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Our Eyes As We Age A Review From An Eye Surgeon In Cheboygan MI

It is a fact that people tend to live longer today than in years past. The longer people live, the more we find out how our bodies, including our eyes, are affected by the world around us and by age in general.  More and more, research is finding that as we age, there are simply… Read More >

Facts About Your Eyes From Your Optometrist in Grayling MI

Eyes are amazing. An organ of our body, the eye detects light and changes it into electro chemical impulses in neurons.  Humans and other creatures have complex optical systems which are what help us see more than just light and dark while certain other creatures such as microorganisms have eyes which are quite simple.  Under-appreciated… Read More >

Eye Care Tips From Alpine Eye Care Gaylord Michigan

The eye is amazing and medicine and treatments are always being developed to help prevent, protect and heal your eyes. From new therapies to help those with macular degeneration adapt and cope with vision loss to foods and vitamins which can help keep your eyes healthy, eye care is constantly changing field with the patient… Read More >

What Is An Optometrist?

Optometrist’s like ophthalmologists specialize in eye care and keeping your eyes healthy, however, an optometrist is different from an ophthalmologist in a number of ways. An optometrist is a doctor of Optometry or an O.D. For someone to become an optometrist, they have to complete undergraduate education and four years of professional education at a… Read More >

Uveitis – An Eye Health Issue Explored From Alpine Eye Care

Uveitis is simply put, inflammation of the uvea, or the middle layers of the eye. The uvea is made up of the iris or the colored part of the eye, the choroid or the thin membrane containing blood vessels and the ciliary body which is the part of the eye which joins these two parts… Read More >

Taking Care Of Your Eyes – Senior Eye Care Tips From Alpine Eye Care

Alpine Eye Care offers many services to residents of the northern Michigan communities of Grayling, Gaylord and Cheboygan including the seniors of our communities. Committed to all our patients, we understand that our senior patients have specific needs. Problems such as cataracts, age related macular degeneration and glaucoma are just a few of the issues… Read More >

What Is Phakic IOL – An Eye Care Discussion

Eye care has come a long way in recent years and with these advancements come new solutions to age old problems. Problems including nearsightedness, farsightedness, glaucoma, and many other issues can be slowed, prevented or even cured. One of these procedures created for the improvement of vision is known as Phakic IOL. A procedure designed… Read More >

All About Allergies And Your Eyes From Alpine Eye Care Gaylord Michigan

Eye allergies can be hereditary or they can be related to seasonal allergies. This summer has been a tough one in Northern Michigan and with the rain will likely come a whole new crop of allergens as well. Though allergies may simply be an annoyance, they can also become more serious. Many suffer from a… Read More >