Vision is an elegant and complex sense that requires precise coordination between your prescription, health, and brain. If one of these components isn’t working optimally, we have an array of techniques that can correct your vision, depending on the underlying issue. From corrective laser surgery to implantable lenses, Beach Cities Laser Vision has you covered.
About Your Vision
How Your Eyes Work
Your cornea is located at the front of your eye. Light passes through this area until it reaches the thin tissue on the back of the eye called the retina. The retina converts light into signals that your optic nerve sends to your brain. Your brain then uses those signals to create the images that you see.
Common Eye Problems
Vision problems impact most people eventually. Many of these issues are minor and are resolved with at-home treatment. Others are more serious and require an eye specialist’s care. On this page, we’ll take a closer look at some of the most common eye problems we treat at Beach Cities Laser Vision.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma develops as a result of optic nerve damage, usually due to elevated pressure in the eye. When this occurs, you develop blind spots in your vision. This can occur at any age, but it’s more common among older people. With regular eye exams, your doctor can spot glaucoma early and minimize vision loss.
Myopia
Also known as nearsightedness, myopia causes objects far away to look blurry. It happens because the light entering the eye aims just in front of the retina rather than directly at it. For most people, myopia develops in childhood and stabilizes by your early 20s. It can be corrected with surgery, such as SMILE, LASIK, ICL and PRK.
Presbyopia
This condition develops as a normal part of the aging process. It’s characterized by the gradual loss of your ability to see close objects clearly. Before 40, your clear lens is flexible. It changes shape easily, so you can focus on objects that are far away and close by. After age 40, this lens becomes more rigid and doesn’t change shape as easily. This makes it harder to focus on objects that are close by. Whether or not you have a vision correction procedure, this process still happens. With people who stay in contacts or glasses, they will need to use bifocals or multifocal versions. We can help reduce presbyopia with refractive surgery to change the shape of your cornea or with lens implants.
Hyperopia
Also known as farsightedness, hyperopia means you can clearly see objects that are far away while objects nearby are blurry. It occurs when light can’t bend properly due to the shape of your eye. This results in light being aimed behind your retina instead of on your retina. This condition can be corrected with LASIKor lens exchange, although the results are not as straightforward as myopia.
Cataracts
When your eye is healthy, the lens is clear. With cataracts, the lens becomes cloudy. Many people liken the sensation to trying to see clearly through a foggy window. As cataracts worsen, you’ll find that it’s very difficult (or impossible) to drive at night and see the world around you sharply.
In most cases, cataracts develop slowly and can be managed with glasses. Once they start to impact your daily activities, we may recommend surgery. During the procedure, Dr. Liu will replace the damaged lens with a new one.
