Celebrating World Keratoconus Day!
November 10th is World Keratoconus Day – a day where we at Charleston Cornea & Refractive Surgery help to spread the word and create awareness! To help us do so, here are 10 quick facts about Keratoconus! Keratoconus, often called ‘KC’, is a progressive eye condition where the cornea thins and bulges into a cone-shape. This… Read More
How Corneal Cross-Linking Treats Keratoconus
If you’ve been diagnosed with the degenerative eye condition known as keratoconus, there’s hope. A revolutionary procedure called corneal cross-linking can halt the disease’s progression and preserve the vision you have. At Charleston Cornea & Refractive Surgery, Dr. David O’Day specialize in helping patients retain and regain their eyesight. If you have keratoconus or think… Read More
Are You a Candidate for LASIK?
About 50 percent of Americans are either nearsighted or farsighted — up to 40 percent are nearsighted and 5-10% are farsighted. If you’ve had to rely on either glasses or contacts to see clearly, you may long to shed them. It’s time to investigate LASIK surgery. LASIK surgery has constantly evolved since its inception a… Read More
3 Interesting Facts You Should Know About Your Cornea
Your cornea in the front of each eye is transparent, perhaps seeming to lack substance, but it’s a highly-organized tissue that is important to your overall eye health and function. It safeguards your eye from foreign materials such as dust or bacteria, while providing a smooth surface to absorb oxygen and nutrients from tears. Here… Read More
Is Surgery My Only Option for Relieving Cataract Symptoms?
Even if you maintain excellent vision through your older years, it’s likely you’ll develop cataracts eventually. More than half of all Americans have cataracts or have had cataract surgery by age 80. While you may get away with new eyeglasses, brighter lighting, and anti-glare sunglasses when you’re experiencing the early stages of cataracts, you’ll eventually… Read More
How ThermiEye Works to Rejuvenate Your Eyes
Your eyes are one of the first places to show your age. Years of sun exposure, squinting, smiling, and frowning can lead to wrinkles, lines, and slack skin in the delicate area around your eyes. You can combat aging, smooth out the skin, and, as a bonus, relieve dry eyes with ThermiEye radiofrequency treatments. ThermiEye… Read More
Tired of Living With Dry Eyes? You Have Options
Tears are so much more than simply water coming from your eyes. A complex solution with three distinct components, tears require a balance between these components in adequate amounts to protect your eyes. If you have very watery eyes, you may be surprised to learn you could have a condition called dry eye, where tear… Read More
Understanding the Different Types of Glaucoma
Worldwide, it’s estimated that as many as 80 million people may be affected by glaucoma. Not a single condition, glaucoma is a group of disorders that cause damage to the optic nerve, and collectively, these disorders form a leading cause of blindness in people over 60, though glaucoma can affect anyone at any age. While… Read More
Reversing Aging Around Your Eyes with ThermiEyes
Your eyes are surrounded by some of your body’s thinnest and most delicate skin, which often shows drooping, wrinkling, and other effects of aging long before your time. ThermiEyes® offers a nonsurgical, anti-aging solution that smooths away wrinkles and tightens skin naturally by stimulating your body’s own tissue repair and skin rejuvenation system. Dr. David… Read More
Can I Resolve My Astigmatism with LASIK?
Astigmatism is a very common eye disorder that causes blurry vision for millions of Americans. It tends to run in families and affects both near and far vision. It’s not a disease. Rather, it’s a refractive error that occurs when the light your eyes use to transmit visual images to your brain doesn’t focus correctly… Read More
