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Everyone gets cataracts eventually, so the majority of us will need to someday have cataract surgery in order to maintain good vision. Although the thought of eye surgery can be scary, advances in medical technology have turned cataract surgery into an AMAZING opportunity to solve refractive vision problems! Always been near-sighted and want to be… Read More

What’s all the fuss over BLUE LIGHT? Blue light wavelengths, which are especially present in the morning light, are beneficial during the daytime in many ways because they increase attention span, boost reaction times, improve mood, and suppresses the sleep producing hormone melatonin. Human eyes are sensitive to light frequencies within the “visible light spectrum”… Read More

Have you been to see any 3D movies lately? Summer blockbusters are in full swing and some of our soon-to-be favorite movies are being released in 3D. I recently found myself at a 3D film, but the glasses I was given were nothing like the red/blue paper glasses I wore at movies as a kid…. Read More

When you meet someone new, their eyes are often the first feature you are drawn to. There is such a wide array of eye colors. The colored part of our eye is called the “iris”, which comes from the latin word for rainbow. Do you ever wonder why newborns are born with a hazy gray-blue… Read More

Just when you thought you’d already heard about the latest in eye technology, Google surprises us again. The idea of the smart contact lens was introduced to the public earlier this year. Growing up, I’d always been into science fiction. You couldn’t keep me from the latest superhero movies. I’ve always been captivated by technology,… Read More

REPLACING PASSWORDS & IDENTIFYING PATIENTS Over the past few years there have been great strides in technology, especially when it comes to personal identification & security. As you know, one of the longest running methods of personal identification is the fingerprint system. Dental records have also been commonly used. As technology has improved over the… Read More

“My vision seems to be worse.” “When I am on the computer, things become fuzzy, like I’m looking through a haze. “My eyes are always tired and burning!” Does this sound like something you might say? It’s a complaint we hear often at Milwaukee Eye Care, and the cause is often a problem known as… Read More

I was watching a special on the History Channel recently that briefly touched on very first types of eyeglasses. The time and place of their invention is debatable, but 13th century Europe is the consensus. Marco Polo also reportedly encountered eyeglasses while traveling in China as early as 1275. A whopping 500 years later, Benjamin… Read More

BEAUTY OF OUTER SPACE Isn’t it interesting that when we look up at the night sky… All we see are clouds, a few small stars & the Moon, when just around the “Galactic Corner”, so much more exists… We humans are such small specks in a large, beautiful universe! With modern technology & the optics… Read More

Just like we are Right or Left Hand Dominant, almost all of us have a dominant eye. That means the brain prefers visual input from one eye over the other – similar to the way most of us prefer to perform difficult tasks with our favored hand. Being a “righty” or a “lefty” doesn’t mean… Read More