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Our eyes are one of the first places we begin to show the visible signs of aging. Undereye wrinkles can begin to form as early as your 20s. Dark circles, puffy eyes, and undereye bags can begin to form in your teens. To address these issues, you need to identify designated eye care products. This […]

I love Valentine’s Day! It is a great day to show everyone in your life that you care about them, but it is also a good day to pamper yourself, so why not start with your eyes? Smoking is horrible for you and it is especially damaging to the eyes. It raises your risk significantly […]

                February is low vision awareness month so today I wanted to go over what it is and what it is like to live with low vision. What is Low Vision?                 Low vision is a vision problem that makes it hard for patients to perform daily tasks. These vision problems cannot be fixed with […]

A dilated eye exam is the best way to check for eye diseases and catch them early. The earlier we catch diseases and start to treat them, the better the visual outcome typically so it is really important to catch things as early as possible! Some eye diseases will have no symptoms at the beginning […]

What will I see first? That is a question I get asked every day by patients when I talk about cataracts. The patient always wants to know what are the first signs of cataracts. We talk about treatment options. We will talk about surgery. Sometimes we even talk about cataracts in dogs and what their […]

Since I am just coming back to work from maternity leave, I thought today I would talk about ways to help your baby’s vision develop. To us, our vision seems automatic, but babies actually have to learn to see! Everything we do with our eyes is something that we had to learn as an infant. […]

A question I get a lot is what is the difference between prescription reading glasses and store-bought “readers”? A lot of my patients also feel like the “cheaters” don’t really help as much as they feel like they should, despite trying the highest strength they can find. The best analogy I have come up with […]

Most people know to protect their eyes in the summer, but you should protect your eyes in the winter, too! The cold weather can cause dry, watery, and itchy eyes. I’m going to go over ways to help your eyes stay healthy this winter! Harmful UV rays become even worse when they reflect off snow. […]

I have a lot of patients who are welders and surprisingly many of them don’t know how welding actually affects their eyes, they just know that it can if they don’t wear their safety gear! Today I thought I would go over how welding affects the eye and the proper precautions to take to ensure […]

Did you know that vision is an essential part of keeping your balance? About 20% of the nerves from the brain to the eyes also control parts of the inner ear and brain called the vestibular system that control balance. This means that problems with your eyes can also cause problems with your balance. These […]