Eye Conditions

Approximately 1% of people in the United States have been diagnosed with a condition known as Graves’ disease due to a hyperthyroid condition. Individuals who have this condition are at risk of suffering from thyroid eye disease, which can cause double vision and bulging eyes. If you suffer from thyroid eye disease, there are a few things […]

At Longwood Eye and LASIK Center, our ophthalmologists can diagnose and treat a range of eye conditions and diseases that can impact eye health and function. This includes thyroid eye disease or TED. Our providers offer an evaluation appointment during which you can obtain a proper diagnosis of your condition and seek treatment to alleviate

At Longwood Eye & LASIK Center, we work with patients in the community who are experiencing symptoms and concerns with their eyes and vision. One condition we work with is that of Graves disease. Graves disease can impact one’s appearance of the eyes, along with other symptoms that can affect their quality of life. Learn

Turning 40 or 50 are milestones in life we all face, complete with their attendant baggage. Everything about us seems to be aging. And getting creaky and cranky or impossibly annoying. A frustrating eye condition that begins around age 40, which you may be experiencing and which can definitely make you feel older, is presbyopia. 

Seeing little black spots and squiggles? Do they disappear when you look directly at them? Although it seems strange and may even be alarming, the truth is that seven out of ten people experience some version of floaters during their lifetime. There are different types of floaters but all of them occur in the vitreous

Why does my doctors office ask me to fill out a family health questionnaire at every visit? Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness which causes progressive damage to vision, often with no symptoms or warning signs. A family health history is a record of health information about a person and his or

Your eyes produce tears for an important reason other than to release your emotions – your tears are designed to protect your eyes from irritation. If you’ve ever experienced conjunctivitis, commonly called “pink eye,” you know how painful the infection and accompanying inflammation of the layer of tissue that lines the inner surface of your

If you have been told you have astigmatism and are wearing contact lenses or glasses that correct for it you are not alone. Astigmatism is common and can affect both children and adults but what is it, exactly? Astigmatism is a type of “refractive error.” Refraction is how light bends as it passes through one

As an eye condition that gets its reputation amongst middle school boys as the “fart on your pillow disorder,” conjunctivitis or pink eye is a lot more easy to catch than you might otherwise know of, and it doesn’t typically involve the said, “fart on your pillow.” Usually passed from one human to another by

Having a lump around any part of your eye or eyelid may make you want to scream or run in horror. However, both styes and chalazions are two common eye conditions that cause lumps around your eyelid. Often mistaken for each other, it can be a bit tricky to distinguish between the two. To help