How Does Alcohol Influence Eyesight?

Drinking alcohol has short and long term effects on eyes. Short term effects include blurry or double vision. These usually wear off as the level of alcohol diminishes in your bloodstream. The effects are not permanent.

Excessive drinking of … Read More

Macular Degeneration Risk Factors

Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of vision loss in Americans 65 years or older.  The disease affects the macula, which is located on the retina (the back part of the … Read More

Have cataracts? But not ready for cataract surgery?

Cataracts is when the lens of your eyes becomes yellow, distorted, and/or cloudy.  It can affect your eyes in different ways.  There are different causes  cataracts, such as medicine or medical conditions, but many times cataracts is a normal, … Read More

All About Lazy Eyes Part 2

Today’s blog is the second of the series, you can read the first here

Once you have been diagnosed with Lazy Eye or Amblyopia, you may wonder, what can be done about it?

Children under the age of 8 have … Read More

Fun Facts about Eyes & Optix Family Eyecare – Part 1

If you are a typical patient, you have your eyes examined about every 18 months or so.  But do you really know all of the things that your eye doctor and staff can do for you?   Here are some interesting … Read More

New Eye Imaging Technology

It is amazing how much technology has improved in the past few years!  This has allowed us as doctors to diagnose cornea, retina, and other ocular disease much earlier, and more accurately than ever before!  All of these equals saving … Read More

Contact Lenses in Pregnancy

Wearing contact lenses during pregnancy is safe. Of course, women should have a complete eye examination before or during their pregnancy.  During pregnancy there are many changes that occur to the women’s body that can affect the ability … Read More

The Connection Between Headaches and Eyes

First, it may be useful to go over the different time of headaches.  Many people use the terms headache and migraine interchangeably, but there are importance differences.

The two most common forms of headaches are tension type and … Read More