Eye Care

Overview

Mayo Clinic offers complete eye care services for the accurate diagnosis and correction of refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism). Mayo Clinic's practices in Minnesota and Florida feature full-service, on-site optical shops for obtaining prescription glasses and contacts lenses. All Mayo locations provide the full range of laser eye surgery options available for surgical vision correction.

Diagnosis

Mayo ophthalmologists and optometrists use the latest testing equipment to examine the eye and diagnose eye problems. Tests assess visual function, eye muscle balance, and the presence or absence of glaucoma, corneal disease and retinal disease.

Treatment

Refractive errors can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses and laser eye surgery. Mayo Clinic offers the newest eyewear and lens materials for glasses, and custom fittings and consultations to find the right type of contact lenses. Mayo also offers the latest laser eye surgery procedures available.

• Treatment in Arizona
• Treatment in Florida
• Treatment in Minnesota

Farsightedness (hyperopia)

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About Refractive Errors

If the curvature of the cornea or lens varies, or the eye is longer or shorter than normal, light is not focused sharply on the retina (a refractive error). The result is blurry vision.

Variations in cornea shape commonly create nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. Presbyopia, normal eye changes related to middle age, also is common. These conditions cause the brain to receive a blurred image of what the eye sees. They can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses and laser eye surgery.

Learn more at The Eye Center at MayoClinic.com.