Eye Disease Diagnosis & Management in Vaughan

Later in life, many people will experience cataracts, so it might be helpful to understand what this condition is.

Cataracts appear as your eye’s lens becomes more rigid with age, affecting your vision with symptoms like blurry or foggy vision, washed-out colours, light sensitivity, and the feeling that there’s a film over your eye.

In its early stages, we can correct vision impacted by cataracts with an updated glasses or contact lens prescription. However, if it progresses to the point that it impairs your vision significantly, we may recommend cataract surgery, a safe and effective method for removing cataracts and restoring vision.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye disease among adults over 55. This disease slowly deteriorates your macula, the tiny but powerful part of your retina needed to maintain sharp central vision.

AMD appears in 2 forms: dry and wet. Dry AMD, the more common of the 2, slowly thins your macula as the disease progresses. With wet AMD, the macula swells due to abnormal blood vessels in your retina breaking and leaking. Wet AMD can cause irreparable vision loss.

We can easily look for signs of AMD during your eye exam to help prevent any future vision loss.

Diabetic retinopathy is an ocular complication of diabetes that affects the retina, the part of the eye responsible for processing light and firing messages to the brain through the optic nerve, creating your concept of vision.

Diabetes can cause elevated glucose levels in the blood, damaging organs throughout the body, including in the eye. Diabetic retinopathy can develop as a result of this damage, causing the blood vessels in the eyes to swell and leak into the retina. If left undetected or untreated, it can cause visual impairment or sight loss.

If necessary, we can begin treatment even before you notice symptoms. During your eye exam, we can take detailed diagnostic images of your retinas to monitor and accurately diagnose any changes.

You may know conjunctivitis by its common name, pink eye. This ocular condition can be viral, bacterial, caused by allergies, or exposure to chemicals.

Conjunctivitis symptoms can appear in 1 or both eyes and include redness, itchiness, irritation, and difficulty opening your eyes due to crust buildup from overnight mucus discharge.

Get in touch with us right away if you think you have conjunctivitis, and we can help you return to better eye health.

Retinal detachment is a serious eye emergency in which the retina departs from its normal position in the visual system.

The detachment itself may not cause pain, but stay alert for these warning signs and seek immediate attention if you experience any of them:

• Sudden appearance of floaters and flashes
• Blurred vision
• Reduced peripheral vision
• A dark shadow over your visual field