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Wanna Hear Some Eye Jokes?
Ready or not...here are 13 more jokes to make you groan!1. Patient: "What’s that floater doing in my eye, doctor?"...
What Might Cause Your Eyes to Change Col...
It's pretty common for eye doctors to have older patients come in asking if the white part of their eye, the sclera, has...
ABC's of Primary Angle Glaucoma
There are several different variations of glaucoma, but in this article we will mainly focus on Primary Open Angle Glauc...
7 Easy Tips for Getting a Great Eye Exam
The eye holds a unique place in medicine. Your eye doctor can see almost every part of your eye from an exterior view. O...
Finding a Wrinkle in Your Eye
A wrinkle on the retina -- which is also known as an epiretinal membrane (ERM) or a macular pucker -- is a thin, translu...

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has recommendations for how often adults need to get their eyes examined and those recommendations vary according to the level of risk you have for eye disease.

For people who are not at elevated risk the...

"What are these weird floating things I started seeing?"

The spots, strings, or cobwebs that drift in and out of your vision are called “floaters,” and they are more prominent if you’re looking against a white background.

These floaters are...