Eye Wear Unlimited is family owned and has been providing care to the Columbus Georgia region for over thirty years. We offer a verity of services for every member of the family. From examinations to eye wear, your options are unlimited.
Ocular Surface Disease, also known as dry eye, can occur from certain medications, naturally by aging, or as a symptom arising from systemic diseases such as Sjogren’s syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis, or Lupus. If you have a minor case of dry eye, you may be experiencing irritation, excessive tearing, fluctuating vision, and/or a burning sensation in your eyes. Excessive dry eyes, or dry eye symptoms that go untreated, have the potential to damage eye tissue, scar your corneas, and impair your vision.
Glaucoma refers to a group of eye disorders that result from a buildup of internal eye pressure. This can damage the eye’s optic nerve that transmits visual information to the brain. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States, and an estimated 2.5 million Americans have the disease.
Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a deterioration of the central portion of the retina, the inside layer of the eye that records the images we see and sends them through the optic nerve from the eye to the brain for processing. The macula, or the center of the retina, is responsible for focusing central vision in the eye and controls our ability to see and process information.
Laser Eye Surgery
Cataracts
People with diabetes often have more eye problems than those who are not affected by the disease. They can also get some diseases at a much younger age. Many diabetics have cataracts or cloudy eyes. They can also be affected by glaucoma, which is increased eye pressure that can damage the optic nerve and cause you to go blind. They may also have nerve damage in the eyes.
Eye Exam
One of the most common symptoms people experience is an inability to focus, either at a distance or up close when reading. For example, those suffering from presbyopia will find themselves getting frustrated being unable to hold something at a far enough distance to read it clearly. The first response might be needing reading glasses, a basic band-aid to the problem, but eventually the person is going to need to get an eye exam and a prescription for vision aids that are more powerful. That doesn’t mean the rest of your life needs help too. The patient may see just fine looking into the distance or driving and seeing road signs. In these kinds of situations, a split lens can be the best situation, with one part of the glasses being adjusted to help with reading print up close, and one with no changes allowing the natural eye to work just fine as it is.