Eye Care

Keep your eyes healthy with regular visits to UNM’s eye clinics. Our clinic specializes in medical and surgical eye care for patients of all ages with eye conditions and diseases. Visits typically take one to three hours—bring sunglasses in case we have to dilate your eyes! If you have a co-pay, please pay when you check in.

• Amblyopia (lazy eye): Vision in one eye is reduced because the brain and the eye are not working together.
• Astigmatism: The eye does not focus light evenly onto the retina, causing headache, eye strain, blurred vision or poor night vision.
• Cataract: The lens in the eye clouds, causing blurry vision. Cataracts are common in older patients.
• Cornea diseases: Conditions that affect the outermost layer of the eye can cause serious vision problems.

• Floaters: These little specks that float in your field of vision often don't require treatment. A sudden increase in floaters with light flashes or vision loss indicates an emergency.
• Glaucoma: A group of diseases that damage the eye, causing vision loss and blindness. Early detection is key—symptoms often go unnoticed until eye damage occurs.
• Hyperopia (Farsightedness): Distant objects appear clear and close objects appear blurry.
• Myopia (Nearsightedness): Close objects appear clear and distant objects are blurry.