Along with a heavy advertising push for Crizal on TV and in magazines come lots of questions from patients: What exactly is Crizal? How does it improve vision? How does it compare to other anti-reflective lens coatings? Crizal is the…
The lenses in our eyes never stop growing, even though our eyes do. As they grow denser and denser with cells over time, the lens eventually becomes opaque. This opacity is what we call a cataract. When you develop cataracts,…
It may pain you a bit to learn there is another part of your body that can lose firmness as you age – your eyes. About the time you start getting your senior citizen discount, you may also see little…
The holiday season is in full swing, and though many people dutifully watch their waistlines this time of year, others see it as an opportunity to overindulge without guilt. Setting guilt aside, as more and more Americans are categorized as…
In order to promote proper eye care, the National Eye Institute (NEI) has designated May as Healthy Vision Month. With that same aim, Insight Eyecare’s “iCare” blog launched just over a year ago, to educate patients and the general public…
Patients often ask whether taking nutritional supplements will protect their vision and prevent or slow the progression of degenerative eye diseases. Research has shown that certain vitamins and minerals support ocular health, and while it’s possible to get these nutrients…
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness and affects more than 2.2 million Americans. The disease often has no symptoms and goes unnoticed until permanent vision loss occurs. The only way to catch…
I introduced you in September to some simple yet effective tools used in our Vision Therapy clinic. In this follow-up, I will cover some other common tools and equipment used in Vision Therapy, and in a future post I will…
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month — a good time to remind patients with diabetes to schedule annual eye exams. Early detection of eye problems can save the vision of people with diabetes. Patients with diabetes are more likely to…
My last blog post provided a basic definition and overview of Vision Therapy. As promised, in this and future posts I will introduce you to some of the tools used in our Vision Therapy clinic. Some of the most effective…