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Eye Care Services in El Paso TX area
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Eye Exams
Contacts
Cataract Screening
Glaucoma Diagnosis
Analysis of Macular and Retinal Problems
Infection and Tumor Detection
Eyelid and Facial Surgery
Located near the foothills of the lovely Franklin Mountains in sunny El Paso, Texas, our facility offers a wide range of ophthalmologic services including eye exams, contacts, cataract screening, glaucoma diagnostics, analysis of macular and retinal problems, tumor detection, and plastic surgery of the eye area for functional or cosmetic purposes. We are your complete eye health source.
Our staff is highly educated, experienced and have the tools, technique and technology to help you with all your eye care needs. Eye diagnostic technology improves every year, and we have the very latest equipment.
Our philosophy is: My staff and I will treat you like family every step of the way! Excellent customer service is a top priority. Your comfort is very important to us.
Our team of friendly, caring professionals are specially trained in the latest techniques in eye care. Call us at (915) 757-3937 or visit http://www.drdavitt.com to schedule a consultation to learn more.
How To See Forever
A lesson in Eye Care by Dr. William F. Davitt III
Now that I have your attention, please give me five minutes that might make a big difference in your life. I’ve given health talks to many interested groups over the years. I often start by reviewing the five senses [hearing, taste, touch, smell and sight] and asking “If you could keep just one, which would it be?” You guessed it—everyone always picks eyesight. If this doesn’t include you, please move onto the next article. If you’re still with me, let’s cover some basics first.
Lesson ONE: take care of your body if you want to see. Eyesight requires a coordinated team effort of three major components: your eyes, your optic nerves and visual pathways, and the seeing parts of your brain. ‘Seeing’ actually takes place in your brain. Your eyes just collect light, and convert it into electricity. Electrical signals from your eyes travel to the seeing parts of your brain via big wires called optic nerves and visual pathways. And the seeing parts of your brain then convert the electrical signals into your view of what you’re looking at. So there’s much more involved than just your eyes. And as with any ‘system,’ all the components must work well for the system to do its job.
To work well, each visual team component needs nutrients and oxygen. Nutrients start with your digestive system, then move on via your circulation system. Oxygen arrives via your circulation system [heart, lungs, blood vessels and blood]. So you can’t disrespect your body and expect your vision to somehow survive. We’re talking ideal body weight, a low fat-high fruit and vegetable diet, regular aerobics, NOT SMOKING, and relentless treatment of all enemies of your heart, lungs and blood vessels. For sure, your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol and triglycerides need to be normal!
Lesson TWO: if it’s broke, get it fixed, PRONTO. Sadly, I often see two serious errors: not noticing vision loss and ignoring vision loss once it’s noticed. The first is not noticing vision loss when it happens. I’ll check a patient’s vision by covering one eye. About twice a week, both the patient and I suddenly discover previously existing vision loss in one eye. I’ll ask when this happened. The patient can’t say—they just weren’t aware. I then diagnose a condition that’s obviously been there for weeks or months. Now we’re beyond hope when it comes to fixing the problem.
A simple solution? Just do this a couple times a day: look at something across the room or down the road while wearing your best pair of glasses. Close one eye. Evaluate your vision straight ahead and check how well you see off to each side, above and below. Repeat this on the other side. If it doesn’t look right, call your eye physician [ophthalmologist]!
The other serious error: “This will go away if I just wait.” NOT!! Vision loss is an emergency and should be attended to that day. We try really hard to fix everything. But the earlier we catch problems, the more successful the fix. Some conditions, like wet macular degeneration, may become unfixable if you wait a day or two. Ditto for a retinal tear that’s allowed to become a total retinal detachment. Bottom line: take care of your body, check your vision daily, and see your ophthalmologist right away if you notice any sudden changes. Simple stuff, but it works. Just do it!
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