Computer Vision Syndrome

Imagine an average weekday - you wake up in the morning, and as you get ready for work, you use your smartphone to check the weather and for any important emails or calendar events for the day. During your morning commute on the train, you read your new novel or electronic journal on your tablet. Finally at work, eight or more hours of viewing a computer screen and reading text fill your day. On the way home, you pull out the smartphone again for some solitaire... then you get home and it's time to relax with some facebook or netflix on the desktop.


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Sunglasses, Not Just a Fashion Accessory

With summer approaching many of us are thinking of purchasing a new pair of sunglasses as a fashion accessory. What many of us don’t realize is how important it is to purchase a pair that not only looks good but one that protects our eyes from the harmful rays of the sun.


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Multifocal Contact Lenses

Presbyopia is the progressive deterioration of near vision, in populations starting in their early 40s. Changes in near vision remain dynamic due to changes in the eyes’ focusing muscles. Fine print becomes difficult to see, menus are hard to read, or the arms just aren’t long enough anymore to hold things far enough to see!


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CATARACTS

Many people have heard the term cataract and know it's eye related, but often confuse it with other medical eye conditions like glaucoma or macular degeneration, which permanently damage vision.


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How to Beat Seasonal Allergies

One day, in ancient India, the Buddha was giving a teaching to his followers. On this day however, instead of a verbal teaching, he simply held up a flower. One of his disciples, Mahakasyapa, smiled. Today, in Central Park the cherry blossoms are flowering and the tulips are bursting forth, but not all of us are able to enjoy all the beauty around us since we cannot stop sneezing, tearing and rubbing our eyes. The allergy season is here!


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Dry Eye Syndrome

Patients come to me with one of several symptoms: burning, tearing, foreign body sensation, gritty/sandy feeling, redness, tearing, itching, blurred vision (corrected by blinking), and pain in their eyes. Symptoms are often exacerbated by wind, smoke, reading, watching television and/or computer use.


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3D Vision and Your Health

With emerging 3D technology, we all have questions on how it affects our eye health. See this link to learn how these new technologies may help uncover visual problems.


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Our neighborhood locations provide you and your family with a comprehensive solution from examinations through eyewear and contact lenses...


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