The three types of eye care professionals are optometrists, ophthalmologists, and opticians. An optometrist is licensed to examine eyes and diagnose and treat eye problems. An ophthalmologist performs ...

This past November, a patient asked optometrist Kaitlin Soracco to remove a bulge of skin on her eyelid. Such skin tags can be excised right there in the office using procedures Soracco studied and ...

ICL surgery (also known as EVO Implantable Collamer or Interocular Contact Lens) is an alternative to Lasik. During the procedure, an eye surgeon who is specially trainedimplants contact lenses ...

Endoscopic orbital decompression is a surgery to treat Graves’ orbitopathy (thyroid eye disease). It removes the middle and bottom walls of the bone surrounding the eye. Surgeons use endoscopes and ...

LASIK eye surgery is a common laser surgery procedure to correct vision issues, removing or reducing the need to wear glasses or contact lenses. Suitable candidates for the procedure include people ...