Choose vision care and eye surgery in Wisconsin
Understanding your eye health is important to help prevent vision problems. And, when your vision changes, we’re here to help. At Ascension Wisconsin, our eye specialists, ophthalmologists and optometrists deliver customized care for eye health in adults and children over 2 years of age. Our doctors and care teams evaluate your vision, diagnose eye disease, treat eye illness and injuries, and provide vision care – from glasses and contact lenses to corrective laser surgery. Our care team diagnoses and treats eye conditions, including:
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Cataracts
- Detached retina
- Diabetes-related vision complications
- Dry eye or excessive tearing
- Eyelid disorders
- Glaucoma
- An eye that turns inward
- Infections (pink eye and others)
- Injury causing a hemorrhage in the eye
- Lazy eye, misaligned eyes
- Trauma to the eye (pokes and foreign objects)
- Vision changes (nearsighted, farsighted and astigmatism)
Symptoms for eye problems and vision changes
Our doctors are also surgeons who specialize in diseases that affect eyesight and the eyelids. Sometimes your vision problems are related to other medical conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. As medical specialists, we work with your primary care doctor to help manage your health concerns. Talk to your doctor about any vision changes or symptoms including:
- A pupil that develops an irregular shape
- Blurred vision that lasts more than a few minutes
- Complete or partial loss of vision in one or both eyes
- Injury to the eye
- Halos around light
- Pain, sensitivity to light or floaters
- Redness or excessive tearing
- Severe itching and burning
- Thick, greenish or white discharge from the eye
Eye exams and consultations at Ascension Wisconsin
At Ascension Wisconsin, eye exams are personalized for your age, medical needs and health goals. Your care team provides advanced diagnostic tests to evaluate your total eye health, including:
- Cataract detection
- Diabetic eye exam
- Glaucoma testing with the optic nerve head analyzer
- Spot screener
- Visual field testing
Improve your vision with LASIK surgery
Your vision is affected by how well the cornea and lens project light onto the retina – the nerve at the back of the eye. If you have an irregular cornea, your vision can become blurry. Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) technology uses a precise laser to improve vision problems caused by nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), or astigmatism (an irregular shaped cornea that causes blurriness). LASIK surgery is a permanent corrective treatment that supports your long-term eye health. Ask your eye specialist if LASIK is right for you. Available at select locations.