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Dry, Red Eyes?, Dr. Yamanaka – Los Alamitos Optometry, Los Alamitos, CA

Either:

The eyes don’t make enough tears, and the eye cannot be comfortably hydrated

OR

The eye produces tears which are flawed. They often lack one or more essential parts normally included in tears to allow them to properly coat and hydrate the eye.

Red Eyes

Red eyes are generally not as worrisome as dry eye syndrome and you shouldn’t worry too much about them. In most cases, red eyes are caused by allergens or foreign substances, which can cause your eyes to become irritated. Small blood vessels throughout your eyes then become inflamed and enlarged, becoming much more visible and turning your eyes a reddish hue. This is where the term “red eyes” comes from.

The leading defense against either of these forms of dry eye syndrome is a type of specialty eye drops called “artificial tears.” These special eye drops combat the uncomfortable symptoms of dry eye syndrome by imitating real tears as closely as possible. In order to do this in the best way possible, there are many different formulations of artificial tears. Each formulation addresses a different underlying cause of your dry eye. Some help to to address the issues of dry eye syndrome in which tears are lacking in quantity, and others will add one or more building blocks to your tears to help them better perform their intended function., Dr. Yamanaka, Los Alamitos eye doctor.

A not of caution, however: The great number of conditions that can cause dry eyes makes it very hard to know exactly what the cause may be sometimes. If your red eyes are accompanied by a high fever, headache and/or a great deal of eye pain, go to the doctor immediately. This note aside, red eyes are almost always minor and should not cause anxiety unless accompanied by these additional symptoms.

Many times, red eyes will heal up and return to normal without any medical attention at all.

Even with a brief but comprehensive explanation such as this, it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference between these two similar looking conditions.

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Guide to LASIK Co-Managed Care – Los Alamitos Optometry, lasik eye surgery

If you’re looking for the best way to finally get rid of your eyeglasses or contacts once and for all, we’re the practice to come to!

We are constantly in search of the best and most convenient ways to help you obtain and maintain your best vision, and work closely with some of the best eye surgeons in the area to provide you with state-of-the-art options in LASIK and refractive surgery co-management. Proper co-management includes both pre-op preparation and post-op follow-up to make 100% sure that you are properly prepared and informed about every aspect of your eye surgery, and that you are healing up perfectly and comfortably afterward.

LASIK is the most common vision correction surgery that most eye care professionals provide co-management services for. Its quick and relatively painless recovery are leading factors in why many optometrists recommend LASIK eye surgery to their patients that are looking for independence from their eyeglasses or contact lenses. Your eye doctor will set up a pre-op consultation to be sure that LASIK is right for you. If it is determined that LASIK is the right solution to meet your needs, your doctor will be there to answer any questions and concerns you may have about LASIK and will facilitate the scheduling of the surgery itself.

For more information about LASIK surgery and co-management, speak to Dr. Yamanaka at Los Alamitos Optometry today.

During surgery, a small, circular flap is opened in the cornea either with an instrument called a microkeratome or with a laser. The flap is then folded back and a special cool ultraviolet laser is used to gently reshape your cornea. The cornea is reshaped to be flatter to solve nearsightedness, while the cornea is reshaped into a steeper form for farsightedness.

The eye surgeon will then set the circular flap of the cornea back in place, and the reshaped cornea should be able to focus incoming light more accurately than before, allowing for noticeably improved eyesight.
After your eye surgery, you will return to your optometrist, where follow up appointments will take place with your eye doctor to ensure that your recovery is going as expected and that your eyesight has improved as intended. Any questions you have in terms of post-op recovery will be answered in your first session after surgery, and sight should return within a short period of time, with most patients able to see clearly in just a few days.

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Either: The eyes don’t make enough tears, and the eye cannot be comfortably hydrated OR The eye produces tears which are flawed. They often lack one or more essential parts normally included in tears to allow them to properly coat and hydrate the eye.

If you’re looking for the best way to finally get rid of your eyeglasses or contacts once and for all, we’re the practice to come to!

Either:

The eyes don’t make enough tears, and the eye cannot be comfortably hydrated

OR

The eye produces tears which are flawed. They often lack one or more essential parts normally included in tears to allow them to properly coat and hydrate the eye.