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When you drive at night, do you see halos around lights? Have you been experiencing frequent vision changes in a short period of time? These are some of the signs and symptoms that you could have developed cataracts. Let’s learn more about cataracts and what life is like with cataracts. What are Cataracts? People develop… Read More

When you think about a procedure like LASIK, what comes to mind? Maybe the fact that it’s a permanent procedure? Or that it costs quite a bit of money upfront to get? What you may not consider is that LASIK can actually save you money. Yeah, imagine that! How is this possible? Keep reading to… Read More

Are you starting to see halos around lights when you drive at night? Do items that once looked whit now look yellow? These are signs that you may be developing cataracts. Keep reading for more information about what happens when you have cataracts! What are cataracts? People develop cataracts when the natural lens in the… Read More

The new year is almost upon us and yes, winter has definitely hit Chicago! If you’ve ever thought about LASIK, you may have thought the best time to get it is in the summer. While there’s no “bad” time to get LASIK, why not get it in the winter instead? Not convinced? Keep reading to… Read More

Are you counting down the days until you get LASIK? Have you started preparing for the procedure? Taking the time to prepare before your procedure will let you be relaxed. It is normal to be nervous and anxious before surgery, especially a procedure that’s on your eyes. LASIK has a high success rate, but there… Read More

Do you have dry eyes? Have you been having trouble determining why your eyes are dry? Unfortunately, there are often many reasons that cause you to develop dry eye. You need to consider everything from environmental factors to your contact lenses. They can all affect how moist your eyes are. We experience dry eye when… Read More

Celebrities are always in the news, whether what they did was actually “newsworthy”. Case in point: both Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift got LASIK in the last two months. Now it seems like everyone is getting LASIK. Does that mean you should get LASIK as well? Keep reading to find out if you should get… Read More

Celebrities and their eyes have been in the news a lot recently. Both Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner have gotten LASIK in the last month! But what you may have missed was something that happened back in April. This is when Warriors star Stephen Curry admitted he has a vision disease. The culprit? An eye… Read More

Dr. Douglas Kaplan (pictured above) recently attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in San Francisco. He also participated in both the Refractive Surgery and Cornea Sub-specialty Day sessions. He recently took part in the annual meeting of the Illinois Secretary of State’s Medical Advisory Board Meeting, where he proposed that Driver’s… Read More

Several of CCC’s Optometrists are currently attending the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Orlando, Florida. Drs. Marsha Malooley and Tiffany Andrzejewski gave a “standing room only” lecture entitled “Corneal Transplants: What An Optometrist Needs To Know”. Dr. Andrzejewski shared her knowledge and clinical expertise in fitting specialty contacts titled “The Nuts and Bolts of Fitting the Irregular Cornea”. We are very proud… Read More