Monday, December 13, 2010

A 54 year old patient came in this morning with a history of a cataract in his left eye for his entire life. His best corrected vision in that eye with glasses was about 20/100. The other eye was corrected to 20/20. I noticed during the examination that his eyes were not aligned vertically. He stated that he had trouble with depth perception. I put in a prism to help compensate
for this misalignment. He noted everything was brighter, closer and clearer. He stated that no doctor had measured him for this before. I do not know at this time whether the lack of vision in the left eye was due to the cataract, the misalignment of the two eyes or a combination of the two problems. I'll be anxious to see him after he receives and wears his glasses.

1 comment:

  1. I am the 54 year old patient that Dr. Rothbard saw. I have worn glasses since I was 12 years old. After being seen by several different eye doctors over the years, I was very pleased with the time Dr. Rothbard took to listen to my concerns and look deeper into a solution to my vision problems.

    It took a couple of days to get use to the new glasses. I see better at distance objects, near items, and while working on the computer.

    My only regret was waiting as long as I did before making an appointment with his office. I got right in and the staff was very professional and courteous. It is great to see better and understand why had difficulty in the past with my prescription glasses.

    I work around hazardous conditions. My eyesight is very important to me. Dr. Rothbard and his staff are outstanding. I will be back on a regular basis to get the most out of my limited vision.

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