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- Eye and Vision Services
Eye Glasses and Contact Prescriptions
Your vision prescription is available in your online Medical Record if your eye exam was at a Kaiser Permanente medical office.
- Local resources and services are available across LA County for those in need.
- By setting a budget for health care, you’ll be able to choose the right plan. Visit Kaiser Permanente to learn how to save money on medical costs.
- Find information about memory and aging, including common memory problems, how to prevent them, and how to get treatment.
- What is age-related macular degeneration (AMD)? Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that causes blurring of your central vision. The blurring happens because of damage to the macula, a small area at the back of the eye. The macula helps you see the fine detail in things that your eyes are focusing on...
- Swollen feet and ankles from pregnancy are common. Check out Kaiser Permanente's tips to help you sleep better and reduce swelling.
- This coffeehouse staple is easy to make at home.
- When should I consider having surgery? You may want to consider cataract surgery if your vision is blurry or causing other problems that interfere with things you want or need to do each day. Examples include reading and driving. Where should I go for surgery? The most important factor to consider is the skill and...
- Detox diets may do more harm than good. Our clinicians share tips for feeling healthier — no juice cleanse required.
- Guides through decision to have cataract surgery. Describes the surgery and how well it works. Includes when cataract surgery is normally recommended. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Contact lenses are small plastic or silicone discs shaped to correct refractive errors. After your doctor tests your vision, you will get a prescription for the lens you need. Your prescription may change over time. Contacts are placed directly on the eye, where they float on a film of tears in front of the cornea...
- Discusses mononucleosis (also called mono or the kissing disease) caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Covers symptoms including high fever, severe sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes (swollen glands), tonsils, and spleen. Offers home treatment and prevention tips.
- Tips to help prevent falls and injuries for older adults and people who have had a stroke or have multiple sclerosis or osteoporosis. Covers taking care of your health and making changes in your home. Covers preventing falls in the bathroom and outdoors.
- Briefly discusses causes of eye injuries, including sports, work activities, recreational activities, and foreign objects. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
- A computed tomography (CT) scan uses X-rays to make pictures of the head and face. During the test, you will lie on a table that is attached to the CT scanner, which is a large doughnut-shaped machine. Your head will be positioned inside the scanner. The CT scanner sends X-rays through the head. Each rotation of the...
- Covers causes and symptoms of tension headaches. Looks at managing headaches with over-the-counter and prescription medicines. Includes stress reduction and getting sleep and exercise. Includes getting treatment for depression or anxiety.
- Learn how to overcome barriers to wearing a mask.
- What is farsightedness? People who are farsighted see things at a distance more easily than they see things up close. Close objects may look blurry. Farsightedness (hyperopia) is usually a variation from normal, not a disease. How it affects you may change as you age. What causes it? Farsightedness occurs when light...
- The body's "biological clock," or 24-hour cycle (circadian rhythms), controls functions such as sleeping and waking. Your body clock can be affected by light or darkness. They can make the body think that it's time to sleep or wake up.
- Mononucleosis, or "mono," is a common illness caused by a virus. It's often seen in teens and young adults. It can cause a bad sore throat, swollen neck glands, and fever. Some people feel tired and weak for weeks or months after getting sick. Mono usually goes away on its own, but rest and good self-care can help you...
- PRK (photorefractive keratectomy), LASEK (laser epithelial keratomileusis), and epi-LASIK (epithelial laser in-situ keratomileusis) use a laser to reshape the cornea. By reshaping the cornea, these surgeries allow light to focus on the retina. This corrects a person's vision. With PRK, the top layer on the surface of...
- Briefly discusses causes that contribute to confusion, memory loss, and altered alertness, including injuries, infections, health conditions, and medicines. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
- Refractive error is a condition that causes blurred vision when light rays entering the eye meet in front of or behind the retina rather than directly on it. Normally, light rays are bent (refracted) by the cornea and lens and focus directly on the retina, the nerve layer at the back of the eye, which results in clear...
- Explains why and how kidney stones form. Covers types of stones such as calcium, cystine, uric acid, and struvite. Discusses symptoms. Covers treatment, including extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy. Offers prevention tips.
- Learn about calories in alcohol, and decide how alcohol fits into your weight management plan.
- What is shift work sleep disorder? What problems can it cause? Shift work sleep disorder is trouble sleeping because you work nights or rotating shifts. You also may have this problem if you have trouble staying awake or alert when you are supposed to work your shift. You may not be able to sleep during the day, and you...
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