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What is Myasthenia Gravis & how does it affect the eyes? Myasthenia Gravis (pronounced My-as-theen-ee-a Grav-us) is an autoimmune disease that causes fluctuating muscle weakness & fatigue. The fluctuating weakness affects only the voluntary muscles of the body (the muscles you control). MG can be localized, affecting only the eyes, or it can be generalized,… Read More

Some would define “beauty” as being the best possible version of yourself, inside and out. What price are you willing to pay for physical “beauty”? Cosmetic tattooing is on the rise. Statistics show that 40% of adults in the US between the ages of 26-40 have at least one tattoo. That’s nearly 45 million Americans… Read More

Thanks to the cone cells in the retina, our eyes are sensitive to various wavelengths of light, which gives us color vision. There are three types of cones, with maximum sensitivity to blue, green or red light. Depending on how much of each cone type is stimulated, our brains can interpret the hundreds of thousands… Read More

With so many different health problems now linked to smoking, it’s no wonder smoking has fallen out of vogue. Back 50 or 60 years ago, smoking was considered fashionable by many. Through medical research over the years, we have learned that smoking can cause cancer, emphysema, premature birth and low birthweight, wrinkled skin, etc. But… Read More

Going to the eye doctor means more than just an update in eyeglass prescription. Many systemic diseases can affect the eyes, such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and multiple sclerosis, to name a few. If these conditions are not under good control, your eye doctor can often see evidence of them during a dilated eye… Read More

I woke up this morning, having slept only 3-4 hours due to some out-of-town guests, and my eyes were just killing me – scratchy, irritated & bloodshot. I doused them with some artificial tears & within a few minutes, WOW – what a difference! This got me thinking about just how much sleep (or lack… Read More

Eye Fact Trivia Wows! Keep your friends entertained with trivia about eyes that will make you look like a genius! Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, experienced episodes of Micropsia (objects appearing smaller than they are) during Migraine Headaches. It is speculated that these episodes may have inspired him to write about Alice seeing… Read More

 “REALLY, WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT?” COMMON MYTH’S ABOUT YOUR EYES!   Do you remember what your Momma always told you about eating carrots? How about sitting too close to the TV? Will squinting make your eyes worse? There are many misconceptions out there about eyes and vision. Behind some of these myths is a… Read More

Katie, one of our ophthalmic technicians, underwent LASIK surgery recently! Here is the first-hand account of her experience: “I had been considering LASIK for years, but kept putting it off. Now that it’s over, I wish I had done it sooner. The biggest deciding factor for me was that my soft contacts had become more… Read More

Do you wear sunglasses in the winter? Just the other day I was running out of the house with my children, recruiting their help in frantically trying to locate my misplaced sunglasses. My son stopped, looked at me funny and said, “Mom, it’s winter, and people only wear sunglasses in the summer”. That turned into… Read More