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Vision Care

  • Flashes and Floaters “And its not the Fourth of July”

    Flashes and Floaters “And its not the Fourth of July!” It’s late in the day and you just sat down to watch some television when all of a sudden you started seeing muliple black dots in your vision followed by a large black cobweb drifting off in the periphery of your vision.  Then shortly after […]

    Continue Reading February 21, 2020

  • CRT for Back to School

    Myopia (nearsightedness) affects a quarter of the worlds population.  It has increased by 66% in the US since 1971.  When a patient is nearsighted they have trouble seeing objects far away.  Uncorrected or undiagnosed nearsightedness can cause a host of problems for children and adults.  Some of the most common symptoms are headaches, blurry vision, […]

    Continue Reading August 22, 2017

  • Scleral Contact Lenses for Keratoconus and Post LASIK Complications

    Do you currently suffer from Keratoconus and think that your current contacts give you the best possible vision with the best comfort?  Have you had refractive surgery and now suffer from irregular astigmatism and reduced vision?   If you haven’t tried the new Europa Scleral contact lens or the Synergeyes Hybrid contact lens then give […]

    Continue Reading March 11, 2017

  • Vision Correction without surgery at CatinoEyeCare Wilmington, NC

    Ortho-K and Corneal Refractive Therapy at CatinoEyeCare to correct Myopia while you sleep: The prevalence of myopia has increased in the United States by 66% over the past 40 years.  Typically myopia (nearsightedness) is corrected with glasses, contacts or surgery.  At CatinoEyeCare in Wilmington, NC our doctors are part of an elite worldwide group of […]

    Continue Reading January 15, 2016

  • What if we had a choice?

    If an eye disease was an inevitable part of your life, wouldn’t it be nice if you could pick which disease you had? If you could, you would want to pick cataracts. Today, cataract surgery can not only remedy the disease but it can make your eye sight better than it ever was before. Thanks […]

    Continue Reading February 9, 2014