If you’re like me, you’re getting sick (pun intended!) of all the news, emails, websites, postings and broadcasts about the COVID-19 Pandemic. Or maybe you’re not! If you got past the title of this blog, and you’re still reading it, maybe you do want to find out if there are any eye problems associated with […]
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You can tell all THAT just from my eye exam?! Last month we opened a discussion on some of the general health conditions that can be diagnosed during your comprehensive eye exam. If you haven’t already read this please start with “Surprising Health Conditions Diagnosed on the Routine Eye Exam – Part 1” of this
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Updated 03/23/2020 With the current COVID-19 situation and the recent actions by the State of Illinois as well as the City and County of St. Louis, we wanted to let you know how we are changing to adapt and still be available to those patients who need us. We have closed our Alton, Illinois office
You can tell all THAT just from my eye exam?! Many patients are surprised to find out that their eye examination is much more than an evaluation of their eyes. In fact, many different general health conditions can be first diagnosed by your eyecare specialist. These can range from mild conditions to life threatening diseases.
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So, the year is 2020 and that’s got everyone thinking about vision, because we all recognize normal vision as being 20/20. But what does that really mean? Most people don’t know, and even some eye doctors can’t explain it to you so you can understand easily. Let me try. Back in 1862, yes more than
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Waking up to or looking in a mirror to discover a bloody looking eye can be quite terrifying. The good news is, it often is not as serious as it may look. The eye is filled with many small, and some large, blood vessels. These blood vessels can be prone to leak and break. Luckily,
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Eyesight involves two different abilities. One is called Acuity. That is your ability to see details, read print, recognize faces, and things like that. The other is called Visual Field. That is your ability to see the area around you, detect movements, and perceive speed and direction. We test Acuity with an eye chart to
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A businesswoman told me that her eyes feel very tired by the end of her long day at work. She wanted to know if there were exercises she could do to help her eyes to not become so tired. She did an internet search for “eye exercises” and was amazed at the confusing references she
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Many patients are aware of soft contact lens options, or even small diameter rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses. However, there is now newer, and possibly better contact lens technology involving hard lenses. Scleral contact lenses are hard gas permeable lenses that are much larger in size. These lenses drape over the cornea and land
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Do you suffer from sore, red, itchy or swollen eyelids? Do your eyes feel gritty or like there’s something in them? You could be experiencing a buildup of bacteria and oily flakes on your eyelash line. This bacteria causes inflammation of the eyelid margin which can lead to ocular irritation and further complications. This is
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