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Natural tears lubricate the eye, providing a clear and smooth surface that protects the eyes. When there are insufficient tears present, your eyes are susceptible to scratches and infections. In addition, foreign matter such as dust cannot get washed away without tear flow, causing itchy and irritated eyes. In many cases, a lack of tears […]

Eye exams are a cornerstone of healthy vision. They are crucial in assessing the need for vision correction (e.g., prescription eyeglasses, LASIK surgery), as well as for diagnosing eye conditions (and even other health conditions) in their early stages, when they are typically easier to treat. At Linda Vision, Los Angeles and Monterey Park ophthalmologists

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, more than 3 million Americans have glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness. Known as the silent thief of sight, glaucoma is an asymptomatic eye condition that develops from a number of different causes. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, early diagnosis and treatment with a board

Occurs when the cornea is oblong in shape. This results in multiple focal points of light on the retina, resulting in blurry and distorted vision at all distances. CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR ASTIGMATISM (BLURRY OR DISTORTED VISION) LASIK A refractive procedure that corrects your vision by reshaping the cornea according to the power of your prescription

FARSIGHTEDNESS (HYPEROPIA) DIAGRAM Occurs when the cornea is too flat or the eye is too short. This causes light to focus at a point beyond the retina, mostly commonly causing blurry near vision. Corrective procedures for Farsightedness (hyperopia) LASIK A refractive procedure that corrects your vision by reshaping the cornea according to the power of

Occurs when the cornea is too curved or the eye is too long. This causes light to focus in front of the retina, resulting in blurry distance vision. Corrective procedures for Nearsightedness (myopia) LASIK A refractive procedure that corrects your vision by reshaping the cornea according to the power of your prescription glasses, to reduce

Lens implants function to improve vision over a range of distances. These surgical procedures involve the implantation of a new lens, in addition to one’s natural lens (Implantable Contact Lens), or the replacements of the patient’s natural lens with a new lens (Refractive Lens Exchange). Such procedure can help patients with nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, or presbyopia,

Monovision is a visual concept that works well for most, but not all patients, with presbyopia. It works by completely correcting the dominant eye so that it is focused on distant objects, while leaving a small amount of nearsightedness in the non-dominant eye, in order to allow for near vision. The result is that the dominant eye

Understandably, many patients have questions regarding the differences between health insurance and vision insurance/plans. Dr. Linda Vu, a leading ophthalmologist in Monterey Park, discusses the differences between the two in this blog post.