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The Care & Cleaning of Your Glasses
Now that you have picked up your new pair of prescription eyeglasses, your focus becomes taking care of them. This is a task many disregard, but it is absolutely imperative that you make sure you are following a couple simple steps to keep the quality of your vision with your new spectacles.
We are all guilty of using a garment when in a rush to wipe away a pesky smudge on our glasses. This act is unfortunately the worst thing you can do for your lenses.
No matter how clean your...
Am I Dealing with Allergies, Dry Eye, or Infection?
As an eye doctor, diagnosing a red eye can be challenging. Are we dealing with an infection, allergy, inflammation, or dryness?
A common question we get is, “Doc, my eyes are red, burning, itchy, and tearing. Is this dry eye or from allergies?” The short answer is it could be one, both, or neither. We'll outline various ways these conditions present clinically and the treatments for them.
The hallmark symptom of allergy – meaning if you have this symptom you almost definitely have the...
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Screen Time & Your Eyes
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." These famous words by Charles Dickens are playing out today in the area of technology.
We are living in the best of times when it comes to obtaining knowledge at the push of a button. But smartphones, laptops, video games, tablets, etc., can really increase our daily total screen time.
What are the symptoms of too much screen time for the eye, and how can you combat these symptoms? Research shows that screen time can adversely...