Category: News

It was just a mere 200 to 300 years ago, in the 1700s to the early 1800s, when modern medical treatment of disease began to emerge from a time of barbaric practices. Real science was taking over, in place old world cures that never worked. During these formative years in Europe, some physicians began to… Read More

Stress from the Outside In Influences from outside of your body (like the environment) can “stress” the eyes in many ways without you realizing it. You can wear goggles or sunglasses but you can’t always control what outside environmental factors may be doing to your body. Outside factors that can affect or “stress” your eyes:… Read More

With the upcoming release of the new Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice movie, I’ve been watching the trailers and wondering one thing: What would it be like to have Superman’s vision? Based on my knowledge of comics, I remember that Superman has several special visual powers. First and foremost, there is his X-Ray Vision,… Read More

Bending light? How is this possible, since light doesn’t seem like something tangible that we can grab and hold? Sounds odd, but bending light is very possible with the use of prisms. So, what are prisms and how do they bend light? There are many different types of prism used for many various tasks, some… Read More

By now everyone has heard about the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus. What is the Zika Virus and does it impact the eyes? Zika viral disease is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red… Read More

It seems like a very unlikely scenario, but could my tattoo really be causing my eye trouble? According to some doctors and recent studies, the answer is yes, tattoos might be linked to an inflammatory condition in the eye called uveitis. You might be aware that certain glow-in-the-dark tattoo inks that have been shown to… Read More

The World Health Organization(WHO) monitors worldwide trends in health problems and develops policies and strategies for prevention and care to ensure good health and long life for as many humans as possible. When it comes to eye care, they have a list of “Priority Eye Diseases”. It amazes me that the top priority on the… Read More

The holidays inspire us to give in many ways. Dr. Peter Foote and Dr. David Weis recently traveled to the island of Nevis to do just that: give of their expertise to people in need of vision care, especially cataract surgery. Dr. David Weis saw patients both before and after cataract surgery and describes it… Read More

A third of the world is threatened by parasitic diseases. This year’s prestigious Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to two scientists who developed a medicine that has nearly eradicated river blindness, a parasite-borne disease. William C. Campbell, Ph.D and Satoshi Omura, Ph.D. are credited with saving the sight of millions of people because of their… Read More

Good news for middle-agers who need reading glasses! The FDA has approved a surgery to fix presbyopia, the inability to focus at close range after the age of 40. The new device is called the KAMRA Inlay, a first-of-its-kind device which is implanted into the cornea of one eye to assist with reading. The FDA… Read More