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Michigan's Leading Eye Care Physicians

New Google Contact Lens to Give Health Updates Instantly

eye-michigan-Google-lensGoogle has recently made headlines in almost every sector in big business, and this is no exception. They are now developing a new way for people with Diabetes to read their glucose levels. It’ll be done with a smart contact lens, equipped with sensors and reading instruments. The sensors will take the reading from the tears the eyes constantly produce, which will relieve people that suffer from diabetes. The most common way to test now is by a blood sample, which is usually done by a device that pricks a part of the body, causing pain time and time again.

This is just one way companies like Google think outside of the norm and come up with new uses for existing technologies. Who knows what they’ll come up with next.

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Orcam Camera Technology Helping Visually Impaired Everywhere – Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey Eye Michigan LASIK Cataracts Surgeons

Eye-Michigan-Grosinger-Spigelman-Grey-Orcam-PictureWhile there has been much medical advancement for the visually impaired in the last decade or so, the device known as Orcam seems to be in a class of its own. A little camera backed by a powerful processor, Orcam helps people with visual ailments get around by literally reading aloud to them. The camera reads words, places and faces while sending said information back to the viewer via a bone-conduction ear-piece.

Developed in 2010 in Israel, Orcam has quickly picked up a fan base around the world. Videos showing real-time Orcam use show an Orcam employee using the device around a busy city. As she wanders from location to location, the Orcam device comes in handy on multiple locations reading street signs, menus and even crosswalk signals. The video shows real hope for people who have visual problems in that they would eventually not need a caretaker or seeing-eye dog anymore.

Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey have always promoted advancements and innovations towards helping people see and Orcam is a prime example of such an achievement. With further development and availability, it would be a tremendous feat to offer such a fantastic product directly from Eye Michigan. This is a device that would help people all over the world.

At $2,500, the device can be seen as an investment into one’s future. With seeing-eye dogs costing as much as 42,000, Orcam is a steal compared to such a steep price. Not everybody has that kind of money to use on such an expense, and now with Orcam, you won’t have to. Is Orcam the future? As with any new product, I’m sure there are bugs and kinks to iron out, but in the end we firmly believe that this is an answer for people with drastic visual impairments.

Grosinger, Spigelman & Grey are Michigan’s Leading Eye Care Physicians with a combined total of over 30 years’ experience in the field. Serving areas such as Troy, Birmingham and Bloomfield, Eye Michigan were some of the first doctors in the metro Detroit area to offer LASIK laser eye surgery and continue to pioneer in the newest and best eye surgeries such as Cataract Surgeries, Allegretto Wave systems and other procedures.

Cataracts – What To Know (Part 2)

Treatment for Cataracts

When cataracts interfere with daily life, treatment decisions must be made. Your ophthalmologist conducts a thorough examination to document the location of the cataracts. Both the doctor and patient need to decide if removal will make a difference in the individual’s quality of life.

Surgical removal is necessary to clear the cloudy lens. Pills, eye drops and ointment will not control or cure cataracts. Lasers are not always an effective solution, either.

Cataract Surgery

This surgery is relatively easy and fast – taking only about an hour. Today, most surgeons perform cataract removal on an outpatient basis due to all of the technological advances available to them. The hospital stay of yesteryear is no longer necessary.

This is a very safe surgery with a 95 percent success rate. You will meet the anesthesiologist before surgery and receive an intravenous solution with a sedative. The eye is made numb so the pupil will dilate. You will be awake (sort of) during the procedure and an instrument keeps your eyelids open during surgery.

Lens Removal and Replacement

The surgeon makes a small incision on the eye surface, which makes a space big enough to remove the disease lens using sound waves and some suction. Once removed, a permanent lens replaces the troublesome lens by expanding in place after insertion. The incision tends to seal itself, but a few patients had to leave the hospital with some small stitches.

Over-the-counter pain relief usually relieves any discomfort around the eye. You will be told to avoid strenuous activity, especially heavy lifting, and get plenty of rest. Vision improves after surgery and, within a month, you will be able to get a new prescription for eyeglasses.

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Information Resources:

https://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp

https://www.electricscotland.org/showthread.php/4127/People-Who-Have-Cataract-Surgery-Live-Longer

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cataracts/DS00050/DSECTION=symptoms

https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/eyes-and-vision/protecting-your-eye-health/print/

https://www.carenewengland.org/healthlibrary/details.cfm?chunkiid=NRCN679902&db=nrcn

Do you suffer from Cataracts? Could you benefit from Cataract Surgery?

Grosinger-Spigelman-Grey-Eye-Michigan-Cataracts-DetroitCataracts are normally described as the clouds that people get in their eyes when they get older. In the following summary we’ll discuss precisely what a cataract is and what happens to one’s eye when cataracts form in the eye. This should provide you with a “clearer” understanding of what more than 20 million Americans deal with every year.

The eye contains proteins in its lens that helps in allowing you to see. When someone has a cataract, those said proteins are aging and distorting, causing your vision to become blurry. The reason for this is because the blotches of protein are blocking out necessary light needed by the retina, or inner-tissue of the eye, to properly process an image. What happens during surgery is the cloudy lens is removed and replaced with a new, synthetic lens, which allows you to see clearly again.

The most common cause of cataracts is old age, and unfortunately they are inevitable when it comes to that. More than 20 million people in America are suffering from cataracts, with as many as 3 million people getting cataract surgeries yearly. There is an absolute chance that by the time you reach 70 or 80 years old that you will have developed cataracts. With an average cost of about $3, 279 dollars per procedure, it’s important that you find a surgeon that you feel most comfortable with. Grosinger, Spigelman, and Grey have a combined 25 + years’ worth of experience in the field of everything Cataracts and LASIK eye surgeries, so no matter what you issue may be, no matter how young or old you are, you’ll be in good hands with Grosinger, Spigelman and Grey.

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