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Our 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 you. In many ways, this may be the most important task fo...

Our 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 age of 70. It is a benign condition and more commonly....

Our 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 post-operative inflammation. But eye drops can be hard for som...

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Our 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 irritations, and after one or two copays to your eye doctor's o...

Our 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 sunglasses, it’s time to start.Here are...

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Our 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 or scanning your body with an imaging device . This gives your e...

Our 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.    

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Our 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 you’re worried. What do you do next? Going....

Our 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 person to wear glasses comfortably, contact lense...

Our 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 blindness, and aging increases the incidence of macular degeneration and other vision impairment....

Our 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 effects of dilation? On Dec. 31, 1990, dapiprazol...

Our 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 elderly population. Cataracts develop when the normal clear...

Our 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 North America will experience at least a partial eclipse...

Our 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 out of the mug?" What do you call a pe...

Earlier this month, some of our staff traveled to Atlanta for top-notch education at ! We are proud of our staff and the hard work they put in to stay highly trained and certified to provide the best patient care possible!

Until next year, SECO 😎💙

Our office will be on a delayed opening today for staff training. We will open at 8:30 :)

Our 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 blood vessels often dilate when the eye gets irritated. This irritation can originate from a problem occurring inside the eye or factors from outside...

Our 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 what to expect may alleviate some anxiety.   Your....

Our Blog Update: What You Should Know About Intraoperative Aberrometry Before Your Cataract Surgery

What You Should Know About Intraoperative Aberrometry Before Your Cataract Surgery 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 implant we put in your eye during cataract surgery. Catara...

Our Blog Update: 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 the retina, fluid can track underneath the retina and se...

Our 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 eye. Corneal changes. In some cases, pregnancy can cause the...

Our 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 blindness, and aging increases the incidence of macular degeneration and other vision impairment....

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Our 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 doesn't lead to complete blindness because peripheral vi...

Our 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 implant we put in your eye during cataract surgery. Catara...

Our 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, and Bausch & Lomb - as well as generic ve...