by Dr. Nick | Oct 14, 2019 | News
The temperature drops every winter season, and a cold environment can have negative effects on your eyes, with ailments like dry eyes, if you are not protecting it. When winter comes, a breeze of cold, dry air becomes more common, and it can suck the moisture in your...
by Dr. Nick | Oct 14, 2019 | Eye Disease, Glasses
*Gasp* The dreaded astigmata… astigma… stigma… stigmata… Wait what is this word? How do I even pronounce it? Uh-Stig-Ma-Tism is a phonetic pronunciation so you can pronounce it correctly in your head as you read through this. So what is astigmatism? Is it bad? Is it a...
by Dr. Nick | Oct 8, 2019 | Children, Eye Disease
“I have a high prescription. Will my kids have a high prescription too?” “Is it harmful for my child to be on a computer/tablet/phone for several hours a day? Will it damage their eyes?” These are common questions from parents that we get all the time! The answer is…...
by Dr. Nick | Sep 25, 2019 | Eye Surgery
“Am I a good candidate for refractive surgery?” A good question that we get asked all the time. What makes someone a good candidate vs a poor candidate? There are a lot of factors that go into refractive surgery considerations, such as prescription,...
by Dr. Nick | Sep 24, 2019 | Contact Lenses
Disclosure: This post is NOT sponsored by Bausch and Lomb. No one asked me to write this post, I truly am just excited about this product. If you’d asked me this question a year ago, my answer would be only if you’re willing to compromise and have monovision (one eye...
by Dr. Nick | Aug 13, 2019 | Children
Learning is essential to a child’s success and having the right tools gives them the best advantage. While you might be looking for the school supplies and backpacks, it’s important to consider another issue, sight. Back to school eye exams are one of those things...
by Dr. Nick | Jul 24, 2019 | Children, Eye Disease
I’ve never liked the term lazy eye, because it’s so misleading! Why do I say that? Well, let’s talk about what amblyopia is first. Amblyopia is a condition that occurs when the communication between the eye and the brain aren’t developing properly. This can occur for...
by Dr. Nick | Jul 16, 2019 | News
How often do you get a weird symptom and your first thought is, “Hm… Let me google this symptom.” Many patients do it. Whether or not you admit to it, we probably have all done it at some point in time! There’s no real shame in it, as long as you’re taking that...
by Dr. Nick | Jun 26, 2019 | Glasses
Dr. Soper and I see this pretty much every day. A patient comes in concerned that their near vision has gotten worse. Are they broken? Are they going blind? Many of these patients come in fearful that something is wrong with them and they could be losing their most...
by Dr. Nick | Jun 17, 2019 | Eye Disease
Cataracts are an incredibly common condition where the lens inside the eye begins to become cloudy over time. This is the same lens that I’ll talk about in a later blog post about why patients eventually need reading glasses in their 40’s and older. The lens is a...
