Allergies and Your Eyes Eye allergies often occur in cases of seasonal allergies. If red, itchy, watery eyes and swollen eyelids accompany sneezing and a runny nose, you may be experiencing eye allergies. In some instances, eye allergies can cause pink eye or conjunctivitis and other eye infections. Causes of Eye Allergies The substance that … Read more
How to Prevent Cataracts Your parents may have warned you about cataracts when you were younger: that you should never stare directly into the sun, and that you must always shield your eyes from the sun and wind. While there is some truth to this, full cataract prevention requires a much more proactive approach to … Read more
Diagnosing a Retinal Detachment Retinal detachment is a condition which poses serious risks if left undiagnosed. Without medical treatment, retinal detachment can result in vision damage and even blindness. If you suspect that you may have a retinal tear or detachment, seek treatment from a trusted eye care professional right away. What is retinal detachment? … Read more
How to Protect Your Eyes in Dry Weather There are a number of conditions, both severe and harmless, that cause dry eyes. Depending on the cause of your dry eyes, they will be managed differently and with different success rates. It is important to talk to your doctor if you experience dry eyes in the … Read more
Ocular Migraines and Your Vision Also called retinal, monocular or ophthalmic migraines, ocular migraines cause partial alteration of your field of vision, including loss of vision, disturbances in vision, or blindness that lasts less than one hour that is often recurring. A migraine may accompany the vision disturbances or it may precede or follow them. … Read more
Recovering From LASIK: What You Need to Know LASIK is one of the most popular corrective vision surgeries worldwide. Most patients considering LASIK have questions regarding the length of the recovery time, and what to expect while they heal. Here’s a list of things you need to know about recovering from your LASIK surgery, as … Read more
Conjunctivitis and Your Eyes Diagnosing Pink Eye When your doctor is diagnosing pink eye, they will take a detailed health history and ask you about your symptoms. Your doctor will also examine your eyes. If you have a severe case of pink eye, you have affected corneas or have had recurring infections that are unresponsive … Read more
Retinal Tears: An Eye Emergency Retinal tears, holes and detachments are emergency situations. In these instances, the retina, the thin tissue in the back of your eye, becomes torn or detached from its normal position. When a patient experiences retinal tears or detachment, they may experience a sudden appearance of floaters and flashes and/or reduced … Read more
How to Protect Your Eyes from Sun Exposure It is a well-known fact that excessive exposure to ultraviolet light is damaging to the health of your eyes, and can lead to the development of eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, and cancer. Prolonged UV exposure can also cause growths to form on the eye, which … Read more
Blurred Vision: From Harmless to Critical If your vision seems blurry, out of focus or hazy, you are experiencing blurred vision, a condition that can be benign or serious depending on its cause. Usually, blurred vision is caused by nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism or presbyopia, all which are innocuous and correctable conditions, but blurred vision can … Read more