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Can The Cornea Feel Pain? |March 05
What’s a quick way to give yourself a bad day? Scratch the eye. Anyone who has ever scratched their eye before can relate. Having a scratch…
This Is How The New Lens Stays In The Eye After Cataract Surgery |March 03
During cataract surgery, the old cataract is removed and replaced with a new artificial lens. This is an important step. The cataract…
Are Online Glasses Any Good? |October 27
We are living in the internet age. You can order almost anything online and glasses are no exception. And over the past decade, online…
Simple Ways To Read Better Without Glasses |October 26
Sometimes there is a range of solutions to a problem. And this applies to correcting presbyopia or the loss of reading vision that happens…
My Own Lasik Story |October 16
Any surgeon that does a procedure needs to have full confidence in that procedure. This is especially true for elective and optional…
How To Prevent Eye Damage From Phones |October 13
Let’s face it. It’s almost impossible to go through a day without looking at any sort of screen! And that isn’t going to change anytime soon…
The Reasons Behind Eyes Rejecting Contacts |October 11
Almost everyone who has worn contacts has had bad uncomfortable days with their contact lenses. They often develop a red eye and frequently…
Do Cataracts Come Back After Cataract Surgery? |October 07
Cataracts are curable! And once a cataract or the natural lens is removed, it is impossible for a cataract to return. Despite this, however…
How Visual Neuroadaptation Allows Adjusting To Cataract Surgery Side Effects |October 06
Getting cataract surgery is quite exciting. It’s quite remarkable how much vision can be improved over cataracts. But after the procedure…
Timing Lasik And Pregnancy Appropriately |October 05
What do you do if you want to get out of glasses and contact lenses but also want to start a family? Are those two goals compatible? Yes…
Best Practices For Prevention Of Eye Injury |October 04
A wise person once said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - Ben Franklin, 1736. And not much has changed centuries later…
Myth or Fact? Medical Marijuana And Glaucoma Benefits |October 03
Each year more and more potential benefits are discovered for marijuana or its derivatives. Increasingly, the medicinal use of marijuana is…
Can You Stop Your Eyesight Getting Worse |October 02
When we grow up from children into adults, many things change. We get taller. We need larger shoes. Some of us have worsening eyesight and…
Halos And Starbursts Around Lights And Vision Correction |September 29
Optics is often explained very simply (otherwise it would be even more difficult to understand). Light passes through a lens which focuses…
What Is Macular Degeneration? |September 20
Macular degeneration is a common disease that unfortunately can cause a severe decline in vision. Most people have at the bare minimum…
Alternative Or Lasik For Thin Cornea |September 17
Prior to getting lasik done, everyone has to go through the same ritual. This involves going to see the refractive surgeon and getting all…
The Two Main Causes of Dry Eye |August 25
Dry eye is a very common condition. Millions of people worldwide have dry eye. In fact, just by reading this article, you can be causing…
How To Find The Best Omega 3 For Dry Eye |August 25
There are quite a few ways to treat dry eye. Many people actually get the most benefit from a few simple treatments. Fish oil, specifically…
Treating Keratoconus with Corneal Cross Linking |August 24
If the cornea weakens over time, it can change shape. This is what happens with keratoconus. This change of shape not only can change the…
How To Tell Are Eye Floaters Normal Or Harmful |August 21
Ah, eye floaters - the scourge of eyeballs worldwide. Distracting, consuming. It’s almost as if these floaters are designed to torment and…
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