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Many people use the new year as a time to set new goals and refocus priorities. As your eye doctor, we couldn’t wish for better resolutions than a year of safe and healthy vision. Try adding these to your plan for 2020: Replace and care for contact lenses as prescribed and make it a pointContinue reading “New Year’s Eye Health Resolutions”

You’ve seen cartoons and sitcoms, so you know if you have a black eye you should put a steak on it to help it heal, right? Actually, that’s a myth, and in fact it could be bad for you. WHY DO PEOPLE THINK STEAK IS GOOD FOR BLACK EYES? The idea behind putting a steakContinue reading “THE DANGERS OF PUTTING STEAK ON A BLACK EYE”

Some people think Nerf darts are safe because they’re ‘soft.’ But three patients at the heart of a medical report all had days or weeks of pain and blurred vision from toy dart injuries. The report, published in BMJ Case Reports, reinforces what that the American Academy of Ophthalmology has said many times. Projectile toys are not safe. TheContinue reading “Yes, You Really Will Shoot Your Eye Out!”

Dark spots can refer to blind spots or to shadows moving across vision cast by specks floating in the eye. Dark Spots in Vision may be associated with: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Macular Hole Macular Pucker The symptoms and possible related eye conditions/diseases in this section are for general reference only, and do not contain allContinue reading “What are Dark Spots in Vision?”