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One of the most common questions that I am asked by patients is, “What is that thing you place in front of my eye to make my vision clear without glasses?” In this video, I’ll answer that question.
One of the most common questions that I am asked by patients is, “What is that thing you place in front of my eye to make my vision clear without glasses?” In this video, I’ll answer that question.
Times have changed. When I started my first practice in 1987, I quickly explained how the eye worked by using the analogy of a camera. The front surface of the lens acted the same as the cornea. The diaphragm functioned similarly to the iris and pupil. The retina acted like the camera’s film. …
May is a special month for me. My birthday and wedding anniversary are both in May. May is also the month I graduated from medical school. That was 38 years ago, and a lot has changed. New advances in technology, treatments, surgical techniques, and much greater knowledge of diseases have dominated the headlines.
Have you ever walked into a room, and immediately your eyes become irritated? Something in the air is causing your eyes to sting and burn. Now imagine that you have dry eye disease and your eyes are already irritated before you walk into that same room.
You sit there feeling devastated as you’re given the diagnosis. You barely have time to let that sink in before your doctor starts recommending a complex procedure and going over the possible complications. You hardly hear what is being said as your mind races from the news you just received. Life can get surreal…
Before the COVID pandemic, I was returning from a conference in Orlando. A few minutes after the pilot turned off the seat belt sign, my iPod battery died. I grabbed one of those inflight magazines and came across a page titled “Greatest Doctors in America.” I flipped through a few pages until I…
“And Now for Something Completely Different” In today’s newsletter, I will write about a topic entirely unrelated to eye health, yet an issue I have become all too familiar with over the years, joint replacement surgery. The advice I am giving in this article is strictly my opinion based on my own experiences…