East Lansing Family Eyecare

Blog Update: Frame Your Face

Frame Your Face Choosing a new pair of eyeglasses can be a daunting task.Making a decision on what style glasses you will be wearing for the next year until your vision is checked again can be stressful. This is one of the many reasons opticians are here for...

Blog Update: What Is Causing My Eyes to Change Color?

What Is Causing My Eyes to Change Color? It's pretty common for eye doctors to have older patients come in asking if the white part of their eye, the sclera, has a growth or is turning a gray color.Usually, the culprit is senile scleral plaque, which is commonly seen in people over the...

Blog Update: What to Know About Dropless Cataract Surgery

What to Know About Dropless Cataract Surgery After cataract surgery, there are two main issues we try to control: preventing infection and controlling inflammation.  Traditionally, we prescribed antibiotic eye drops to prevent infection, as well as steroid eye drops to control...

Remembering and honoring all of those who died in service of the United States of America, the office will be closed Monday, May 27th. We will re-open for normal business hours on Tuesday. We wish everybody a safe and relaxing holiday weekend.

Blog Update: The Solution for Your Contact Lens Care

The Solution for Your Contact Lens Care Oftentimes, contact lens wearers will skimp on their lens care because some of the solutions are costly and it seems like a good way to save some hard-earned cash. But this is not a good idea. Cutting corners can result in infections or...

Blog Update: 6 Reasons to Wear Great Sunglasses

6 Reasons to Wear Great Sunglasses Sunglasses are more than just a fashion statement - they’re important protection from the hazards of UV light.If you wear sunglasses mostly for fashion that’s great--just make sure the lenses block UVA and UVB rays.And if you don’t wear...

Blog Update: 7 Tips for Your Best Eye Exam

7 Tips for Your Best Eye Exam The eye holds a unique place in medicine. Your eye doctor can see almost every part of your eye from an exterior view. Other than your skin, almost every other part of your body cannot be fully examined without either entering the body (with a...

5-years ago today, two great solo practices merged super powers to establish East Lansing Family Eyecare! Combining over 50 years of clinical practice and 25 years of friendship, Doctors Jacobs and Thompson continue to serve the eye care needs of our community and surrounding areas. We share thanks with all of our staff (past and present) and patients, and look forward to continuing our relationships into the future!

Blog Update: Eye Anatomy Crossword Puzzle

Eye Anatomy Crossword Puzzle Want to check your work?  Or need some help?  You can find the answers here.    

Blog Update: How to Deal with Your Scary Red Eye

How to Deal with Your Scary Red Eye At some point, you might be the victim of one of these scenarios: You rub your eye really hard, or you walk into something, or you just wake up with a red, painful, swollen eye. However it happened, your eye is red, you’re possibly in pain, and...

Blog Update: Why You Shouldn't Try to Get By with Just Contact Lenses

Why You Shouldn't Try to Get By with Just Contact Lenses There is an old adage in the eye care industry--Glasses are a necessity, contact lenses are a luxury. Ninety-nine percent of the time this is absolutely true. In the absence of unusual eye disorders or very high prescriptions that don’t allow a...

Blog Update: The Lowdown on Low Vision

The Lowdown on Low Vision Recent Census Bureau data shows a population of approximately 71 million baby boomers . What does that have to do with low vision you may ask? Approximately 40 million people worldwide have some sort of...

Happy Solar Eclipse Day! These are remarkable and awe inspiring events that should be enjoyed keeping health and safety a priority. This pic was taken in full sun a few minutes ago through ISO approved “Certified for Solar Viewing”. Make sure you are using the appropriate protective filter to avoid the risk of damaging the most sensitive nerves in your retina. Even 5-10% Sun exposure around the eclipse is enough to cause permanent damage, often worsening over a period of weeks. In East Lansing, the projection is about 95% Sun coverage peaking between 3:10 and 3:15!

Blog Update: Why Dilation Reversal Drops Are Not Currently an Option

Why Dilation Reversal Drops Are Not Currently an Option Getting your eyes dilated can be inconvenient – dilation makes your eyes light sensitive, which can make it difficult to read books or use phones and computers for a few 4 hours. So wouldn’t it be great to have another drop to reverse the...

What’s new in eyeglass frames? How about Color Shift by Calvin Klein Jeans. A unique blend of fashion and technology in Calvin Klein Jeans’ vibrant spirit! Now in 2 styles and 6 color combinations. Come in and see for yourself.

Blog Update: Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, and You

Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, and You We are frequently asked if it’s wise to have cataract surgery if you have Macular Degeneration. Let’s start with some background. Cataracts and Age-related Macular Degeneration are both leading causes of visual impairment in the...

Blog Update: Eye Safety for the Upcoming Solar Eclipse

Eye Safety for the Upcoming Solar Eclipse Mark your Calendars!!! On Monday, April 8, a solar eclipse will be visible across the entire continental United States and most of Canada. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks any part of the sun, and with this one, the vast majority of...

Four years ago this week was the last of the “normal days” for most of us. Now that Spring is once again gaining ground, it might be a good time to reflect on how the pandemic changed our world and our interactions within it. We think about those families impacted the most then, while being thankful for our health today.

Blog Update: 12 Terrible Eye Jokes

12 Terrible Eye Jokes Why did the guy try to avoid eye surgery by rubbing ketchup in his eyes?  He had heard that Heinz sight was 20/20. Patient: “Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I take a sip of coffee."  Doctor: “Have you tried taking the spoon...

Blog Update: Why Are My Eyes Red?

Why Are My Eyes Red? There are many things that can cause your eye to turn red. The eye looks red when the blood vessels that are in the conjunctiva becomes dilated. Those...

Blog Update: What to Know Before Your First Eye Injection

What to Know Before Your First Eye Injection A common in-office procedure is an eye injection for treatment of various eye conditions, such as wet macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, or vein occlusion.   It is normal to be anxious prior to your first eye injection but knowing...

Blog Update: Pregnancy Can Change Your Eyes

Pregnancy Can Change Your Eyes We all know that during pregnancy, a woman's body goes through a great deal of change hormonally and physiologically.  But did you know her eyes change as well?  Below are some of the most common effects pregnancy can have on the...

Blog Update: Help for Those with Low Vision

Help for Those with Low Vision Recent Census Bureau data shows a population of approximately 70 million baby boomers . What does that have to do with low vision you may ask? Approximately 40 million people worldwide have some sort of...

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Blog Update: Basics of Macular Degeneration

Basics of Macular Degeneration Age-related macular degeneration, often called ARMD or AMD, is the leading cause of vision loss among Americans 65 and older. AMD causes damage to the macula, which is the central portion of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. AMD...

Blog Update: Try saying Intraoperative Aberrometry 3 Times Fast!

Try saying Intraoperative Aberrometry 3 Times Fast! What Is Intraoperative Aberrometry? Yes, that is a mouthful, but the concept isn’t quite as hard as the name. An Intraoperative Aberrometer is an instrument we can use in the operating room to help us determine the correct power of the...

Blog Update: How to Make Your Red Eyes Worse

How to Make Your Red Eyes Worse Is it safe to use "Redness Relief" eye drops regularly? The short answer is NO. Here’s the slightly longer answer. There are several eye “Redness Relief” products on the over-the-counter market, such as those made by Visine, Clear Eyes,...

Blog Update: Astigmatism is NOT a Scary Diagnosis

Astigmatism is NOT a Scary Diagnosis The word “astigmatism” is used so much in the optometric world that most people have talked about it when discussing their eye health with their doctor. “Astigmatism” comes from the Greek “a” - meaning “without” - and “stigma” - meaning &ld...