What Are Floaters?
A wise young man with a football-shaped head once offered this monologue: Oh, squiggly line in my eye fluid, I see you there, lurking on the periphery of my vision… Read more
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Is there a link between dry eye and eye infections?
Great question from a patient the other day regarding a relationship between dry eye and infections of the eye. Most people don’t spend much time thinking about tears, but they really.. Read more
Quora: Is it bad to use moisturizing eye drops too frequently?
Standard off-the-shelf moisturizing drops, like Visine, say to not use more than 4 times a day. The answer to this depends on your definition of “bad” and what specific drop.. Read more
“What Happens If A Piece of Metal Gets Inside My Eye”
A patient asked an excellent question the other day that I thought would make a great blog post: “What happens if a piece of metal gets inside the eye?” Interestingly,.. Read more
Quora: Can retina damage from a 200mw laser heal?
I don’t have any spots in my vision, but I do have a general reduction in visual acuity. The laser was refracted through frosty ice so there was no large.. Read more
Quora: Why does my eye sometimes swell when I’m tired?
I’ve been getting less sleep than usual for the past couple of weeks, and tonight my eye is a little swollen and sore. This has happened a few times in.. Read more
Ultraviolet and You (Part 3): Why Is That Child Wearing Sunglasses?
So let’s summarize what we’ve discussed in Parts 1 and 2 of the Ultraviolet and You series. First, we learned that cumulative ultraviolet light exposure increases our risk for a.. Read more
Ultraviolet and You (Part 2): You Gotta Wear Shades
Remember Timbuk3? In 1989 hit “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”, the phrase “I Gotta Wear Shades” was uttered ten times. Very profound considering the risks created by cumulative.. Read more
Ultraviolet and You (Part 1): An Eye Primer
A few weeks ago, the following photo hit mainstream news: A 30 year veteran of the open road as a truck driver, William McElligott had in one day become the new.. Read more
“Is it OK to wear contact lenses when I have a red eye?”
The white part of my eye has a red spot on it that won’t go away. An interesting topic showed up on Quora a few days ago regarding the use.. Read more
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