General Eye Care

No, I’m not talking about how you envision your future with a new baby. That’s for another blog! I mean your eyes may actually change during your pregnancy. If you’re reading this article, you know that hormones can wreak havoc on everything from you ankles on up to your complexion. And hormones can change your… Read More

A study published in Ophthalmology examined the relationship between health, socioeconomic status, employment status, marital status, and participation in organizations and how they correlated with vision in adults. The almost-10,000 subjects were born in 1958 and were all assessed when they were either 44 or 45. The study found that those with vision impairments at… Read More

A study conducted by Synovate Inc. asked contact lens wearers about how they wear and care for their contacts. Startlingly, 70% of wearers said that they had worn their contact lenses while swimming. Additionally, 40% of wearers surveyed said that they did not wash their hands before putting in their contacts. Forty percent also said… Read More

When counseling patients as to whether they are good candidates for LASIK or not, I’m often asked about the effect the surgery may have on their night-vision. With older LASIK technologies, night vision was sometimes adversely affected. Recently, though, a fantastic study came out of the military. The LASIK eye surgeons who perform the vision… Read More

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that everyone with blue eyes descended from the same single person about 6,000 to 10,000 years ago! They believe that this individual was the first person with the genetic mutation that prevented him from making melanin, the pigment that makes eyes brown, in his eyes. They were… Read More

Why not cure your dry eyes and earn money at the same time. Eye Doctors of Washington is conducting a research study for patients with mild to moderate dry eyes. In conjunction with Allergan, the study is comparing the effectiveness of two well-known lubricating drops already on the market. They have both been FDA-approved. To… Read More

There are more options now for astigmatic contact lens wearers than ever before. Bausch and Lomb’s Purevision Toric and Vistakon’s Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism, have been around for a couple years. These lenses are all made from silicone hydrogel materials, which are superior for their abilityto transmit O2 to the ocular surface-resulting in enhanced ocular… Read More

In working with pediatric patients and their parents over the years, I hear many of the same questions over and over again: “Will it hurt my child’s eyes if he reads in dim light?” Reading in dim light is not bad for the eyes. It’s a myth. And kids can read better in dim light… Read More