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Glaucoma Treatment Options: What You Need to Know

Glaucoma is a serious eye condition that can lead to vision loss if left untreated. Fortunately, advancements in medical science have paved the way for various treatment options...


Ocular Disease Detection and Prevention

It may seem to speak for itself, but it cannot be overstated enough. The health of your eyes relies on the accuracy and comprehension that comes from your semi-annual or annual eye exam. While it may seem silly, every piece of equipment we use to examine your eyes serves a specific purpose in identifying, diagnosing, tracking, and treating over 240 different ocular disorders.


Learning All About Glaucoma

It is one of the more well-known eye diseases, affecting more than 3 million people in America. It’s a disease that has no cure, but can be prevented and treated to slow and stop further progression. It’s the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. And because January is a month dedicated to spreading awareness about this disease, what better way is there for us to explain what it is, how it affects us, and how it is treated. Let’s talk about Glaucoma.


Color Blindness: The Most Common, Uncommon Eye Condition

Your eyes are little globes of technicolor wonder. When you look around at everything around you, the colors you perceive aren’t inherent to the objects you see. Instead, objects absorb light and reflect specific colors that we then see. That red stapler on your desk is only red because that is what is reflected when light hits it. Turn off the lights and your red stapler becomes a dark gray color.


Super Eyes: The Century-long story of superheroes and eye powers

As medical professionals, we like to discuss eye science and eye health with the utmost attention to detail. We are scientists, after all. Which means that we base our actions on facts and logic and reason. But even us medical professionals can have some fun. With today being National Comic Book Day, we wanted to change gears and look at eye-based superpowers through the ages.


Dry Eyes and Sjogren’s Syndrome

Have you ever had those moments of self-awareness, like being aware that you’re breathing or that you’re blinking? Allow us to introduce a new one to you: you are now aware that your eyes are wet.


Vision Savings Plan versus Medical Insurance for Eye Care: Understanding the Difference

Not surprisingly, many of our patients are confused about their medical and vision benefits. Not only are health plans complicated and hard to understand, but customer service representatives and brokers have been known to provide incomplete or bad information about benefits.


Will Smart Glasses Be Where Tech and Healthcare Meet?

It may seem anecdotal, but I recall once paying less than $100 for a new pair of glasses thanks to vision insurance. Without it, my bill would have been closer to $800. Insurance plays a big role in eye care for millions of people. When people start to line up for smart glasses, many will be wondering how expensive they’ll be and whether there’s a chance of insurance covering them.


Learning All About Glaucoma

It is one of the more well-known eye diseases, affecting more than 3 million people in America. It’s a disease that has no cure, but can be prevented and treated to slow and stop further progression. It’s the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. And because January is a month dedicated to spreading awareness about this disease, what better way is there for us to explain what it is, how it affects us, and how it is treated. Let’s talk about Glaucoma.


Treating Keratoconus

When we say “we give complete care for our patients”, we really mean it. On top of the more regular, every-day eyewear prescriptions and contacts/frames fittings, we provide a number of services to detect, treat, and prevent ocular diseases and disorders. Among these ocular diseases and disorders, we provide services for patients with keratoconus.