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How to Deal with Your Scary Red Eye
At some point, you might be the victim of one of these scenarios: You rub your eye really hard, or you walk into somethi...
Why You Shouldn't Try to Get By with Jus...
There is an old adage in the eye care industry--Glasses are a necessity, contact lenses are a luxury. Ninety-nine percen...
The Lowdown on Low Vision
Recent Census Bureau data shows a population of approximately 71 million baby boomers (the generation born from 1946-196...
Why Dilation Reversal Drops Are Not Curr...
Getting your eyes dilated can be inconvenient – dilation makes your eyes light sensitive, which can make it diffic...
Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, and You
We are frequently asked if it’s wise to have cataract surgery if you have Macular Degeneration. Let’s sta...

Will reading glasses make your eyes worse? The short answer is "No."

Although we don’t know the exact mechanism by which humans lose the ability to focus up close as we age (a process called presbyopia), the fact remains that it happens to...

Cataracts are part of the natural aging process. Everyone gets them to one degree or another if they live long enough. Cataracts, as they progress, create increasing difficulty with the normal activities of living. The symptoms vary from one...