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What Diseases Can Be Detected in an Eye Exam?

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Dr. Mei Fleming

An eye doctor uses an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient's retinal health.

Your eyes provide a window into your health. Routine eye exams can uncover more than just vision problems—they can detect various conditions (systemic and ocular) before symptoms appear elsewhere. An eye exam can identify eye concerns and diseases such as glaucoma, retinal detachment, cataracts, or macular degeneration even in their early stages. Without timely intervention, […]

Is Glaucoma Hereditary?

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Dr. Mei Fleming

A close-up image of an older adult's eye during a tonometry test to check for glaucoma.

Glaucoma is a complex eye condition that can lead to all kinds of vision problems. If left untreated glaucoma can lead to blindness. Conditions like glaucoma aren’t caused by one single thing—there are plenty of underlying factors that affect the likelihood of this condition. One key contributing factor to glaucoma is genetics. Glaucoma has a […]