Come SEE the difference!
702 West Lake Lansing Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823
517.332.6523
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Dr. Joseph Wilhelm and the staff of Michigan Eye Care Specialists have been helping people in the Greater Lansing community See the Difference with complete, personalized eye care since 1980. Dr. Kevin Liu joined the practice in 1997...and with the same attitude and work ethic as Dr. Wilhelm, this medical team continues to help people in our community see the difference!
We are a full service eye care facility: we offer complete eye exams for the entire family, and treatment for Cataracts, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration and other eye diseases. You can find out more about these diseases and disorders by using the navigation buttons on the left.
Insurance questions? Our doctors participate with a number of insurance plans. Click here to view a list or contact Nancy Fenby at our office.
You can also email any questions you may have about eye care or a particular eye disease by clicking on the "Ask the Eye M.D." logo found throughout the website.
Our practice is conveniently located at the corner of Lake Lansing and Harrison Roads in East Lansing - it's the Bethlyn Medical Building (the one with the cool windows and the blue roof). You can see a map of our location by clicking here.
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Dry Eye
Q. If I have dry eyes, why do my eyes "water" all
the time?
The body senses the dryness of the eye and tears reflexively.
Q. What causes dry eye?
Aging, medications, and a variety of systemic diseases can
cause or exacerbate dry eye.
Q. What treatments are available once the diagnosis of dry
eye is made?
Many tear replacement products are currently on the market.
Minor "surgical" alternatives are available if the dry eye
is severe.
Cataract
Q. What is a cataract?
A cataract is a "clouding"
of the human lens.
Q.What
causes a cataract?
Most cataracts are a result
of the normal aging process. Some medication and systemic disease
can also cause or hasten cataract formation.
Q.How
does a cataract interfere with vision?
A cataract will cause glare
and blurry vision. Because the lens is no longer crystal
clear, light going to the retina can be scattered. When
the cataract is very dense, it obstructs the light and causes
decrease in vision.
Q. What
can be done if the cataract is the cause of "poor vision"?
Cataract surgery to remove
the lens along with clear lens implant. Most times, patients
will see distance well even without glasses. However, near
vision will require the aid of a bifocal lens. Your doctor
will fine tune your vision with glasses after the healing
phase is complete.
Diabetes.
Q. How
does diabetes affect the eye?
Diabetes causes the blood
vessels inside the eye to become weak and "leaky" The weak
blood vessels will sometimes cause bleeding or swelling
in the retina or tissues in the back of the eye. Early in
the disease, the small changes may not affect the vision
greatly. Undetected, the damage can progress and eventually
cause you to lose vision.
Q. If
you do not have any diabetic changes found during the exam,
when do I need to be seen again?
Doctors generally recommend
yearly exams for stable patients.
Q. What
can be done if there are changes found during exam?
Doctors may elect to use
laser to halt the damage. Studies have shown that the laser
can significantly reduce vision loss.
Glaucoma
Q. What
is glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a condition which
slowly causes loss of vision and damages to the optic nerve.
There are many causes and types of glaucoma, so it is important
that your doctor see you to make a proper diagnosis.
Q. Does
glaucoma run in the family?
A person is at increased
risk if there is a family history of glaucoma.
Q. Are
there any treatments for glaucoma?
There are many treatment
options available, depending upon the severity of the disease.
Medications, laser, and surgical options are some of the different
approaches in the treatment of glaucoma.
Q. If
undiagnosed or not treated, what will happen?
In the early stage, a person
will not notice any change in their vision. The central
vision can be very good until the late stages of the disease.
Early on, the peripheral vision is lost, therefore, a person
does not notice any changes, unless carefully tested.
Red Eye
Q. If
my eye is red, does it mean there is an infection?
Red eye can be due to many
causes. Infection, allergy, glaucoma, and tumor are just
a few causes of red eye. Proper diagnosis can only be made
after careful slit lamp or special magnifying instrument
examination. The treatment is according to the cause.
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