"Sixty percent of eye disease in Latinos is undiagnosed, and eighty-two percent of those who have glaucoma and ninety-two percent of those with diabetic retinopathy," he said. "It is difficult to treat that which patients aren't aware of, and they're unlikely to seek care if they don't know they're sick."

He urged the Latino community to consider his practice when deciding on eye care. In addition to the latest technology in ophthalmology, Eye Physicians of Long Beach has bilingual doctors, including Martinez, who speaks Spanish along with many of the practice's staff members, and James Donovan, who speaks French.

Eye Physicians of Long Beach also has the best technology available to help its patients, including every diagnostic instrument available today such as intravenous fluorescent angiography and a surgery center specializing in cataract surgery. The practice also features one of the latest developments in fighting farsightedness, Crystalens intraocular lens implants.

SOURCE Eye Physicians of Long Beach