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Michigan's Leading Eye Care Physicians

Be Cool, Wear Shades: Protect Your Vision and Look Good Doing It

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Sunglasses look cool. They come in numerous styles that it is easy to find a pair you love. There are classic cat’s eye and aviator frames as well as oval, rectangle, shield, and rimless designs. The key is finding a pair that offers 100% UVA and UVB protection for your eyes.

What Does the Sun Do to My Eyes?

Many learn at a young age that you are never supposed to look directly into the sun. It can cause damage to your retina that can lead to blindness. Even if you never stare into our favorite star, you can still be at risk for eye damage if you don’t wear sunglasses.

According to the National Eye Institute, approximately 20% of cataracts are caused by extended UV exposure. It can also worsen the symptoms of glaucoma.

Macular Degeneration causes a part of the retina, known as the macula, to deteriorate. This will impair vision and eventually lead to blindness. The U.S. National Library of Medicine published a study that found exposure to certain types of UV radiation can speed up macular degeneration.

Remember that you can experience sun damage on cloudy days. UV rays can pass through clouds, so you should still wear protection when it is overcast outside.

Finding the Right Sunglasses for Your Eyes

It is important to find the right type of sunglasses for your eyes so you will wear them and achieve the highest benefits. For example, surfers often wear wraparound shades for better sunlight protection next to the water. You may need something with a sturdy frame if you are playing a sport or working outdoors. Contact Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey today if you need a comprehensive eye exam before purchasing new prescription sunglasses.

Fireworks Eye Safety: Celebrate This Summer and Protect Your Vision

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Summer is an exciting season. The weather gets warmer and people begin enjoying outdoor activities. One favorite family pastimes are setting off fireworks. They are most common around the beginning of July but are often enjoyed all summer long. That’s why it is so important to think about your eyes this month.

Fireworks-Related Eye Injuries Are Real

It is easy to dismiss stories of people being injured by fireworks as old wives’ tales, but the fact is that these incidents are very real. People can and do get hurt when using fireworks. Many times, the injury occurs due to a lack of safety measures while handling these festive explosives.

Nearly 11,000 people are rushed to the emergency room each year. Approximately 18% of these injuries involve the patient’s eyes. Eyes are the second highest area of injury next to skin burns. Out of those, bottle rockets cause 15% of all fireworks-related eye injuries.

While those statistics are concerning enough, parents and grandparents will be alarmed to learn that children under the age of 15 are the most frequently injured age group. Those harmless sparklers everyone loves to give kids make up around 10% of fireworks injuries.

What Can You Do to Protect Your Eyes This Summer?

You don’t have to give up fireworks completely. What can you do to protect your eyes and the eyes of those around you this summer?

  • Plan to go to a professional firework display instead of setting up your own.
  • When setting off fireworks, make sure everyone in the area wears safety glasses. Sunglasses or regular prescription glasses do not count.
  • Never allow children to handle or be around fireworks unattended. Parents should be in the area to observe 100% of the time.

You can’t prevent every injury, but you can reduce the risk and reduce the severity of the injury if it happens.

Give Yourself the Gift of Great Sight: 5 Reasons to Have LASIK Eye Surgery

Over the past two decades, LASIK eye surgery has given people a way to get great sight even if they were not born with it. The FDA approved the procedure in 1998. It’s become more accessible over the years. Why should you consider talking to an ophthalmologist about LASIK surgery?

LASIK May Be Cheaper Than Buying Glasses or Contacts

The younger you are, the more money you may save by having LASIK. Consider how much you pay every year for new glasses and/or contacts. You may never have to spend that money again after having surgery.

Less To Worry About When Playing Sports or Swimming

If you live an active lifestyle, then LASIK may be a great choice for you. You won’t have to worry about wearing special eyewear to see clearly. Instead, you can get right into the game!

It’s Far More Convenient Than Glasses or Contacts

Glasses and contacts can be a big hassle. Think about how much time you spend cleaning, storing, and looking for your glasses or contacts. Or that annoying dryness and discomfort that comes with falling asleep with contacts. LASIK surgery can remove all those inconveniences and give you clear vision.

May Offer Clearer Sight For Some Patients

Some patients struggle with their eyesight. Contacts or glasses may not be enough. LASIK reshapes the eye to correct curvature, which means it has the potential to provide even better results.

See What It’s Like To Have Great Vision Without Glasses

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up and see clearly without reaching for your glasses or putting in contacts? You can experience great vision every day with eye surgery. Contact Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey Bloomfield Hills office to schedule an  appointment to find out if you are a good candidate for LASIK.

Benefits of Cataract Surgery That CAN Improve Your Life

When your ophthalmologist says the words “cataract surgery,” your initial reaction may be of concern. The thought of someone operating on your eyes can be scary. The good news is that there is nothing to be afraid of if you need this common procedure. According to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, this operation has a 98% or higher success rate. There are also other benefits that could improve your life.

Regain Control of Your Independence

Cataracts are clouding that appears on the eye’s natural lens. As the condition progresses, the patient will have an increasingly more difficult time performing daily tasks. Things that once came easy, like driving or reading, may become nearly impossible. This can lead to social withdrawal and even depression.

After cataract surgery, many patients find that they regain the ability to perform these common tasks. They can live more independently and return to a more social lifestyle. This can help prevent depression and improves the patient’s overall quality of life.

Lower Your Risk of Falling Injury

When you can see properly, you are less likely to suffer a falling injury. An unseen object or change in terrain can be very dangerous. A fall can have a negative long-term effect, especially on older individuals or those with health conditions that could hinder recovery.

A 2012 study of Medicare beneficiaries with cataracts found that cataract surgery decreased the risk of a hip fracture by 16% one year after the procedure. Patients with severe cataracts lowered the risk by 23%.

Increase Your Chances of a Longer Life

Cataract removal can also increase your chances of living longer. A long-term study released in 2013 revealed that patients had a 40% reduction in mortality risk after cataract surgery compared to those who did not undergo the procedure.

If you experience changes in vision or have cataracts, contact Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey Michigan’s Leading Eye Care Physicians right away to schedule an appointment to assess your eyes and make a recommendation for treatment.

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Treating Glaucoma

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Glaucoma currently has no known cure but can be treated to make daily life more manageable. 

It is important to note that “glaucoma” does not refer to just one condition but actually to a collection of conditions that cause vision loss over time. Glaucoma is primarily caused by damage to the optic nerve; the nerve that connects the eye to the brain.  The damage is typically the result of high eye pressure. Open-angle glaucoma is the most common type and it results in gradual vision loss. However, there are rarer types of glaucoma such as angle-closure glaucoma where medical treatment must be sought immediately.

Glaucoma can be treated with several approaches. There is a collection of prescription drugs that can be administered into the eye as beta-blocking eye drops. The particular drug that may work for your condition will depend on your personal health history, allergies, and current state of your eyes. Sometimes, it is beneficial to use more than one type of these drugs in combination, customizing them so that they are most effective for your particular case. Our doctors take many factors into account when prescribing the right medication for you.

In addition to drops and prescriptions, you may be a good candidate for laser surgery or trabeculoplasty. There are several types of these surgeries including LASIK and the choice will again depend on your particular condition. The reason and main function to perform surgery is to reduce the pressure in the eye, so that damage on the optic nerve is lessened and vision loss is reduced or restored to some degree. Usually, medication is still needed post-surgery to control this pressure, yet the amounts can be significantly lowered and quality of life improved. There is a slightly increased risk in developing cataracts once glaucoma surgery is performed but the benefits of alleviating glaucoma far outweighs the risk. Eye Michigan is committed to providing the most current information for our patients to make the best plan of action for each individual’s situation. 

LASIK Eye Surgery

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LASIK is an eye surgery which is made to repair the vision in patients with nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. All laser surgeries which try to restore vision function by reforming the cornea, which is the translucent region of the eye. This is made so that light moving through it is appropriately concentrated onto the retina placed behind the eye. LASIK is one of the various surgical procedures which are made to reform the cornea.

This particular eye procedure has many benefits, including:

  • It repairs vision. It has been studied that almost 96% of patients achieve their desired eyesight following the procedure.
  • It is known to be less painful due to the use of numbing drops on the eyes. This is administered under local anesthesia.
  • The restoration of vision is instantaneous the moment after LASIK is done.
  • To further improve vision as you age, adjustments can be created following the procedure.
  • Following this procedure, patients have less reliance to eyeglasses and contact lenses.

In some instances, patients who undergo this procedure often feel discomfort in the first two days following this eye surgery. Although chances are rare, some known side effects include glare, watching through halos on all sides of images, and dry eyes.

Prior to the performance of LASIK eye procedure, you need to speak with your eye surgeon on what to expect during and following the process. At your appointment, your medical history will be assessed and your eyes will be checked thoroughly. In surgery, a femtosecond laser is utilized to make a thin fold in the cornea. The anterior cornea is then peeled and the cornea tissue below it will be reformed with another laser. After the cornea is reformed, the cornea fold is placed back to complete the surgery.

Picking the Best LASIK Surgeons

Eye-Michigan-Lasik-Detroit-When you finally make the decision to have corrective eye surgery and get rid of those annoying glasses or pesky contact lenses you’ve made an important decision that will improve your eyesight and you quality of life overall.  But before you let anyone touch your eyes and permanently deform them you must choose the best LASIK surgeon possible to protect your eyes and your eyesight.

Narrow down your choices

Start broad and look around to the surgeons that have the best reputation and have performed the most procedures.  Look at customer reviews and talk to friends who have had the procedure done successfully and find out who they used for their LASIK surgery.  If you have friends who had unsuccessful surgeries it never hurts to find out who to avoid, also.  Develop a list of potential doctors and then start looking down a level to make your choice.

Picking the best LASIK surgeon

Eye surgery is not an area you want to skimp so avoid looking just at the cost involved.  There are other more important things to consider such as the cleanliness of the office.  If the office is well-kept then it is more likely the operating room will be as well.  Look for an office with the most state of the art technology so that you will have the highest likelihood of success from your procedure.  Look for an office where the staff is friendly and knowledgeable, the procedure can be frightening and you will want someone to help you through the entire process.  Make sure you get to see the doctor him or herself and not just an intermediary, you want to have a relationship with the person performing the surgery.  Finally, make sure the doctor continually refreshes his skill by attending conferences and seminars so that you know he is abreast of the latest procedures.

Picking the best LASIK surgeon is not a time to skimp and go with the cheapest one.  Consider the above criteria and you will be able to find the best LASIK surgeon for your eye surgery. Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey Eye Doctors in Troy, Michigan provide state-of-the-art procedures in LASIK, Cataract and other optical ailment solutions.

Options for LASIK Surgery

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LASIK or Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis is one of the most popular forms of laser corrective eye surgeries available on the market today. This procedure began being used in the 1990s and has grown in popularity and reliability since its inception and approval by the FDA. The base procedure with LASIK is that a laser is used to permanently change the shape of the cornea in the eye in order to correct near-sighted or far-sighted vision.
Understanding LASIK surgery
The basic LASIK surgery involves cutting back the cornea of the eye to expose the stoma and the a laser removes portions of the stoma to modify how light travels through the eye to correct any vision problem the patient may be having. The flap is then placed back over the stoma and the eye is allowed to heal. Patients report have considerably better vision immediately after the procedure and the procedure is performed in one visit with no overnight hospitalization. There are multiple types of procedures that fall under the LASIK category including radial keratotomy (RK) which uses a sharp knife to access the cornea and change its form or photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) where the stoma is accessed after the top layer is scraped away. There is one surgery that uses heat to modify the cornea called thermokeratoplasty.
LASIK risks
Any surgery has risks and LASIK is no different. Some patients have reported that their night vision is no longer clear or that they see blurred stars around objects. Others do not get the vision improvement that they hope for or they only get a slight improvement. Complications can happen so make sure when you shop for LASIK in Detroit that you find a quality surgeon.
LASIK Detroit technology has grown tremendously and it’s important to shop and find the best option for you and your vision.

Side Effects of LASIK Eye Surgery

Eye-Michigan-Post-Op-Lasik-Eye-SurgeryLASIK surgery has a substantially high success rate, but like with every surgery there could be side effects. In the case of LASIK surgery, these side effects are not long term and are mostly minor. They are also dependent on the type of LASIK one has performed on them: Custom, Bladeless, or traditional. Traditional LASIK can have more side effects than Custom, for instance, because the technology allows for better precise cuts and it is generally a more refined. All in all, side effects can include dry eyes, sensitivity to light, issues with night vision, or short period of loss of clarity.

Dry eyes, above all other effects, have the highest probability of occurring. It can easily be resolved with moisture eye drops than be purchased at a pharmacy or prescribed by our doctors. With repetition of the use of these drops, your eyes should be back to normal within a few weeks at most.

Light sensitivity can be quite irritating for those who just had the surgery performed. This is due to the urge most would have to rub their eyes to help adjust to the light, but especially right after the surgery, one shouldn’t rub their eyes because it could interrupt the healing process of the corneal flap reattachment. The flap is repositioned after the surgery and rubbing of the eyes could move it. In that case a patient would have to visit their surgeon again to have it repositioned and the healing process would be extended. Over all, sensitivity to light goes away within a few days post-surgery.

There is a chance of the corneal flap not being able to heal correctly due to positioning, and this could lead to night vision problems. It could easily be fixed by making a visit to your surgeon to have it repositioned again. The night vision problems are caused by your eye having trouble with contrast in low lighting. However, one may also experience glare or halos from light, or star bursts, which are spiky shapes seen around light sources. With the repositioning of the flap, this could go away over a span of a few months.

Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey feel it’s important to provide their clients with all information available regarding the surgery they are about to have. If you have any other question please give our offices a call today at (248) 333-2900.

The History of Eye Michigan

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Eye Michigan is one of the finest laser eye correction centers in Southeast Michigan. The gist of what makes this institution so great is its experienced and well educated staff.

 

Our laser eye center’s doctors include Dr. Les Grosinger, Dr. Alan Spigelman, and Dr. David Grey.

Dr. Grosinger was a part of the Inteflex medical program at the University of Michigan for six years, where he received his Bachelor of Science and M.D. degrees. He became certified in Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology after a residency at William Beaumont Hospital and then in 1990 at Sinai Hospital, where he earned the resident of the year award. Dr. Grosinger is now engaged in working Eye Michigan, he is also the director of the Eye Surgery Center of Michigan. Being involved in multiple laser eye centers, Dr. Grosinger also is a staff physician at many hospitals and  is active in the discovery of new methods and research for cataract surgery.

Dr. Spigelman started out as a student at the University of Illinois in 1977, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Honors Biology, and then got into the medical program to work for his doctorate. His studies in ophthalmology began at the University of Illinois Ear and Eye Infirmary, and then were continued at an internship at the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1986 and 1987. This internship involved schooling in refractive, cataract, corneal, and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Spigelman has been declared one of Michigan’s best physicians by his peers and in 1997, he received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Honor Award.

Dr. Grey has been active in the field of ophthalmology for twenty years, and as part of this laser eye center, he is a highly respected ophthalmologist in Southeastern Michigan. Dr. Grey first studied biology at the Magna Cum Laude at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and after graduating went into working for his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1985. He became certified in by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1991, two years after acquiring the H. Sol Sugar Award for Resident of the Year.

The doctors at this laser eye center are highly respected and with their experience are considered true professionals. Eye Michigan is a laser eye center where you can trust these doctors, and expect promising results.

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