- Primary CareIf you have seen your primary care doctor or specialist and there has been no cause found for your symptoms, it could be BVD.
- GlaucomaIf you’ve been diagnosed with glaucoma, you’re probably already familiar with the typical options in glaucoma treatment – eye drops, laser treatment or traditional surgery. While these are certainly effective, especially when glaucoma is diagnosed early, researchers have been working hard to offer new glaucoma treatments.
- Macular DegenerationMacular degeneration, commonly referred to as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is the single largest cause of sight loss in the developed world and affects more than 10 million Americans.
- Laser Eye SurgeryIf you are one of the thousands of people considering LASIK laser eye surgery, then you will probably be gathering as much information as possible about the treatment. By this point, you are probably aware of the benefits that LASIK offers, such as a reduced or eliminated need for glasses or contact lenses and greater convenience in your day to day life
- CataractsIf you’ve been diagnosed with cataracts, you may wonder if cataract surgery is right around the corner. Not to worry. There are many preventive steps you can take to slow the progression of cataracts and preserve your vision. That doesn’t mean you won’t eventually need surgery, but you can at least delay the need for quite a while.
- Cataract Surgery
- Eye ExamWhile at least 20% of the population suffers from Binocular Vision Dysfunction, almost no one knows about this condition. To make matters more difficult, people suffering from BVD have a small amount of vision misalignment not found in a routine eye exam.
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)BVD can severely impact people of all ages. Children with BVD often struggle with reading in school, hand-eye coordination, playing sports, and car sickness. This condition often leads to misdiagnoses of ADHD, dyslexia, and migraines in children. Adults with BVD regularly experience headaches, daily anxiety and dizziness, and can be severely limited from doing normal tasks or succeeding in the workplace.
- Anxiety
- Diabetes Care
- Diabetic RetinopathyShe has also performed research in the areas of multifocal contact lens research and adaptive optics retinal imaging, as well as developing a way to measure blood flow non invasively to help further glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy research using an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope at the University of Houston and University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Bate has been in practice since 2003, and she is a proud Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and a member of FAAO, Texas Optometric Association, and American Optometric Association. Her numerous awards include the American Optometric Foundation/Cooper Vision Innovative Research Award and the American Academy of Optometry Julius F. Neumueller Award in Optics. Dr. Bate grew up near Rhome, Tx, in a small Texas Town. She was active in music and played the French horn in Northwest High School bands and at Tulane university bands, and participated in Drum Corps and traveled one year with Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps.
- Burns
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain