What to Expect — With Your Eyes and Vision — When Your Expecting.
It is true that some women will experience changes to their vision and to their eyes during pregnancy. Most of the time these changes are minor, but for some individuals, significant and/or permanent changes may occur.
The TearLab™ Osmolarity system is the first instrument in the next generation of dry eye diagnosis technologies. Tear osmolaritycan be defined as the concentration of particles in the tears. Dry Eye is caused by decreased tear production, increased tear evaporation or abnormal lipid production. (more…)
A contact lens may occasionally become dislocated from its normal riding position. Dislocation of a contact lens occurs when the contact lens is dry, when it is fit poorly or, most often, when the eye is rubbed by the lens wearer. The diagram shown here is a cross-section of the human eye. Notice that the space between the eye and the lid extends only a short distance toward the back of the eye. You can see that while a contact lens my become dislocated under the upper or lower lids, it will never become dislodged completely behind the eye.
If you think you may have a contact lens or just piece of a contact lens dislocated in the eye, seek care immediately. Dislodged lens materials should be recovered as soon as possible. Poor lid function, lid tissue irritation, and even infection can result from dislocated contact lens material. The eye doctors at Iowa EyeCare in Cedar Rapids, Marion and Robins, Iowa, are willing to assist you at any time. Iowa EyeCare has a doctor on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Please call 319-377-2222 if you need our help.
If you have more questions about contact lenses go to Iowa EyeCare’s Contact Lens FAQ Page.
If you are interested in learning more about LASIK surgery in Cedar Rapids, visit Iowa EyeCare’s LASIK FAQ Page.
Artificial Tears
Most of us experience dry eye from time to time. Especially during the Iowa winter months. Most people experience symptoms either in the car, at work, or at night watching TV or reading a book. If you go to the local supermarket, you’ll find a whole wall full of eyedrops. It can be difficult trying to decide which eye drops to buy. The eye doctors at Iowa EyeCare can help you best manage your dry-eye symptoms. Sometimes we recommend over-the-counter artificial tears, environmental changes, dietary changes, and other times we might decide that a prescription medication or other treatment options are most beneficial. Multiple treatment modalities are needed because individuals experience dry eye for different reasons. Dry eye may be due to poor lid function, poor aqueous production, poor eye-lipid production, or excessive tear drainage.
Keep in mind that all eyedrops are not created equal. Lubricating eyedrops that are designed to combat dry eye, do so in different ways. Before spending your money on an eye drop that may not work for you, schedule an appointment with one of our eye doctors at any of our Robins, Marion, or Cedar Rapids, Iowa, locations.
You can also learn more about Dry Eye on the Iowa EyeCare website.
