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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...
What is Laser Trabeculoplasty?
Trabeculoplasty is a laser glaucoma treatment that is becoming increasingly popular. While trabeculoplasty is not the preferred method of glaucoma treatment for all individuals, it can be used in certain situations to help lower eye pressure in lieu or in combination...
Punctal Plugs for Dry Eyes
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with dry eye disease, you may have heard the term “punctal plug”. What is it and how does it work? Dry Eye Disease Punctal plugs are used as a treatment option for dry eye disease. Therefore, it is best to have a...
Treating Keratoconus with Corneal Crosslinking
You may have heard of an ocular disease called keratoconus--a disease in which the outermost clear structure of the eye called the cornea, begins to thin and weaken, resulting in it bulging forward in a cone-shaped fashion. While keratoconus is not particularly...