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Welcome to Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute, where our patient’s needs are our top priority. At Florida Eye it is our heartfelt mission to provide patients with the most effective treatments available today, blending the latest technological advances and state-of-the-art medical equipment with care, concern and integrity.

Our highly-qualified, board certified physicians, nurses, medical technicians and staff of more than fifty professionals, offer a full range of comprehensive ophthalmologic care, including routine eye care and examinations, pediatric eye care, pediatric and adult strabismus care, dry eye treatments, and advanced corneal, retinal and cataract procedures.

When it comes to total eye care, we are truly second to none.

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January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Are You At Risk?

During National Glaucoma Awareness Month, Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute Hopes to Educate the Public About the Disease Which Is the Second Leading Cause of Blindness in America

In 2011, physicians at Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute performed more than 7,000 glaucoma-related eye exams. "Glaucoma is the silent thief of sight, as it is painless and people sometimes don't realize they have a problem until they have lost significant amounts of vision," says Barry Schechter, M.D., Florida Eye's Refractive Cataract Surgery, Cornea, Glaucoma & External Disease Specialist. "Anybody with a family history, diabetes or nearsightedness is at increased risk and should be screened annually."

What is glaucoma and what causes it?

Glaucoma is a group of eye disorders leading to progressive damage to the optic nerve, and is characterized by loss of nerve tissue resulting in loss of vision. The optic nerve is a bundle of about one million individual nerve fibers and transmits the visual signals from the eye to the brain. The most common form of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, is associated with an increase in the fluid pressure inside the eye. This increase in pressure may cause progressive damage to the optic nerve and loss of nerve fibers. Vision loss may result. Advanced glaucoma may even cause blindness. Not everyone with high eye pressure will develop glaucoma, points out Dr. Schechter, and some people with normal eye pressure will develop glaucoma. “When the pressure inside an eye is too high for that particular optic nerve, based on blood supply to that nerve.”

There are many types of glaucoma and many theories about the causes of glaucoma. The exact cause is unknown. Although the disease is usually associated with an increase in the fluid pressure inside the eye, other theories include lack of adequate blood supply to the nerve.

Who is at risk for developing glaucoma? Read more »