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Surgery to remove the cataract-clouded lens of a person’s eye is nothing new — the first cataract surgery was documented in the fifth century BC. Yeah, but even though the person’s cloudy natural lens was removed, the patient had to wear thick hyperopic glasses afterwards to make up for their removed lens. This was the...  read more

When you were little and pushing your overcooked carrots around your plate at the dinner table your Mom probably said something like this. “You know, Jimmy has 20/20 vision and you need glasses. I bet he eats his carrots.” Yes, carrots do have some benefits for your eyes. They are full of beta-carotene, which the...  read more

Living in Chicago, we’re no strangers to wind. And we spend plenty of sunny days either out on Lake Michigan in a sailboat or on a frozen lake playing hockey. Either way, when you combine UV exposure and wind what you can end up with a condition known as pterygium. We treat pterygium at Millennium...  read more

Our eyes tear continually, not the type that run down your cheeks, but the kind your eyes need to keep lubricated. Sometimes your eyes aren’t producing enough tears, or the tears your eyes are making aren’t getting the job done. You have dry eye. At Millennium Park Eye Center, we have various options for treating...  read more

Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness across the globe. In the U.S. it is estimated that over 22 million people over the age of 40 have some degree of cataracts. Cataract surgery, the procedure to remove the clouded lens caused by the disease, is incredibly successful with a success rate of over 98 percent...  read more

Despite their importance in everything we do, most of us take our eyes for granted. Many people can’t remember the last eye exam they had. Chances are we’re more focused on the timing of oil changes in our cars than on the ongoing health of our eyes. Having your eyes checked regularly isn’t some mindless...  read more

Diabetes can impact your eyes. It increases your chances of developing both glaucoma and cataracts, but people still develop those eye diseases even if they don’t have diabetes.   The main eye disease to worry about with diabetes is diabetic retinopathy, which happens to be one of the leading causes of blindness in the U.S....  read more

When your cornea, the transparent dome-shaped surface of your eye that provides most of your eye’s focusing power, is damaged, we may need to perform a cornea transplant. A cornea transplant can restore vision, reduce pain, and improve the appearance of a damaged or diseased cornea. At Millennium Park Eye Center, we perform a variety...  read more