Eye Exams 94598

Are you suffering from headaches on an increasing basis when you are trying to enjoy your favorite novel or keep your eyes on the road ahead? Believe it or not, this problem may be more than just stress and dehydration. Headaches are also one of the first symptoms of an optical problem known as eyestrain, which indicates the presence of an undiagnosed vision condition beginning to form inside your eye. Myopia and hyperopia are two of the most common vision conditions diagnosed today, and they can often remain undiagnosed. The only way to insure your eyes are always seeing their best, adults need to be visiting their local Walnut Creek optometrist at least once a year for the care you need with the experts Shigio Optometric Group.

Blurry Vision Walnut Creek

Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, occurs as a result of genetic inheritance. This vision problem is not a disease, but rather a simple growth problem with the shape of your eye. The curvature of your eye needs to be perfectly round in order to allow perfect entry of light to provide visual clarity. In the illness known as hyperopia, the curvature of the eye is too short, which causes the eye to be too flat. This flattening of the cornea over time causes the focal point to move behind the retina, resulting in vision that becomes difficult to see at close range. Hyperopia can be easily diagnosed and treated through prescription lenses from your trusted Walnut Creek optometrist.

Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, occurs when the curvature of the cornea grows too long, causing a patient to have increased difficulty seeing objects at a distance. Like hyperopia, myopia occurs as a result of genetic inheritance, and therefor is not an optical disease that one can avoid. Though these vision problems often develop at an early age, myopia or nearsightedness can often go undiagnosed for years, as many of us believe that our eyes are simply having the same difficulty as everyone else’s. Many of us will not notice we are currently having an issue seeing at a distance until a friend or co-worker points it out to us. The first step to treating myopia and helping your eyes see comfortably at the distance is through a precise diagnosis with from your professional Walnut Creek optometrist.

Myopia and hyperopia cannot be cured, but they can be easily treated by your neighborhood Walnut Creek optometrist at welcoming and knowledgeable offices of the Shigio Optometrist Group. Our fully licensed and professionally trained staff offer convenient and advanced optical care, with an in-office lab for lens fabrication that makes eyeglasses more affordable than ever before. At the Shigio Optometrist Group our experts are specialists with hard to fit prescriptions to insure your eyes are always seeing their very best.

Nearsightedness Walnut Creek
325 N. Wiget Lane, STE 120
Walnut Creek, California 94598
925-478-3939

By Shigio Optometric Group

March 12, 2014