Eye Care

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?

It was 1940, and the German Luftwaffe was making regular air raids on the United Kingdom. Although the British Royal Air Force was successful in shooting down many German planes, blackouts were still in effect across the country to minimize the visibility of targets on the ground. But don’t worry, the British government said. If you eat carrots, they’ll help you see in the dark, just like they did for RAF Flight Lieutenant John “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham. Cunningham was responsible for shooting down 20 German aircraft, and it was attributed to his love of carrots. The only problem with that? The British government made it up.