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Blog Update: How to NOT Ruin Your Glasses

How to NOT Ruin Your Glasses Now that you have picked up your new pair of prescription eyeglasses, your focus becomes taking care of them. This is a task many disregard, but it is absolutely imperative that you make sure you are following a couple simple steps to keep the quality of your vision with your new spectacles.We are a...

Blog Update: Diabetic Retinopathy and the Eye

Diabetic Retinopathy and the Eye Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that can affect the retina of people who have diabetes.The retina is the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye, and it detects light that is then processed as an image by the brain. Chronically high blood sugar or large fluctuations in blood s...

Blog Update: Twitching Eyelids

Twitching Eyelids Have you ever felt a twitching sensation in your eye? Did it feel like everyone was looking at you because of it? Were you worried that it was the beginning of a big problem?Relax--it’s not likely to be a big deal. Most of the time it is not even visible to other people.It's reassuring to know...

Blog Update: You Want to Stick a Needle in My Eye? Part 2

You Want to Stick a Needle in My Eye? Part 2 There are certain eye conditions where an injection into your eye might be recommended.Injections into the eye, specifically into the vitreous or gel-filled cavity of the eye, are called intravitreal injections.In Part 1 of this series, we talked mostly about anti-vascular endothelial growth factor....

Blog Update: Your Eyes and Shingles

Your Eyes and Shingles Shingles is the term we use to describe a condition that is caused by a re-activation of the Herpes Varicella-Zoster virus. The origin of this infection usually goes way back to childhood with a disease we know as chickenpox.When you have a chickenpox infection, your immune system manages to eventua...

Blog Update: My New Glasses Are Making My Eyes Worse

My New Glasses Are Making My Eyes Worse Will reading glasses make your eyes worse? The short answer is "No."Although we don’t know the exact mechanism by which humans lose the ability to focus up close as we age , the fact remains that it happens to almost all of us.The leading theory of how this occurs is that the lenses in our eye...

Blog Update: Keep Your Costumed Eyes from Crying BooHoo at Halloween

Keep Your Costumed Eyes from Crying BooHoo at Halloween Fall brings a lot of fun, with Halloween playing a big part in that.But did you know that some Halloween practices could harm your vision? Take Halloween contacts, for instance. Costume contacts vary widely, with everything from monster eyes to goblin eyes to cat eyes to sci-fi or glamour looks. The...

Blog Update: Refraction and Your Health or Vision Insurance

Refraction and Your Health or Vision Insurance A refraction is a test done by your eye doctor to determine if glasses will make you see better and what your prescription is.The charges for a refraction are covered by some insurances but not by all.For example, Medicare does not cover refractions because they consider it part of a “routine&...

Blog Update: Coffee Addiction and Your Eyes

Coffee Addiction and Your Eyes The 2024 National Coffee Drinking Trends report showed that 67% of Americans said they had drunk coffee the previous day, which is interpreted as daily consumption. This is well up from 57 percent in 2016--more and more people are enjoying a cup of joe. Even though the U.S. population is drinki...

Blog Update: My Eyes Feel Like the Sahara

My Eyes Feel Like the Sahara! Itching, burning, watering, red, irritated, tired eyes... what is a person to do? The symptoms aforementioned are classic sign of Dry Eye Syndrome , which affects millions of adults and children. With increased screen time in all age groups, the symptoms are rising. What causes this? One reason is t...

Blog Update: 11 Terrible Contact Lens Habits

11 Terrible Contact Lens Habits Here are 11 bad contact lens habits we eye doctors often see-- #1 Sleeping in your contacts. This is the No. 1 risk factor for corneal ulcers, which can lead to severe vision loss and the need for a corneal transplant. Your cornea needs oxygen from the atmosphere because it has no blood vessels....

Blog Update: ADHD and Your Vision

ADHD and Your Vision Did you know that having one's eyes tested can reveal symptoms of ADHD ? ADHD is a set of symptoms that includes trouble with focus, overactivity, and behavioral control. It is estimated that one in five people has some sort of ADHD.ADHD is a condition that has multiple symptoms and it can affect an...