For over 30 years, Dr. Joe Hester and his team have proudly served patients in Magnolia and Camden, AR. By creating a welcoming and comfortable environment, Hester Eye Care offers the best eye care treatments available. Dr. Hester attended medical school at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences and completed his ophthalmology residency at Louisiana State University - Shreveport.
While an optometrist helps patients improve their vision by conducting eye exams and prescribing glasses and corrective lenses, only an ophthalmologist like Dr. Hester can perform eye surgeries and non-surgical procedures to help correct vision issues.
While an optometrist helps patients improve their vision by conducting eye exams and prescribing glasses and corrective lenses, only an ophthalmologist like Dr. Hester can perform eye surgeries and non-surgical procedures to help correct vision issues.
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Joe Hester, M.D. attended medical school at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences and completed his ophthalmology residency at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. He is a board-certified ophthalmologist who has been in private practice since the early 1980s. His office in Camden, Arkansas was opened in 1982 and he subsequently opened an office in Magnolia, Arkansas in 1986, both of which are still open today.
Cataract surgery only becomes necessary if your cataracts have progressed to the point where you are not happy with your vision and are seeking an improvement. However, once you reach this point, surgery is currently the only option for effective treatment. Thanks to numbing drops and medications to help you relax, this procedure involves minimal discomfort.
If you suffer from glaucoma, we can provide the care needed to treat your eye condition. Glaucoma is a progressive disease of the optic nerve that is a leading cause of blindness in this country. Because there are no symptoms early in the disease, glaucoma is often referred to as "the sneak thief of sight."
Your body can be affected by diabetes in many ways. It can affect your vision by causing cataracts, glaucoma, and damage to the blood vessels in your eyes. People with untreated diabetes are said to be 25 times more at risk for blindness. The longer you have diabetes, the greater the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy.
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Sheri May
Aug 18, 2017
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