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Safeguarding Your Child's Eyesight
Just like adults, children need to have their eyes examined. This need begins at birth and continues through adulthood.F...
Sunglasses Are a Fabulous Investment
The sun does some amazing things. It plays a role in big helping our bodies to naturally produce Vitamin D. In fac...
How Lyme Disease Can Affect Your Eyes
Lyme disease is an infection that is caused by a spirochete (a type of microorganism) called Borrelia burgdorferi, and m...
What to Know About Vision vs. Health Ins...
The eye care medical field has an unusual split between two different types of insurance for covering eye issues: health...
Drug Allergy or Side Effect?
There is a common misconception that any adverse reaction to a drug is an allergy. That is definitely not the case.Repor...
- Written by Dover Eye Care
Red, Itchy, swollen eyelids are often due to a condition called blepharitis. Blepharitis tends to be a chronic condition due to thick eyelid mucous gland production that sticks to the bases of the eyelashes. This adherent mucous can allow...
- Written by Dover Eye Care
Choroidal nevus is the fancy term for a freckle in the back of the eye.
This lesion arises from a collection of cells that make pigment in the choroid, which lines the back of the retina and supplies the retina with nutrients. These choroidal...
