How Dry Eye can affect your overall vision
Curious to know the symptoms of dry eye? There are more than just the obvious. Watch Dr. Michael Servi, OD, discuss the many symptoms and how dry eye can actually affect your overall vision.
As a parent, you do all you can to make sure your child learns and develops properly. But there is one essential that many moms and dads frequently miss – the back-to-school eye exam. Vision is vital to children’s development. In fact, the American Optometric Association (AOA) states that up to 80% of learning is […]
Cataracts affect nearly 25 million people in the United States, but surprisingly, few people know the facts about the condition. Everyone is at risk for cataracts, but those over age 55 are especially susceptible to the vision-robbing disease. Read on to learn how a cataract develops, their symptoms and how cataract surgery is safe and […]
At Tower Clock Eye Center we only offer Premium LASIK. What is Premium LASIK, you ask? Premium LASIK is an all-laser, bladeless, wavefront-guided, highly customized procedure. When you are considering refractive surgery, commonly known as LASIK, there are many advantages to having your procedure performed at Tower Clock Eye Center. Your LASIK experience begins with […]
As warmer weather is right around the corner, many of us will think of “floaters” as devices we’ll use at the pool, lake or in the rivers that surround us in Wisconsin and the U.P. In the eye care world though, the term has another meaning. To eye doctors, floaters are small pieces of debris […]
Technology has always been at the forefront of maintaining vision or improving eye health. From the earliest bifocals to LASIK, technology aids in our ability to see the world around us. Now, advancements in technology have come to those in need of cataract surgery who also suffer from mild-to-moderate open-angle glaucoma. That technology is iStent®. […]
In clinic we often get asked, “How did Tower Clock Eye Center get its name?” In 1989 Dr. Karl Schwiesow purchased the building at 1087 West Mason Street. The building’s northwest corner, which faces Mason Street, featured a rectangular, elevated parapet that was about 6 feet tall. This parapet displayed the name of the building’s […]
Matthew Thompson, MD, an ophthalmologist at Tower Clock Eye Center, recently visited Haiti for the fifth time to help citizens there who suffer from vision-robbing eye conditions such as cataracts, tumors and corneal scars. The purpose of these visits is simple: to help the people of Haiti get high quality eye care and lead better […]
Low vision affects millions of people in the United States and is often associated with blurred vision, blind spots, tunnel vision, or other forms of impaired sight. Low vision as defined by The Vision Council is visual impairments that are not correctable through surgery, pharmaceuticals, glasses or contact lenses. Low vision affects people at any […]
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is among the leading causes of vision loss for people aged 55 and older, and the disease makes simple tasks such as driving and reading increasingly difficult. To help those who may be affected aware of the condition, February is AMD Awareness Month. In AMD, the macula, or small center portion […]
Many people believe that once summer is gone it’s time to put away our sunglasses. True, winter’s rays aren’t as direct as they are during the summer, yet many of us don’t know that the effects of the winter sun can be just as dangerous. Ultraviolet (UV) rays are dangerous to our eyes no matter […]
Curious to know the symptoms of dry eye? There are more than just the obvious. Watch Dr. Michael Servi, OD, discuss the many symptoms and how dry eye can actually affect your overall vision.
Tower Clock Eye Center welcomed medical students from the Medical College of Wisconsin today for an afternoon of instruction on how to perform a battery of basic eye exams. The goal is to provide these students hands-on experience in fundamental eye exam techniques. We’re proud to play a part in helping the next generation of... read more
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