Eye Care

Millions of people who have had cataracts had their cloudy lenses replaced with intraocular lenses. A wide variety are now available, including those that treat astigmatism, those that help people see both near and far without corrective lenses, and those that reduce halos around lights at night. But did you know that the inspiration for this medical treatment has its origins in a World War II injury?

Cornea distortion can take away a person’s vision, but CEENTA has acquired a new system called Avedro, which stabilizes the progression of one cornea condition called keratoconus without the need for surgery.

Glaucoma is a silent disease that affects many people as they get older. While it affects people from all walks of life, it strikes African-American people at much higher rates than people of other ethnicities.

CEENTA Ophthalmologist Wei Huang, MD, discusses glaucoma on WSOC's Daily Two.

CEENTA is wrapping up the year with one more award, being voted the best eye care group in the Charlotte region in the Charlotte Observer’s Readers’ Choice Best of 2016 Charlotte awards.

The numbers used to measure vision are probably some of the most recognizable in the world. 20/20 has become shorthand for seeing things clearly, not just physically but metaphorically, too. But what do those numbers actually mean?