Can Herpes Affect the Eyes?

Can Herpes Affect the Eyes?

Type 1 herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common condition that can cause cold sores around the mouth and lips, and can also lead to infection of the eye.  Usually, when HSV1 infects the ocular region, it affects the front surface of the eye (the cornea) and has the...
Flashes and Floaters and Vitreous Detachments

Flashes and Floaters and Vitreous Detachments

Floaters or flashes of light in your vision can be an alarming, nerve-wracking, or downright annoying.  These disturbances may appear to be in front of your eye and in your field of vision, but in actuality are phenomenon occurring inside your eye.  For the...
Understanding Ocular Migraines

Understanding Ocular Migraines

Have you ever experienced short-lived but alarming visual disturbances?  Perhaps you’ve noticed strange blind spots in your vision, shimmer lights or bursts of colors.  These visual experiences can be confusing and at times even scary, but are typically...
Color Blindness: It’s Not All Black and White

Color Blindness: It’s Not All Black and White

What’s commonly known as “color blindness” is a hereditary condition that affects the way colors are perceived.  Contrary to what the name suggests, people affected by color blindness can still see color. However, the colors they know to be red, blue, yellow, or...
Corneal Abrasion: How to Deal with a Scratched Eye

Corneal Abrasion: How to Deal with a Scratched Eye

Eye injuries such as a corneal abrasion are scary, but are much more common than you may think.  Injuries to the front of the eye can happen several different ways; scratches to the front surface, foreign objects, such as metal, embedded in the ocular tissue, or...
Beyond Glasses: What is Myopia Control?

Beyond Glasses: What is Myopia Control?

The worldwide prevalence of myopia, also known as nearsightedness, has been increasing at an alarming rate.  Not only are more people impacted by this vision disorder, but the degree of nearsightedness is also increasing.  For this reason, eye care...