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Children use their eyes constantly to see their world and learn about it. At CEENTA, we want to make sure all children get the care they need to see clearly and have success in school and in life. We know that children can be nervous about going to the doctor’s office, and we often are asked questions by parents about how eye exams can be performed in children. To help prepare your child for their exam, we want to let you know exactly what to expect when you and your child visit one of our pediatric eye specialists.

Refractive surgeries like LASIK are a popular alternative for people who need their vision corrected but don’t want to wear glasses or contact lenses. CEENTA Ophthalmologists  sat down to answer some questions about the procedure.

The Panthers. The Hornets. The Checkers. The Knights.  The Charlotte area is one of the best places to be if you love live sports. But while going to a sporting event is a fun way to spend a day, people should remember they can be very loud and cause hearing damage.

Patients in the Belmont and University areas will be able to get more progressive eye care with the installation of two new lasers in CEENTA’s offices there.

Kwame Amanfoh, a CEENTA ophthalmic technician who has helped hundreds of people in villages throughout Ghana get free eye screenings and glasses, has gone one step further and helped a woman there get treatment for a serious eye injury she received as a child.

While a day in the sun can be fun, too much can be dangerous. However, a good sunscreen can block 97 percent or more of the sun’s radiation.