The doctors at North Suburban Vision Consultants prides themselves on being on the cutting edge of eye and vision care.  We have been administering an eye movement test to all patients between the ages of 6-18 as part of their annual eye health examination.  This...

Keratoconus, a progressive thining disorder of the cornea, often reaches a stage where corneal transplantation surgery is the only option. However before taking this step patients should be evaluated by an experienced contact lens specialist to see if other options...

The use of highly specialized contact lenses can provide vision, comfort, and cosmetic improvement when fit on eyes that have undergone eye surgery of various types as well as for eyes that have suffered trauma and disease. Only a limited number of skilled and...

Too many people give up wearing contact lenses when they start needing reading glasses over the age of 40 while others tollerate highly compromised vision when they are fit in monovision contacts. All of this is unnecessary when we have access to so many highly...

Multifocal contact lenses provided a dramatic improvement in vision for a patient who thought he was doing just fine in monovision contacts. New contact lens options can improve your vision even when you thought it was fine as is! Jim had not been seen at our practice...

The Recess Pillow Lens System (RPLS) is a propriatary and unique contact lens system that incorporates a soft "pillow" lens with a front surface recess that holds any custom or lab designed rigid gas permeable contact lens firmly within the soft lens. This allows for...

As I've mentioned on this blog before, near sightedness, or myopia, is a common and growing health care problem in the United States and in Asian countries. According to researchers at the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, rates of...

Note: In our practice, we get to hear a lot of interesting stories about how our patients overcame their eye care challenges. With this being an Olympic year, I thought this story of how a south suburban resident dealt with his unique eye health problem was very...

Corneal transplantation for keratoconus most often results in the need to still wear a contact lens following surgery in order to obtain maximum vision. The majority of patients who have had corneal transplantation for keratoconus would have been able to be...

Scleral contact lenses can have dramatic impacts on people's lives. We present one case of how one of our patients avoided the loss of an eye with the use of scleral contact lenses fit at North Suburban Vision Consultants. Scleral contact lenses are large diameter gas...

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Proper eye care with regular visits is one way to reduce your risk of vision loss secondary to diabetes. In addition, excellent treatment and control of your diabetes is another way to minimize...

Carol C. is a 65 year old energetic and young "senior" at our practice. You would never guess that she is now of Medicare age by looking at her and understanding what an active lifestyle she leads. She recently visited our practice for her annual comprehensive eye...

Proper management of keratoconus requires ongoing care and the ability to modify the contact lens treatment approach. Our patient with keratoconus required an alternative contact lens design to treat his right eye, while our original treatment for the left eye has...

Vision and learning are closely related and 25% of school age children may have vision problems that can negatively impact the learning process. One In Four US Children May Have Vision Problems That Could Impair Learning, AOA Says. Here is a report regarding vision...

Keratoconus is best managed with contact lenses when all options are available including rigid gas permeable, hybrid, piggyback, scleral, and specialty custom soft keratoconus contact lens designs. This recent case shows how a patients who has not been treated...

There seems to be a link between age related macular degeneration (ARMD) and hearing loss according to recent research. Health care professionals should be aware of this association and consider appropriate inter-referrals when indicated.Macular Degeneration is an age...

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an advanced diagnostic imaging technology that is becoming more commonly utilized in eye doctor's offices. Recent studies suggest that OCT imaging may be highly sensitive in the diagnosis and monitoring of progression in multiple...