EYE CENTER
Thank you for your interest in learning more about the Eye Center of Texas! We are one of the largest, most well-established surgical eye practices in the Lone Star state. We have been in practice for over 20 years, having served more than 200,000 patients. Our eye center:
- Provides comprehensive medical and surgical care of your eyes
- Partners with your regular eye doctor to co-manage the care of your eyes
- Has convenient locations all over town
Medical and Surgical Eye Care
At The Eye Center of Texas we provide:
On staff at the eye center, we have 4 Board Certified Ophthalmologists and 5 Therapeutic Optometrists as well as a complete support team to meet your medical or surgical eye care needs. To meet our staff, just click Meet Our Doctors.
Extension of your Eye Doctor’s Team
In our eye center, we see ourselves as a natural extension of your personal eye doctor’s office. We work closely with optometrists all over the Houston area to provide specialized medical or surgical services to their patients and families. We, in turn, refer patients needing glasses or contacts back to optometrists in the community. This provides efficient, cost-effective services and the best outcomes for patients of the eye center. This model is known as a co-management model. The eye center co-manages your complete eye care with your regular eye doctor.
If you need to find a qualified, highly-trained optometrist in your area, we are happy to help! Just click here.
Convenient locations
If you do find yourself needing medical or surgical eye care, we have made it convenient for you by having eye center locations in Bellaire, Pasadena, Sugarland, Katy, Clear Lake, and Southeast Memorial. To get directions to any eye center, click Contact Us.
When establishing our eye centers around town, we have taken into account that many patients may be traveling by car while their vision is not at its best. This can be intimidating for people who are accustomed to having great vision! We make navigating around and parking at our facilities as easy as possible, and parking at all of our eye center locations is always free.
Call us today to set your eye center appointment! Or, if you already have an appointment, click here to download the forms you can complete in advance to save your valuable time.
Featured Article:
Learn About AMD at the Eye Center of Texas
[Posted on November 20]
Macular degeneration(AMD) is a chronic eye disease associated with aging that gradually destroys central vision. It is one of the leading causes of legal blindness and vision impairment in older Americans. AMD affects central vision, but not peripheral vision – therefore, it doesn’t cause total blindness. The progression of AMD can be slow or rapid, but the deterioration of central vision generally occurs over a period of a few years. Learn more about this chronic eye disease at the Eye Center of Texas.
There are two types of AMD, dry and wet. The dry form occurs in approximately 90 percent of those with AMD. The wet form only occurs in 10 percent of those with AMD, but it accounts for 90 percent of all severe vision loss from the disease. “Wet” is a chronic condition with no cure, but it can be treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT), conventional laser, and anti – VEGF medication treatments, or combination therapies.
Like other chronic diseases, wet AMD requires that people with the condition take an active role in monitoring their symptoms. The Amsler grid is a safe and simple, self-administered screening test used to evaluate possible problem areas in the macular.
- Test each eye separately. Cover the eye that you are not using
- Keep the grid about 14 inches away
- Look directly at the dot in the center of the grid
- If you normally wear glasses, do so while looking at the grid
Repeat this test on your other eye. If you notice blurry or wavy lines, and dark or blank spots you may have a vision problem in the eye and you should call the Eye Center of Texas and schedule an appointment with Dr. Suarez (Retina Specialist) for an eye exam.
Early detection and treatment are the best defense of losing your vision. If you are at risk for macular degeneration call the Eye Center of Texas for an eye exam with Dr. Suarez.
Dr. Suarez is a board certified Retina Specialist at the Eye Center of Texas. She specializes in macular degeneration, diabetic retina care, and retinal detachments. She is fluent in 5 languages.
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