General Practitioners

• Arthritis

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma
  This eye condition affects your optic nerve and can lead to blindness. It is a progressive condition most common in older adults. Any damage that occurs to your eyes is permanent and while there is no cure for glaucoma, it can be slowed or even prevented if your eye doctor catches it early.
• Ophthalmology
  Most people know to wear safety glasses in a work environment, but how many of us forget to wear them at home? Most of us do home projects, ranging from metalworking to yard work to cleaning the house. For most of these activities, we don’t necessarily think about protecting our eyes. However, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, half of all eye injuries happen at home.
• Macular Degeneration
  Much like many things in life, most of us don’t think much about our vision until something happens to it and we can’t see the way we want to. While most people won’t go fully blind in their lives, it is something that many people struggle with. According to the American Foundation for the Blind, 32.3 million adults in the United States reported vision loss in 2018. There are several conditions that can affect your eyes, ranging from macular degeneration to cataracts to lazy eyes. While some eye conditions cannot be prevented, some can be treated with proper care and management.
• Laser Eye Surgery
• Cataracts
  Cataracts occur when the natural lens in your eyes becomes cloudy due to age, though they can also be caused by an eye injury or through overexposure to UV rays. As we age, the proteins in our eyes begin to deteriorate and cataracts form. When this happens, your vision may become blurry, dim, or distorted. Colors may seem faded or you may be more sensitive to light. They usually progress slowly over time, enough that you may not notice the subtle changes happening in your vision. This is something Dr. Humpherys can track through regular eye exams.
• Cataract Surgery
  Once your cataracts begin impacting your daily life, they can be removed through surgery. Your ophthalmologist will remove the cloudy lens in your eye and replace it with a new, artificial one. Oftentimes, cataract surgery not only clears the cataract, but improves your overall vision as well. A few different lens options exist for patients seeking out cataract surgery. These options can be reviewed with either your regular eye doctor or the eye surgeon. If you feel your vision is being impacted by cataracts, call our office and make an appointment today!
• Eye Exam
  August and September we are focusing all on back to school. What does an eye exam have to do with back to school you ask? EVERYTHING!!! Did you know that most schools do not do vision screenings until October? By then your child has already almost finished out the first term. And if your child is one of the many children who struggle seeing the board at school they are already behind because of their vision.

Neurologists

• Multiple Sclerosis
  Uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause damage to the blood vessels in your retina. Inflammation of the optic nerve can be an early symptom of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Brain tumors or strokes can have symptoms in your vision as well. Many autoimmune diseases, such as arthritis or lupus, can cause symptoms such as dry eye or swelling of the eye tissues. These are just some of the conditions that your eye doctor can identify just by examining your eyes! This allows them to refer you to a specialist and can potentially prevent more severe problems in the future!

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Diabetic Retinopathy
  As your blood sugar evens out, this will stabilize. However, over time, diabetes can severely impact your vision and even cause blindness. If your diabetes is not controlled well, or if you’ve had diabetes for a long time, it can cause diabetic retinopathy. According to the Mayo Clinic, when this happens, the blood vessels in your eyes first start to weaken and thin, then to leak. These blood vessels start to close off and new ones begin to form. However, these new ones are abnormal and don’t fulfill they’re proper function. They can start to leak into the vitreous (the jelly-like substance that fills your eye. Eventually, the new blood vessels can cause scar tissue that will either cause a retinal detachment or put pressure on your optic nerve and cause glaucoma. This condition can cause lots of problems, but the good news is that it is preventable! Controlling your blood sugar well can maintain the state of your eyes for years, sometimes decades.