Am I Dealing with Allergies, Dry Eye, or Infection?
As an eye doctor, diagnosing a red eye can be challenging. Are we dealing with an infection, allergy, inflammation, or dryness? A common question we get is, “Doc, my eyes are red, burning, itchy, and tearing. Is this dry eye or from allergies?” The short answer is it could be one, both, or neither. We’ll […]
Screen Time & Your Eyes
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” These famous words by Charles Dickens are playing out today in the area of technology. We are living in the best of times when it comes to obtaining knowledge at the push of a button. But smartphones, laptops, video games, tablets, etc., can […]
What to Do About Those Pesky Floaters
Do you have floaters in your vision? Floaters are caused by thick areas in the gel-like fluid that fills the back cavity of your eye, called the vitreous. Many people, especially highly near-sighted people, often see some degree of floaters for a good portion of their lives. Often, these floaters are in the periphery of […]
My New Glasses Are Too Strong!
Eye doctors typically pride themselves on being able to improve someone’s vision through glasses or contact lens prescriptions. Whether it’s a first-time glasses wearer, or someone having either a small or large change in their prescription, we like to aim for that goal of 20/20 vision. Despite our best efforts, however, correcting vision to 20/20 […]
Transitions Contact Lenses
Transition lenses in eyeglasses have been around for many years now. The mechanics behind transition lenses is that certain chemicals in the lens interact with UV light from the sun and turn the lenses dark when you go outside and back to clear when you go inside. This is a great accompaniment to sunglasses, as […]
What You Should Know About MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery)
For over 40 years the standard surgical treatment for glaucoma was a procedure called a trabeculectomy. In a trabeculectomy, the ophthalmic surgeon would make a hole in the wall of eye to allow fluid from the inside of the eye to flow out of the eye and then get resorbed by the blood vessels in […]
What Tests Might You Have During Your Eye Exam?
If it’s been a while since your last eye exam–or if you’ve never had one done–it’s always nice to know what testing you might have done and what issues the eye doctor looks for. Here’s the scoop on some common testing… Visual Field The visual field test is designed to check your peripheral vision, which […]
Your Eyes + Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is an infection that is caused by a spirochete (a type of microorganism) called Borrelia burgdorferi, and more rarely by Borrelia mayonii. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of a deer tick. The disease has a strong geographical incidence, being highly concentrated in the Northeastern United States and also in Minnesota and […]