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August: Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
As we begin August, parents and kids are gearing up to head back to school. That means that the optometric offices around the country will be preparing for one of the busiest months of the year – back to school eye exam time. Parents...
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Zap! Don’t Cut
New Treatment Options for Vitreous Floaters For chronic sufferers of large floaters, new technologies offer innovative treatment options that are safer and less invasive than traditional methods. For many years, the standard of...
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Ptroublesome Ptosis
Ptroublesome Ptosis That ptroublesome ptosis: A patient presents with a new "droopy" lid. So, brilliant optometrist: What are you going to do about it? Ptosis is an abnormally low position of the upper eyelid. It is more common...
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OCT-A: How, when, and why?
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography, also known as OCT-A, is a fairly new technology that allows doctors to better assess retinal and choroidal vascular disease and blood flow. OCT-A can be used to assess structural changes in...
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Ocular Trauma 101: What You Need to Know
According to the CDC roughly 2,000 workers per day sustain ocular trauma. This statistic does not account for accidents, assault and various activities that may result in damage or injury to the eyes. It is important that we...