WELCOME TO THE LEADING EDGE OF EYE CARE

Buena Vista Eye offers the highest quality treatment - with caring personal service. Dr. Wall, a Board Certified Opthalmologist, insists on performing all pre-operation and post-operative care. Dr. Wall is on call for all her patients and is easily accessible for after-hours emergencies. In addition to GENERAL EYE EXAMS, Dr. Wall offers: NO-STITCH CATARACT SURGERY. LASIK vision correction surgery, DIABETIC and GLAUCOMA care, and CONTACT LENS FITTINGS for children and adults.

GENERAL EYE EXAMS
Receiving regular general eye exams is the key to good vision. Generally, we encourage a comprehensive eye examination at least every two years until age 64. From age 65 on, a general eye exam is usually recommended annually. Diabetics are recommended to have a dilated eye examination performed at least annually. Taking the time for preventive eye exams can lead to early detection and treatment.

CATARACTS
No-stitch surgery is an advanced form of treatment which greatly reduces recovery time.

What is a cataract? The lens is made mostly of water and protein. The protein is arranged to let light pass through and focus on the retina. Sometimes some of the protein clumps together. This can start to cloud small areas of the lens, blocking some light from reaching the retina and interfering with vision. This is a cataract.

In its early stages, a cataract may not cause a problem. The cloudiness may affect only a small part of the lens. However, over time, the cataract may grow larger and cloud more of the lens, making it harder to see. Because less light reaches the retina, your vision may become dull and blurry. A cataract won't spread from one eye to the other, although many people develop cataracts in both eyes.

Although researchers are learning more about cataracts, no one knows for sure what causes them. Scientists think there may be several causes, including smoking, diabetes, and excessive exposure to sunlight.

What are the symptoms? The most common symptoms of a cataract are: cloudy or blurry vision, problems with light, colors that seem faded, poor night vision, double or multiple vision (this symptom often goes away as the cataract grows), and frequent changes in your eyeglasses or contact lenses. These symptoms can also be a sign of other eye problems. If you have any of these symptoms, check with your opthalmologist.

LASIK VISION CORRECTIVE SURGERY
LASIK is a corneal reshaping procedure that combines the precision of excimer laser technology with the rapid visual recovery of making a corneal flap. Because of its improved accuracy, safety, and fast recovery time, LASIK is the procedure of choice for correcting a large variety of refractive errors throughout much of the world.

LASIK benefits can include: rapid visual recovery, little postoperative discomfort, little chance for corneal haze or scarring, little fluctuation of vision, and the ability to correct a larger range of refractive errors.

DIABETIC CARE
Diabetic retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication of diabetes that damages the eye's retina. It affects half of all Americans diagnosed with diabetes.

At first, you may notice no changes in your vision. But don't let diabetic retinopathy fool you. It could get worse over the years and threaten your good vision. With timely treatment, 90 percent of those with advanced diabetic retinopathy can be saved from going blind.

GLAUCOMA CARE
Glaucoma is caused by a number of different eye diseases, which in most cases produce increased pressure within the eye. This elevated pressure is caused by a backup of fluid in the eye. Over time, it causes damage to the optic nerve. Through early detection, diagnosis and treatment, you and your opthalmologist can help to preserve your vision.

Glaucoma Treatment: eye drops, pills, laser surgery, eye operations, or a combination of methods. The whole purpose of treatment is to prevent further loss of vision. This is imperative as loss of vision due to glaucoma is irreversible.

CONTACT LENS FITTINGS
Before being fitted for contacts, we require our patients to have a comprehensive eye exam. In most cases, the comprehensive eye exam and contact lens fitting can be done during the same visit. The length of time required for the visit depends on several variables - the type of lens, the patient's previous experience with contact lenses, the amount of correction, and the existence of eye disease.