What to Expect at Your First Visit to Anaheim Eye Institute

Your first visit to Anaheim Eye Institute typically takes 60 to 90 minutes and includes vision testing, eye pressure measurement, a slit lamp exam, and usually dilation. Bring your glasses, current medications, insurance card, and ideally a driver, since dilation blurs near vision and increases light sensitivity for several hours. Introduction You booked the appointment […]

The Connection Between Aging and Visual Clarity

What changes are normal, what is not, and how to protect your eyesight over time. Most people accept that hair turns gray and joints become stiffer with age. Vision changes are often placed in the same category: expected and unavoidable. While aging does affect the eyes, losing visual clarity is not something that should be […]

Answers to Top Macular Degeneration Questions

Answers to Top Macular Degeneration Questions Nothing can be as shocking as realizing you have wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). AMD is a chronic eye disorder and the leading cause of severe vision loss and legal blindness in adults over 60 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control reports that this chronic eye […]

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Facts and Myths

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Facts and Myths Did you know that more than 20 million people in the United States live with some form of age-related macular degeneration? According to the National Institute of Health, macular degeneration patients will reach 288 million worldwide by 2040. Also known as AMD, age-related macular degeneration is a chronic eye condition […]