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What is a Trachoma Eye Infection?
Continuing with our subseries on infections that can be treated with corneal transplants, today we’ll be discussing the worldwide leader of preventable blindness–Trachoma. What is Trachoma? Trachoma is a bacterial disease most commonly seen in third world...
What is Acanthamoeba Keratitis and How is it Treated?
This is the third part of our series regarding corneal transplants and why one might be needed. Our previous articles in the series—What Is Fuch’s Endothelial Dystrophy and Is Keratoconus a Serious Condition—have discussed the two most common causes for corneal...
Is Keratoconus a Serious Condition?
Continuing with our series on corneal transplants and why someone might need one, we will be discussing a condition today called Keratoconus. You may recognize keratoconus from one of our previous articles regarding a treatment called corneal crosslinking. Corneal...
What is Fuch’s Endothelial Dystrophy?
Moving forward into 2022, we are starting a series regarding corneal transplants and reasons as to why a corneal transplant may be necessary. We’ll start with articles regarding several different diseases leading up to an article describing different types of corneal...
3 Newer Treatments for Dry Eye That You Can Try
When it comes to chronic dry eye problems, many wonder what more they can do. Are there any other options besides artificial tears and prescription strength dry eye drops? The answer is yes! Once more basic treatments have been exhausted, your doctor may recommend a...
What is Vitrectomy Eye Surgery?
A less common eye surgery is a vitrectomy—a procedure in which the vitreous humor of the eye is removed and replaced with an artificial fluid. Some examples of when a vitrectomy may be performed include for individuals with an excessive number of “floaters” within...
5 Tips to Keep Your Eyes Healthy
When it comes to your eyes, you only get two! While corneal transplants and lens exchanges exist, there is currently no replacement for the eye as a whole. Therefore, we need to do our best to take care of what we have. Ocular Anatomy of Healthy Eyes To best...
Why You Need Your Eyes Dilated
Each time you see your eye doctor, they will ask if you can be dilated. While many people hate dilation—the drops sting upon instillation, bright lights are shown into your now light-sensitive eyes, the inability to see up close for hours after your exam, and enlarged...
Presbyopia Treatment Options
One of the most noteworthy problems individuals have with their eyes is needing reading glasses as we age. Why do we need reading glasses? Can I avoid reading glasses? What can I do instead of using reading glasses? This article aims to help answer some of these...
Is Radial Keratotomy Still Relevant?
Popular in the 1970s to 1990s radial keratotomy, or RK for short, was the most popular refractive surgery technique. Today it has been replaced with techniques such as LASIK, PRK, and SMILE as they offer more predictable results with fewer complications and adverse...
What is a Chalazion and a Hordeolum?
Chalazions Many of us experience, or at least have heard of, a stye. Styes are painful little red bumps of the eyelid. But what are these? Do they carry any serious risk of long-term harm? Hordeolums The official medical name for a stye is a hordeolum. Within...
What is Posterior Capsule Opacification (ie: Secondary Cataracts)?
If you’ve chatted with individuals who have had cataract surgery done, you have likely heard them talk about a secondary cataract requiring a “touch-up” surgery a few years after initial cataract removal. In fact, between 35-50% of individuals who undergo cataract...