Category: News

September is Sports Eye Safety and Injury Prevention month. With the start of the school year I thought this was a perfect topic to bring to everyones attention. As the school year begins, we are so consumed with getting folders, backpacks, and new shoes for sports that we often forget about protective eyewear. Below are… Read More

The eyes are different from the skin, right? Can they get a sunburn? The eyes are actually just as susceptible to the sun as our skin. Even on a cloudy day, the UV rays can bounce off the water of the lake or ocean, off the sand of the beach, off concrete as you take… Read More

Some great technology in eye care has been developed as a result of treating injured servicemen and servicewomen in the American Armed Forces druing the past 150 years. Many soldiers in WWI, WWII, the Korean conflict and Vietnam lost their vision because of eye trauma, severe head trauma (and resulting retinal detachments) and infections due in part to unsanitary… Read More

Phantom Eye Syndrome is NOT a multi-million dollar summer blockbuster movie. It is a real medical condition that many patients report after one eye has been surgically removed. Much like Phantom Limb Syndrome, in which a person might still feel like they have their arm or leg following an amputation, a person whose eye has… Read More

July is Eye Injury Prevention Month. The mid-summer heat is upon us, and with it comes parties, fishing & camping, fireworks & fun for all. It is easy to forget safety at times & it only takes a moment for a serious injury to occur. In this busy season of fun, it is important to… Read More

Do you take your vision for granted? I know I do, even though I work with visually impaired people every day. The truth is, millions of Americans are living with eye disease and spending billions of dollars to treat it. Roughly $139 billion dollars is being spend by Americans to fix, treat or comfortably live… Read More

Have you ever booked a flight for a late night departure to save money and wondered why it is called a “red-eye” flight? This term is commonly used for any flights that leave between 10 p.m. & 1 a.m. It expresses the fatigue that results from traveling in the middle of the night! In the… Read More

The FDA has approved an amazing technology that allows patients who are blind from certain types of retinal degeneration to see again. It’s called the Argus II Retinal Prosthetic Implant and it allows people who suffer from blindness due to certain conditions, such as Retinitis Pigmentosa, to see lights, shapes, and movement. Transformed signals from… Read More

Everyone is talking about sending a manned mission to Mars or even having people live there. It sounds exciting but there are many issues to be worked out and one of them is making sure your vision will be stable! File this information under, “Great Party Conversation” or “Trivial Pursuit”. Vision change occurs for about… Read More

Do your eyes water when you’re out in the wind or cold? Do they ache or hurt? Are they red? Is your vision blurry at times but improves with a blink? These are common symptoms of dry eyes. In some cases you may even have the sensation that something is in your eye. Before leaving… Read More