedure which blocks one or more of the nasolacrimal puncta, or the ducts which drain your eyes into your nasal cavity. When a person… Read More >
All About Blepharoplasty – Cosmetic Eye Treatments
Blepharoplasty may be most well known as a cosmetic treatment however, for others, Blepharoplasty is less about cosmetics and more about functionality. Functional Blepharoplasty is a procedure which may be the same technically as the cosmetic procedure, but for some, without this surgery, life would be much more difficult. We may work hard to take… Read More >