Eyelid retraction is a condition where the eyelid moves away from the pupil. This creates a round-eyed appearance and can cause redness, irritation, discomfort and tearing. A lower eyelid retraction can occur naturally with aging or from trauma or thyroid disease. Oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Scott will make every effort to restore the eyelid to its appropriate position by releasing scar tissue. He may also utilize an internal spacer graft to achieve the best final eyelid position.
High cholesterol levels are a wake-up call that your body isn’t functioning at its best and, more than that, the high numbers may lead to some serious heart issues. Luckily, cholesterol levels are reversible with good care and management. Under the expert guidance of Dr. Peterson, you can lower your cholesterol levels to within normal ranges. To learn more about how cholesterol affects your body, call Eastern Shore Heart Center or use our convenient.
We have extensive experience in medical care for seniors that is centered around preventing and treating conditions, diseases, and disabilities that are commonly encountered in aging. We use a team-based approach to provide a variety of health-related services for older adults, including care management, specialized medical care, independence, and social or psychological needs.
Your eye has a clear lens through which light passes, allowing you to see. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens inside the eye. The clouded lens distorts and blocks the passage of light to the retina, causing vision to be blurred. While cataracts can affect people of any age, they are most common in older adults. They are a natural part of the aging process.
When you have vision or eye problems that cannot be treated conservatively with medication or some other form of nonsurgical therapy, it’s comforting to know that Brazosport Eye Institute’s ophthalmology doctors have the experience and qualifications to deliver great results with surgical solutions.
Mohs micrographic surgery is the most precise way of removing skin cancer and typically reduces postsurgical scarring. Unlike conventional dermatologic surgery, the Mohs procedure removes skin cancer in stages. During the first stage, our dermatologist removes only the visible tumor. This minimizes the loss of normal tissue.
You may need stress management counseling if you have a history of stress that has interfered with your quality of life. Symptoms of stress include irritability, nervous habits, difficulty concentrating, and even neck and back pain. Consult with a stress management counselor to determine if stress management counseling is right for you. The goal of stress management counseling is to help you learn ways of eliminating stress from your life.
After bariatric surgery, the digestive system undergoes changes. These can affect the normal process of digestion and absorption of food. The reduction in the size of the stomach, sometimes together with changes in the small intestine, can lead to the fact that food is not fully digested before it reaches the large intestine.
As we get older, we expect to have problems with our eyes, so we tend to ignore them. One minor symptom that can cause a bigger problem, if not treated, is the occurrence of floaters and flashes. These are those tiny lights that seem to blink through your vision and that you can never catch when you direct your focus toward them.
Intolerance and allergy are easily confused because of their similar symptoms. But in reality, they are very different. So, milk intolerance is a non-immunological reaction that is caused by digestive problems. Milk allergy is an immunological reaction to proteins in a specific type of milk (most often, people are allergic to cow’s milk).
Not all transfer recipients are the females who provided the eggs. Embryo transfer may be performed on a woman who has an appropriately prepared uterus but doesn’t have the ability to produce eggs. The donated eggs may be fertilized with a donor’s sperm or with the recipient’s partner’s sperm.
Brazosport Eye Institute is a well-established comprehensive ophthalmology practice with a long history of service and involvement within the communities we serve. We offer comprehensive eye care services, state-of-the-art technology, surgeons who get great results and truly personalized, old-fashioned one-on-one care.
