Manage Your Eye Condition with Support from Our Optometrist Near You in San Antonio and Castroville, TX

Some eye conditions are acute. They appear suddenly, receive proper treatment, and disappear. Unfortunately, many eye conditions are chronic, meaning they are long-lasting and often cannot be cured, only managed. Nevertheless, properly managing chronic eye conditions is critical and one of the most important services an optometrist performs. If you live in or near San Antonio or Castroville, TX, and are looking for an optometrist near you to help manage your eye condition, consider contacting the Medina Eye Care team.

Keep reading to learn more about chronic eye conditions and what our optometrist can do for you.

Chronic Eye Conditions

Most patients visit eye doctors in search of treatment for chronic eye conditions. The five most common chronic eye diseases worldwide are:

•           Cataracts

•           Refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia

•           Glaucoma

•           Macular degeneration

•           Dry eye syndrome

•           Diabetic retinopathy

While some chronic eye conditions are isolated to the eye, others, like diabetic retinopathy, result from health issues affecting the whole body. In cases like these our optometrist encourages broader changes in the patient’s lifestyle or medical condition to manage the vision issues properly.

Managing Chronic Eye Conditions

Managing chronic eye issues does not have to be challenging. With the correct support for our optometrist, you can ensure your vision is safe for years to come. The first step is preventative care.

Eye doctors can help immensely with preventative care, encouraging treatments that maintain, restore, and manage their patients’ eyesight to keep it in the best possible condition. For some treatments, the eye doctor may counsel the patient and encourages lifestyle or environmental changes to mitigate the condition.

Either way, the optometrist will want you to schedule regular eye exams to assess whether the condition is changing and how the care plan is working.

If the condition is changing and the preventative care is no longer enough, our eye doctor will intervene and treats the condition with medication, corrective lenses, or in-office therapy. Some situations require referring the patient to an ophthalmologist for further examination or treatment, including LASIK or more advanced glaucoma or cataract surgery. Optometrists commonly see patients before and after LASIK and other surgeries, coordinating with the surgeon to prepare the patient and monitor eye status after surgery.

Schedule an Appointment Near You with Medina Eye Care

The Medina Eye Care team offers therapeutic and preventative eye care for the San Antonio and Castroville, TX, communities. Whether you need short or long-term care for your eyes, our team provides the full range of services. Call our office in San Antonio at (210) 225-4141 or Castroville at (830) 931-2328, or go online to schedule an appointment.