Just about everyone who has had an eye exam is familiar with the “puff of air test”. It measures pressure within the eye using a puff of air, which can be startling. People who dread this test will be happy to know that we have replaced it with a new device; our modern Tono-pen is […]
An eye is considered lazy when vision is mildly to severely reduced. This can be due to a variety of reasons but the most common causes are high prescriptions and crossed eyes. Interestingly it is not the eye that is “lazy”, rather the brain’s vision center. In my practice I do not use the term […]
Annual eye examinations are recommended for a variety of reasons including maintaining optimum vision, examining for signs of systemic disease and evaluating the effects of prescription medications on the eyes. The latter of these was emphasized recently with a recent study involving women and birth control. In fact, 10.7 million women used oral contraception in the […]
A recent CNN article examines a question I get asked everyday. Does computer use damage my eyes? The answer to this question will vary depending on how one defines the word damage. The quick answer is NO. There has yet to be a case of permanent computer related eye injury. There are however a myriad […]
The term presbyopia refers to changes inside our eyes that affect our near vision beginning around age 40. I am excited to introduce a new multi-focal contact lens that addresses these changes, Purvision 2 For Presbyopia. This is a brand new design and has shown amazing results in studies and in early introduction this year […]
The term presbyopia refers to changes inside our eyes that affect our near vision beginning around age 40. I am excited to introduce a new multi-focal contact lens that addresses these changes, Purvision 2 For Presbyopia. This is a brand new design and has shown amazing results in studies and in early introduction this year […]
