The condition of dry eyes is chronic and progressive. Depending on its cause and severity, it may not even be curable in some people. It can be managed, resulting in eye comfort, sharper vision, and fewer dry eye symptoms. Causes Dry eyes occur when tears are not...
Eye Health is often forgotten about until it starts to fail and become a serious problem. It is never too late to start caring for your eyes and Dr. D’Orio Eye Care encourages eye healthcare to be considered a top priority. This article gives the...
Eye care is often overlooked as an unnecessary component to our overall health. This is usually the case due to lack of education about the importance of eye health care. The article below compiles expert information from Dr. D’Orio Eye Care, Optometrist and Eye Care...
Age- Related Macular Disease is a common eye condition and a leading cause of vision loss among people aged 50 and above. ARMD is caused due to the deterioration of the macula, which is the small central area of the retina. ARMD does not lead to...
Many people consider sustaining good physical health as one of their top priorities but they seem to forget the importance of maintaining good eye care. They visit their doctors but never seem to visit their optometrists. They take care of their bodies by maintaining a...
We’re constantly surrounded by microbes that can eat our eyeballs, but that doesn’t usually happen unless you wear contact lenses. Contacts are awesome, but anyone who’s worn them, knows that they can cause problems, like redness and eye pain. But the most serious problem is something...
In previous blogs we learned that dry eyes is a problem that affects many people. We also learned that a course of products can be used to relieve dry eyes. Lastly, the Blephex machine can easily get rid of the bacteria which produces exotoxins that...
Have you noticed that whenever you go into the doctor’s office for any reason, they always check your blood pressure? They put the sphygmomanometer or blood pressure metre around your arm and inflate it with air. This is such a standard procedure but a very...
The Blephex machine is a medical device that is used by ophthalmologists to treat Blepharitis, the most common eye disease in the world. And until recently, it is the most undertreated eye disease in the world. It is also a precursor to Dry Eye Disease...
The initial tests that we’ll use to determine if our patient has Dry Eye Disease (DED) is the use of Tear Lab. This device checks the osmolarity or the salt content of a tear sample. The amount of salt in a tear has been shown...
