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read moreAs in the past, our practice's success continues to be based upon adhering to the Golden Rule and providing every patient the same high standard of eye care we would desire for our families and ourselves. The Eye Center of Fort Wayne is a comprehensive medical and surgical eye clinic that offers complete medical eye examinations by specialists in the field of ophthalmology. This includes the diagnosis, management, and treatment of eye diseases, featuring in-house surgery in our state-of-the-art surgical center.

read moreMacular degeneration is sometimes referred to as "aging of the retina." Macular degeneration causes damage to the macula, which is a small area at the back of the eye that allows us to see fine details clearly. Macular degeneration makes close work- like threading a needle or reading- difficult or impossible. When the macula does not function correctly, we experience blurriness or darkness in the center of our vision. Although macular degeneration reduces vision in the central part of the retina, it does not affect the peripheral vision.

read moreTreatment for glaucoma focuses on slowing damage to the optic nerve by lowering the eye pressure with eye drops and laser treatment. Our doctors have extensive experience in detecting and treating glaucoma. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which damage to the optic nerve results in loss of eyesight. The optic nerve carries the images we see from the light-sensing retina at the back of the eye to the brain. Glaucoma can damage nerve fibers causing blind spots to develop. People seldom notice these blind areas until considerable optic nerve damage has already occurred.