The Founder's Eye Story

overcoming

Jacquelyn Haynes, who is the founder of Clear Eye Restoration Corporation, established the agency from her own personal experience being deemed legally blind. Ms. Haynes had a vision disorder since childhood, she wasn’t aware that part of her problem was keratoconus until she was an adult. After years of being prescribed contact lenses of increasing strength, Ms. Haynes was diagnosis with keratoconus, severe myopia astigmatism.

challenges

She became committed to finding a solution for herself and others. Ms.Haynes researched different FDA approved procedures and finally learned about having her sight restored by an innovative procedure called Implantable Collamer Lens.

restoring and preserving the gift of sight

She battled the insurance companies and won the authorization for the procedure that restored her sight. Now, Ms. Haynes brings the gift of restored sight to others and help those with vision problems research and find sight solutions.

Never Give Up

Through Clear Eye Restoration Corporation, she continues to fight to ensure that everyone recognizes how delicate eyes are and the importance of maintaining eye exam along with eye care.

YOUR CHILDS VISION

When does my child need an eye exam?

Children can be born with eye conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, and the need for eyeglasses. Like most conditions, early diagnosis is vital for your child's proper development.

Your Child's Vision

Karen Larson, OD Orange Park Eye CEnter

As an eye professional, I am asked, When does my child need an eye exam? Vision and eye health problems can occur at any age. Children can be born with eye conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, and the need for eyeglasses. Like most conditions, early diagnosis is vital for your child's proper development.

HOW Do You KNow if Your Toddler have any of these conditions

When you think about an eye examination, you may think of determining the need for eyeglasses. Nearsighted, farsighted and astigmatism can be determined in toddlers with a special procedure, even if your child is feeling less than corporative.

First Examination by the Age of Three

Even if no warning signs or symptoms are present, The American Optometric Association recommends your child have his or her first eye examination by age three.

Displayed Symptoms

First Examination by the Age of Three

Toddlers may display symptoms of these conditions by holding things close, rubbing their eyes, complaining of eye pain, squinting, headache, fatigue, covering an eye, lack of attention, or avoidance of activities

Diabetic Retinopathy

DR. KENNETH RAPPAPORT FIRST COAST RETINA CENTER,PA

Diabetic Retinopathy is the most common vascular eye disease involving the retinal blood vessels. Damage results from elevated blood sugar over time resulting into 2 general types of problems

Diabetic Retinopathy

RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION

Increased blood sugar endangers oxygen delivery to the retina. This create a fluid substance that tells the eye to produce new vessels (neovascularization) to aid oxygen delivery. Unfortunately, these vessels are fragile and unhealthy and easily bleed, causing hemorrage into the vitreous (fluid-filled part of the eye lying in front of the retina) resulting in perception of "floating spot"

Retinal Edema

(Swelling of the Retina) Blood vessels develop "weak areas" called microaneurysms. This allows substance that move through the blood vessels to leak into the retina. The Substances include fluid, protein and lipid (cholesterol-like) material. Fluid in the macula (area of the retina responsible for central vision) results

Diabetic Retinopathy

Symptoms of Diabetic Retinopathy

* Blurry spots

* Blind spots

* New red or black spots that interfere with vision

* Wavy areas in the vision

Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy

You can decrease the risk of progression of this disease by carefully controlling you

Blood Sugar * Blood Pressure * Cholesterol Level * Regular Eye Exam

Retinal Edema

Laser treatment is applied in the office to directly treat microneurysms or to treat around the macula allowing removal of eye fluid over months.

Retinal Neovascularization

Laser treatment is applied in the office to treat the peripheral retina to allowing the neovascular vessels to shrink or regress.