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Dry eye syndrome is a chronic condition that occurs when you produce poor-quality tears or are unable to make enough tears. Tears are comprised of water, oil, and mucus. They keep your eyes lubricated and moistened. However, if there’s an imbalance with one or more tear layers, you’ll experience dryness, blurry vision, and other symptoms…. Read More

Are you considering a vision correction procedure? While glasses and contact lenses help bring your world into focus, they do have limitations.  Glasses fog up all the time and can easily break. On the other hand, contact lenses are easy to lose and can easily dry out and irritate your eyes. Procedures like LASIK permanently… Read More

Surgery is the only way to get rid of cataracts permanently. The good news is cataract surgery is a quick, comfortable, and incredibly effective outpatient procedure.  If you’ve been diagnosed with cataracts, you don’t need to have them removed right away. Often, cataracts progress very slowly and can be safely observed until your eye doctor… Read More

In order to fill a glasses prescription, you will need to make sure that your prescription is up to date and not expired. To ensure that your new glasses will correct your vision as best as possible, it’s best to see your eye doctor for a new prescription if your previous one is expired. Keep… Read More

When it’s time for cataract surgery, your cataract surgeon removes your natural lens where the cataract is and positions an IOL in its place. An intraocular lens or IOL is a synthetic implant that focuses light inside your eye just like your natural lens.  Besides eliminating cataract symptoms, IOLs can correct your natural refractive error…. Read More

The holidays are a cheerful time of the year. Holidays can get even better with excellent eyesight! With sharper, crisper vision after LASIK, the winter wonder and bright lights will look clearer and more vivid than you ever imagined. Keep reading to learn why the holiday season is a perfect time to get LASIK! Freedom… Read More

A cataract occurs when proteins inside your eye’s natural lens break down and clump together. This process causes the lens to become cloudy, which can cause many visual symptoms. Often, cataracts develop slowly, so you might not even notice you have them until they’re more advanced. If left untreated, cataracts will eventually impact your vision… Read More

Cataract surgery restores clear vision by replacing your natural lens where the cataract is with an artificial intraocular lens or IOL. Although cataracts can’t grow back on this synthetic lens, you might develop posterior capsular opacification, also called PCO, after cataract removal. Although PCO can present similar symptoms to cataracts, the procedure to remove PCO… Read More

Eye pain can be indicative of many different eye conditions; some of them may even be vision-threatening. There are different types of eye pain that you can experience, including throbbing, sharp, or aching pains. It is very important that you do not ignore eye pain. If you notice an abnormal feeling of discomfort or pressure… Read More

The importance of regular eye exams can’t be overstated. Whether you require corrective visual aids or think your eyes are healthy, eye exams are essential to ensure you experience clear vision and healthy eyes for years to come.  Routine eye exams help detect eye problems early when they’re most treatable. Keep reading to find out… Read More