Tearing and Your Baby
Contents 1 Tearing and Your Baby (Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction) 2 Symptoms of Blocked Drainage 3 What Causes the Tearing? 4 Treatment 5 What Is a Probing? 6 Prognosis 6.1 Diagnosis … Read more
Teenage Eye
Contents 1 Teenagers 2 Eyeglasses 3 Sunglasses 4 Contact Lenses 5 Sports Eyewear Teenagers Changes in the development of the eye mostly occur during childhood but the front of the … Read more
Teenagers and Contact Lenses
Contents 1 Teenagers & Contact Lenses 2 Is my teen mature enough to wear contact lenses? 3 What kind of contact lenses are the best for teens? 4 How much … Read more
Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis) Temporal Arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the temporal artery… Most people associate inflammation with joint and muscle pain. They are often unaware … Read more
Tenotomy – A New Type of Surgery For Eyes
Tenometry – A New Type of Surgery For Eyes Tenotomy is designed to correct nystagmus by removing selected eye muscles and re-attaching them to the eyeball at exactly the same … Read more
The Age-Related Eye Disease Study
The Age-Related Eye Disease Study Everyone over the age of 55 should have an eye exam to determine their risk of developing advanced AMD. In 1992 the U.S. National Eye … Read more
The Basics of Contact Lenses
Contact lenses are ideal for those who feel that eyeglasses are a hassle; they can slip down your nose fog up get dirty and be misplaced. These problems do not … Read more
The Basics of Eyeglasses
The Basics of Eyeglasses The most common vision defects are myopia hyperopia astigmatism and presbyopia. Eyeglasses are a primary method of correcting refractive errors. New technologies in frames and lens … Read more
The Basics of Glaucoma
Contents 1 The Basics of Glaucoma 2 So what is glaucoma anyway? 3 Visualize your bathroom sink 4 Elevated pressure. What’s at risk? 5 But what’s TOO high? 6 Who’s … Read more
The Basics of Sunglasses
Contents 1 The Basics of Sunglasses 2 The Importance of UV Protection 3 Reducing Glare 4 Shades and Tints 5 Tints The Basics of Sunglasses The most common misconception is … Read more
The Cost of Laser Surgery
The Cost of Laser Surgery What might initially appear as a reasonably priced procedure might be quite expensive after the added costs. As with any important purchase cost is a … Read more
The Human Brain Can Recognize Objects Much Faster
The Human Brain Can Recognize Objects Much Faster Than Previously Thought Human beings far outpace computers in their ability to recognize faces and other objects handling with ease variations in … Read more
The Importance of Contact Lens Compliance
Contents 1 The Importance of Contact Lens Compliance 2 Contact lens complications: It’s mostly about oxygen! 3 What can happen? 4 Abnormal blood vessel growth 5 Surface cell problems 6 … Read more
The Importance of Eye Exams
Contents 1 The Importance of Eye Exams 2 History 3 Visual Acuity 4 Refraction 5 Eye Movement / Binocular Vision 6 Peripheral (side) vision 7 Pupil response to light 8 … Read more
The Importance of Sunglasses
The Importance of Sunglasses “One of the most vulnerable areas on our body when we go outside on sunny days is our eyes.” With all the focus on sunscreen during … Read more
The Importance of UV Protection
Contents 1 The Importance of UV Protection 2 Sunglasses – The Smart Look 3 What to Look For 4 Photochromic Lenses – A Great Everyday Lens The Importance of UV … Read more
The Importance of Yearly Eye Exams (Post-Surgery)
Importance of Yearly Eye Examinations (Post-Laser Surgery) An annual eye examination should be performed as insurance for maintaining good vision and proper eye health. Follow-up care after laser vision correction … Read more
Tips for Inserting and Removing Contact Lenses
Contents 1 Tips for Inserting and Removing Contact Lenses 1.1 Before Inserting the Lenses 1.2 Insertion Routine 1.3 Removing the Lenses 1.4 Care Routine for Every Evening on Lens Removal … Read more
Tonic Pupil
Tonic Pupil The pupil has a decreased or absent light reflex a slow or delayed constriction to near vision and a sluggish dilation in the dark Most of us are … Read more
Top Tips To Save Your Vision
Top Tips To Save Your Vision More than 23 million Americans and Canadians suffer from severe vision loss. While not all eye diseases can be prevented there are simple steps … Read more
Treatment for Retinal Detachment, Tears or Holes
The retina is the light-sensitive tissue layer that lines the inside of the eye and sends visual messages through the optic nerve to the brain. As we age certain changes … Read more
Two Faces or One?
Two Faces or One? Our visual system constantly imposes three-dimensional characteristics onto two-dimensional images. While our interpretations of these images are usually correct in ambiguous situations with more than one … Read more