Have you taken your vitamins today? The supplement aisle at your local grocery, pharmacy or health foods store offers a variety of vitamins that support or preserve good vision. These help to protect the eye’s macula, lens, and cornea. They can also slow the progression of certain eye disorders like cataracts and age-related macular degeneration […]
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Are Decorative Contact Lenses Safe for Use on Halloween?
Using decorative contact lenses may seem like a harmless way to enhance your Halloween costume, but choosing to change the color of your eyes from brown to blue, or make your eyes look like cat or vampire eyes may be hazardous to your eyesight if you use them without an eye-care professional’s medical opinion and […]
Back to School: Protecting Your Vision
For many, the first day of school is quickly approaching, which means students (whether school or college bound) are scrambling to get ready while still enjoying their last days of summer break. Back to school supplies are purchased. Check! Backpacks are packed and lunches planned. Check! Eye exams are scheduled. Scheduling an eye exam is […]
Protect Your Eyes from Seasonal Allergies
Spring in Texas is beautiful, but it’s also a key time for seasonal allergies, for which more than 50 million people in the United States are affected. The biggest trigger? Pollen! Trees, grasses, flowers, and yes even weeds release these almost microscopic particles into the air to fertilize other nearby plants. Once in the air, […]
Relief from DES: Dry Eye Syndrome
What is Dry Eye Syndrome? Dry eye syndrome, or DES, is a chronic and typically progressive condition. According to the National Eye Institute, “nearly five million Americans 50 years of age and older are estimated to suffer from dry eyes;” although that is not to say dry eye syndrome will not occur at any age. […]
Break the Habit; Stop Rubbing Your Eyes Today!
When something itches, we instinctively rub or scratch it, right? However, when it comes to our eyes, we may want to think twice about rubbing them. Yes, even when we are tired, or when our eyes feel strained after a long day spent in front of a computer working. Although the act of rubbing our […]
Cataracts: What Are They?
Cataracts are clouding areas in the eye’s lens, which lies behind the iris; and the pupil. Cataracts can develop in one or both eyes. They typically start out small, with minimal effect on your vision. Many patients with cataracts suffer from hazy, blurred vision, which increasingly gets worse over time. Cataracts are one of the most […]
Refractive Surgery: LASIK
Many people suffer from vision problems and wear prescribed eyeglasses and/or contact lenses as a way to correct their vision, temporarily. Another option some people may choose is refractive surgery. There are many types of refractive surgery and currently LASIK is the most popular procedure performed in the US. Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis or LASIK, […]
Types of Glaucoma: Open Angle vs. Closed Angle
Glaucoma is a disease of the eye that, over time, damages the eye’s optic nerve. This occurs when fluid in the front part of the eye begins to build up, and the increase of extra fluid causes the pressure in the eye to increase as well. The optic nerve is damaged from this extra pressure. […]