Summit Eye Center

People who remove their eye #makeup every night experience fewer #DryEye symptoms than those who do not.

Dr. Skelsey and the Summit Eye Center team are happy to provide corneal collagen cross-linking for patients with #keratoconus. This is a great procedure that can slow or halt the progression of keratoconus. Learn more here. http://ow.ly/cGjN50BJSeL

Most headaches are not related to our eyes or vision. However, if you have any of the following symptoms associated with your headache you should contact your eye doctor. Redness on the white part of the eye Blurry vision or loss of a portion of your vision Nausea... Learn more in our current blog. http://ow.ly/J3QE50BEhS6

If you wear makeup and have dry eye symptoms there could be a correlation. The following ingredients should be avoided in makeup and makeup removers... Pareben -- hampers the oil glands that line the lids... Methylpareben -- damages the ocular surface including epithelial cells and mucus producing cells on surface of the eye Phenoxyethanol -- skin and eye irritant BAK -- damages the ocular surface including epithelial cells and mucus producing cells on surface of the eye Sodium laureth sulfates -- strips oil from tearfilm and skin surface

Thank you Alex Gordon for the 14 years you have played with the Kansas City Royals ! Who doesn't remember this trot around the bases in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 1 of the 2015 #WorldSeries after he tied the game at 4-4. #4everRoyal

Friday Fact: The cornea is the most densely innervated structure in the human body with up to 450 nerve fibers occupying an area the size of your fingernail. This explains how a small scratch or irritant can cause such significant pain.

Cataract surgery can correct your vision so that you can perform many activities without depending on glasses. A conversation with your eye doctor and a thorough examination will help develop a plan to meet your visual goals.

Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) is a minimally invasive procedure that can halt the progression of keratoconus (KC). It is best to provide CXL at the earliest sign of progression of KC. Summit Eye Center has been providing this treatment to patients in the metro for over 5 years. Learn more here. https://www.summiteyekc.com/b/cross-linking-for-keratoconus

It's Game Day The Kansas City Chiefs! #ChiefsKingdom

It is a big day for Summit Eye Center as Dr. Skelsey performed his first cases at the newly opened Beacon Surgery Center in Lee's Summit. It was great seeing members of the 2 teams work together to improve people's vision!

We hope you all enjoy a great Labor Day!

Keratoconus is a progressive condition of the cornea. It begins in childhood and progresses into adulthood. It is a result of a thinning and bulging of the cornea. Learn more here https://www.summiteyekc.com/blog/keratoconus