General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  Dr Kumar enjoys primary care optometry treating patients of all ages, with a focus on dry eye disease. She also enjoys hearing patients exclaim how happy they are with their vision after their exam.

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma
  Often characterized by a buildup of pressure within the eye, glaucoma can cause a decreased ability to see or total loss of vision. The dangerous pressure that builds in the eye does not always cause any signs or symptoms and can progress without notice until the optic nerve is damaged, often irreparably. The damage to the optic nerve can lead to varying degrees of permanent vision loss and possibly total blindness if it goes untreated. Glaucoma affects millions and is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States.
• Macular Degeneration
  There are two types of macular degeneration, wet and dry. Wet macular degeneration is neovascular, meaning that blood vessels begin to grow in an area where they should not. In wet macular degeneration, new blood vessel growth occurs in the macula. Wet AMD may lead to blind spots in the central vision. Dry macular degeneration is non-neovascular and is characterized by a thinning of the macula and accumulation of pigment in the macula. While dry macular degeneration is not as severe as wet macular degeneration, it can lead to central vision loss. Dry AMD may lead to wet AMD (and does in about 10% of cases).
• Laser Eye Surgery
  Myopia is caused by an elongated eyeball, which causes light rays to contact the retina in the front rather than on its surface. Treatment for this condition is effective with glasses or contact lenses and eye surgery can also be utilized for a possible permanent fix of the problem. Additionally, many patients have found success with othokeratology, which is a non-surgical procedure designed to reshape the cornea using special contact lenses.
• Cataracts
  Some of the most common and debilitating eye problems are cataracts. As we age, the lenses of our eyes begin to cloud over. Located behind the iris and the pupil, the lens is extremely vital to our ability to see. Because our natural lenses function like the lens of a camera, they are responsible for focusing light toward the retina and adjusting focus when we are using our vision to see near and far. The clouding of this lens occurs when the protein of the lens begins to clump together to form small clouds throughout the lens. These clouds or cataracts cause vision to be blurred and impaired to varying degrees.
• Eye Exam
  If you think you may have astigmatism, it is important to utilize the skills and experience of a reputable eye care professional. A simple, non-invasive eye examination will provide the information that is needed to correct the problem with prescription glasses or contact lenses. While years ago it was believed that contact lenses were unable to correct astigmatism, there are now toric contact lenses available that work quite well.