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...
Ever wonder why you don’t have blue eyes or hazel eyes? It is not as complicated as you may think. You parent’s play a major role in determine what kind colour of eyes you have. There are two main factors that help determine your eye color:...
Everyone in their lifetime experiences the annoying discomfort of dry eyes. Some symptoms include irritation, redness, tearing, blurred vision and easily fatigued eyes. With that said, many conditions and products that we deal with in our daily lives cause dry eyes: Menopause, antihistamines, certain medications,...
“In the years after you turn 60,” states the American Optometric Association“a number of eye diseases may develop that can change your vision permanently. The earlier these problems are detected and treated, the more likely you can retain good vision. We all know what happens when you...
With the change in weather comes an increase in summer allegories’. Rubbing your eyes causes mast cells to release more of those itch-causing chemicals. SIGNS OF EYE ALLERGIES Some of the follow symptoms listed below cause summer allegories: • Redness in the white of your eye or inner...
WHAT IS PRESBYOPIA? With age, your eye’s lens grows more and more inflexible, decreasing your ability to focus on close objects. The clinical term for this is presbyopia. Presbyopia in Greek means "old eye." Presbyopia usually begins to develop for most people around the age 40. A common...
Extended exposure to the sun's UV Rays has been proven to cause eye damage, including: cataracts, macular degeneration, pingueculae, pterygia and photokeratitis that can cause temporary vision loss. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UV RAYS The UV Index was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...
Dry eye is only a small and temporary problem, but it can be highly uncomfortable, and sometimes can have a significant impact on your daily life by preventing you from being productive in your day life. Dry eye disease, or dry eye syndrome, is a highly...
