Ophthalmologist in Midland Park
Proper eye care should include an annual comprehensive examination by our
ophthalmologist in Midland Park, Dr. Melanie Sinatra, MD. Annual exams are extremely important because not only do your eyes change and develop as you age but your vision can change. Aside from measuring your immediate vision correction needs and responding to acute eye problems our doctor also examine your eyes to diagnose any developing eye diseases and disorders.
Our
ophthalmologist in Midland Park recommends comprehensive eye exams every year because many of these serious eye disease develop slowly often with no symptoms. Eye exams are the only way to detect the onset of these diseases before they become serious and can damage your vision. A good example is glaucoma, which is really a group of disorders that affect the pressure in the cornea of the eye. The most common forms of glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma and chronic-angle closure glaucoma have no symptoms until the disease develops to the later serious stages, where blindness is a real possibility if left untreated. The earlier treatment is started, the better the results will be. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the US, and once sight is lost it is not recoverable. The good news is that glaucoma is relatively easy to diagnose. Our office uses several tests to diagnose this condition including tonometry, which determines the intraocular pressure on the cornea by measuring the tone and firmness of the eye, and pachmetry, which measures the thickness of the cornea. Our office is also equipped with the latest instruments to do a variety of other tests to help diagnose the various forms of glaucoma.
Once diagnosed our
ophthalmologist in Midland Park will help our patients control their glaucoma, this is generally done by bringing the intraocular pressure back down to normal ranges. There are several different treatment options that our doctor can recommend depending on the type and severity of the patient’s glaucoma condition. In some mild cases special eye drops may be sufficient to control the pressure. Eye drops are usually the first form of treatment that is used in mild cases. Surgery is also an option in treating glaucoma. In some cases patients need laser surgery and in other cases more traditional surgical methods are employed. The main thing is that whatever treatment option is used, glaucoma is controllable, especially if caught before they become serious. We urge you to come into our office for regular eye exams to detect glaucoma and other eye diseases early.
Wyckoff Ophthalmology
350 Franklin Avenue
Wyckoff, New Jersey 07481
(201) 257-5222
By Wyckoff Ophthalmology
June 14, 2018
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