Eye Conditions

Amblyopia is poor vision in an eye that did not develop normal sight during early childhood. It is sometimes called a “lazy eye.”

Blocked tear ducts are also known as nasolacrimal duct obstructions. It occurs when a membrane (a skin-like tissue) in the nose fails to open before birth, blocking part of the tear drainage system.

Cataracts occur when the natural lens in our eyes, which is meant to be clear, becomes cloudy and causes blurry, hazy, or less colorful vision.

Abrasions are commonly caused by fingernails, paper cuts, makeup brushes, scrapes from tree or bush limbs, and rubbing of the eye.

Diabetic eye disease occurs when high blood sugar levels cause damage to the blood vessels within the retina.

Dry Eyes or Dry Eye Syndrome is a very common eye condition that affects millions of Americans. It is estimated that dry eyes affect up to 11% of people aged 30 to 60 years of age and 15% of those 65 years of age or older according to the International Task Force assembled by the Johns Hopkins University-Wilmer Eye Institute.

Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye's optic nerve, which is usually due to fluid building up in the front part of your eye.

A comprehensive pediatric ophthalmologic examination will determine if there are any vision problems requiring eyeglasses, eye muscle imbalances like convergence difficulties, or ocular health issues that may be contributing to any reading or learning disability.

Age-related macular degeneration is when a part of your retina, called the macula, is damaged, which causes the loss of central vision.

Atropine 0.01%, a medical treatment for myopia, has proven to be an effective treatment in reducing the progression of nearsightedness in children.

Ocular emergencies covers a wide range of incidents and conditions that are treatable here at Lafayette Family Eye Care. Each incident or condition will have its own unique set of symptoms, which we are able to assess in order to diagnose and treat.

Ptosis is a drooping of the upper eyelid, which restricts and can even block normal vision.

In order to see, your cornea and lens bend and refract light to focus it on the retina. The retina receives the light rays and then sends that image to the brain. When the shape of the eye doesn't allow the light to be refracted properly, the image you see is blurred in some way.

Strabismus is a visual defect in which the eyes are misaligned and point in different directions. One eye may look straight ahead, while the other eye turns inward, outward, upward, or downward.