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What are the Benefits of Anti-Glare or Anti-Reflective Coatings on Glasses?
Today, whenever you purchase a new pair of eyeglasses, you will almost always be offered to add an anti-glare or anti-reflective coating on to the lenses. This coating provides many vision and cosmetic benefits. What is an Anti-Reflective Coating? An...
What is Retinitis Pigmentosa and How is it Treated?
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic eye condition which often runs in families. This condition is a chronic, lifelong disease that can severely impact vision. Genetic Inheritance of Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa has a specific genetic inheritance...
What Age Can a Child Wear Contact Lenses?
Many children are interested in contact lenses as an alternative to wearing glasses full time. However, the success of any child wearing contact lenses depends on many factors – including age. Types of Contact Lenses for Kids Many contact lenses have been...
What Chemicals Burn the Eye?
Many chemicals, including several commonly found around the house, can cause severe injury if they get into the eyes. Acids vs Bases Both acids, or chemicals with a pH lower than 7, and bases, chemicals with a pH higher than 7, can injure the eyes. Most...
What is a Posterior Vitreous Detachment or PVD?
A posterior vitreous detachment, or PVD, is an eye condition that is quite common with age. This condition is a natural part of the aging process but can cause other, more problematic conditions. What is the Vitreous? Inside the eye, there is a jelly-like...
Why Should I Buy Glasses From My Optometrist?
Why Should I Buy Glasses from my Optometrist? Today a patient has more options than ever to purchase a new pair of glasses. Many patients wonder if they should buy glasses from their optometrist if they sell glasses in an optical. This is certainly a fair question!...
What Causes Bumps on Your Eyelid?
Any bump on or around the eyelid is abnormal but most are not cancerous. These bumps are often cysts, inflammatory responses, or buildup of substances in the eyelids. Where Eyelid Bumps Can Occur Bumps on the eyelid can occur anywhere on the lid, lash line, or...
How to Protect Your Eyes from UV Light
As summer approaches, more time will be spent outdoors enjoying the longer days, warmer weather, and, especially, lots of sunshine! While time outdoors is a great way to get active and can be a benefit to health, protecting your eyes from the UV light of the sun...
What is an Ocular Migraine?
You are sitting at home one quiet Sunday afternoon reading the paper, and suddenly the words you are trying to read blur. Nothing you do helps the situation, reading glasses, rubbing your eyes, artificial tears—the words are just blurred out, almost as if they never...
New Eyedrops Can Treat Droopy Eyelids (Ptosis)
Another new eyedrop sweeping the nation is the “eye lift drop” better known as Upneeq. Upneeq is a prescription strength eye drop used to lift the eyelids higher, giving a person the appearance of being more awake or “brighter eyed”. More specifically, Upneeq is...