The Optical Boutique of Dr. Steven R. Shum

This Might Just Be the Most Important Test Your Child Will Take

This Might Just Be the Most Important Test Your Child Will Take Is making an appointment for a comprehensive eye exam for your children on your back-to-school checklist? It needs to be.No amount of new clothes, backpacks, or supplies will allow your child to reach their potential in school if they have an...

Charles Bonnet Syndrome and Visual Hallucinations

Charles Bonnet Syndrome and Visual Hallucinations Have you ever heard of Charles Bonnet?  He was a Swiss naturalist, philosopher, and biologist who first described the hallucinatory experiences of his 89-year-old grandfather, who was nearly blind in both eyes from cataracts.  Charles...

Happy birthday to our beautiful Dawn Hansen!!

When you’re riding in a horseshow in 98* heat, ya still gotta rock The Optical Boutique TShirt and Oliver Peoples sunnies!

An Eye on Fireworks Safety

An Eye on Fireworks Safety Fireworks Eye Injuries Have Skyrocketed in Recent YearsFireworks sales are exploding across the country through the Fourth of July. As retailers are blazing their promotions, we and the AAO are shining a light on this explosive fact--the number...

Happy National Sunglass Day from Dr Andrew Shum (pictured in 1992)!!

Your Makeup Could Be Drying Out Your Eyes

Your Makeup Could Be Drying Out Your Eyes Dry Eye Disease affects more than 5 million people in the United States, with 3.3 million being women and most of those being age 50 or over. And as people live longer, dry eye will continue to be a growing problem.Although treatment options for...

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...

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...

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...

Optez pour un style oversize raffiné avec OCEAN.
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Choose refined oversize style with OCEAN.

PAUL, un mélange captivant entre le vert et l’écaille.
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PAUL, a captivating blend of green and tortoiseshell.

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...

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...

Eye Anatomy Crossword Puzzle

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

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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...

OCEAN, notre solaire fabriquée à partir d’acétate recyclé.
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OCEAN, our sunglasses made from recycled acetate.

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...

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...

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...

It’s National Mom and Pop Small Business Day! What a pleasure and an honor it is to build a family business that helps so many people!!

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...

We are selling eclipse glasses in our office to help you safely view the eclipse. Stop by and purchase your eclipse glasses before they sell out!

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...

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...

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...

What's a retinal detachment and what are the symptoms?

What's a retinal detachment and what are the symptoms? The retina is the nerve tissue that lines the inside back wall of your eye. Light travels through the pupil and lens and is focused on the retina, where it is converted into a neural impulse and transmitted to the brain. If there is a break in...

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...