{"id":986,"date":"2024-02-15T07:22:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T13:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2025-01-21T02:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:20:57","slug":"patient-spotlight-cynthia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/patient-spotlight-cynthia\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Spotlight: Cynthia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my name is Cynthia. I was diagnosed with Grave\u2019s disease, an autoimmune disease that, among other things, can cause your eyes to bulge and widen.<\/p>\n<p>I met Dr. Scott 20 years ago, but he immediately told me to see an endocrinologist to get to the root of the issue. In 2020, I saw an eye doctor because my left eye was getting smaller. That\u2019s not only an aesthetic issue, but a health issue. It impacted my vision, made me tired, and dried my eye. Suffice it to say, I needed help as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>My eye doctor recommended Dr. Scott, and I\u2019m glad she did. I couldn\u2019t have asked for a better surgeon. He did everything he could to make me feel comfortable and at ease, explaining every part of the process in detail. He even assured me that I could call him anytime if I had<br \/>\nany questions. Every surgery is scary, but having a doctor who keeps you informed helps a lot.<\/p>\n<p>He performed ptosis surgery on my left eye and fixed it perfectly. It felt and looked great. The surgery went so well that I didn\u2019t need the pain medicine he prescribed me. <\/p>\n<p>Three years later, my right eye started getting smaller too! Dr. Scott also fixed that one, and now my eyes are exactly how I want them. My face has symmetry and I never feel the tiredness I used to feel. I now have a job that requires me to stare at the computer all day and my eyes are getting through the day just fine. I don\u2019t have that fatigue I used to have and my eyes don\u2019t have that strain.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend Dr. Scott and Eye Plastic Associates. I always felt secure in my decision and educated about my diagnosis. If I have any more issues, you can bet I\u2019ll be going back to see Dr. Scott.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my name is Cynthia. I was diagnosed with Grave\u2019s disease, an autoimmune disease that, among other things, can cause your eyes to bulge and widen. I met Dr. Scott 20 years ago, but he immediately told me to see &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/patient-spotlight-cynthia\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":989,"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions\/989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyeplasticmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}