Vision & Eye Care
Retinal Artery Occlusions Strokes In the Eye
The retina is the inner lining of our eyeballs. It has vision machinery such as photoreceptors and is the vision “engine”. This engine needs “gas”,… Continue Reading
Refractive Surgery Should You Do It?
Are you thinking about having refractive surgery, most commonly referred to as LASIK? There are three primary considerations to be aware of in order to… Continue Reading
Retinal Detachment Painless Loss of Vision
What Is the Retina? The retina is the inner lining neural tissue along the back of the eye that allows you to see. Think of… Continue Reading
Seeing Flashes and Floaters
What Do Flashes Look Like? Flashes look like camera flash bulbs going off, lightning streaks, or the “stars” you see after hitting your head. What… Continue Reading
What Is a Glaucoma Specialist?
A glaucoma specialist is a physician who focuses their medical and surgical practice on the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. Health care and the professionals… Continue Reading
What Is a Retina Specialist?
When your eye doctor refers you to a retina specialist, there can be confusion as to why and what the differences are between the eye… Continue Reading
Contact Lenses Specialty Lenses
There are a wide variety of contact lens cases that are both challenging and rewarding. Beyond the commonly used soft lens products, which the large… Continue Reading
Lyme Disease and the Eye
Lyme disease is an infectious disease that was first described in Old Lyme, Connecticut in 1975. It is caused by a spiral-shaped bacteria (spirochete) called… Continue Reading
Uveitis Not Your Common Pink Eye
Many people have experienced a red eye at one point in their life. When you experience a viral illness such as a common cold, your… Continue Reading
How Much Is Your Sight Worth?
Recently the FDA approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec), a drug from Spark Therapeutics, which treats some eye diseases caused by a defective gene. The abnormal RPE65… Continue Reading
