Your resource for learning about eye care procedures and conditions, from the experts at Milan Eye Center.
The year 2020 began with much fanfare as “The Year of Sight,” with eye care providers worldwide focused on bringing the life-changing benefits of LASIK, PRK, and Implantable Collamer Lens surgery to their patients. With so many new technologies, optometrists and ophthalmologists have more options than ever before to treat …
In these uncertain times, many patients are continuing to experience the symptoms of dry eyes but hesitate to seek an in-office consultation with their eye care physicians. Telemedicine has provided a platform for patients to seek quick and efficient guidance for their treatment, although it does have certain limitations. This …
When patients approach us about eye allergies, their symptoms typically include swelling (puffy eyes), redness, itching in addition to watery eyes and/or mild yellowish stringy mucous discharge from the eye. As eye doctors, the most common signs we see are erythema (redness) and edema (swollen eyelids), periorbital area, and conjunctiva …
When we are exposed to ultraviolet “UV” light, our body tissues change. This is why our skin gets darker or more wrinkly over time, and is the main reason why sunscreen is so important and stressed during the summer months. UV light can also cause short-term damage to …
Most of us have, or will have, eye floaters. Some people notice small gray or black spots, shadows, specks, “cobwebs”, or even small transparent like material that floats across the visual field periodically when looking at a bright, solid background. They are one of the most common conditions seen by …
Is Blue Light Really That Bad? One of the hottest topics in eye care today both from a patient and a physician standpoint is blue light and the effects on the human body. Before we dive into that, let’s take a little crash course through basic physics and human physiology. …
Even though it is the middle of spring, it is never too early to begin prepping for summer! You hear it all the time, swimsuit season is coming! It is the final stretch to improve your general health and get into shape. While that is important, don’t forget to guarantee …
Dilation is an essential part of a comprehensive eye examination. It is necessary to diagnose and monitor many medical conditions. Most patients ask why dilation is needed, what are the side effects, and how it works. The intention of this article is to answer the questions patients have about dilation. …
As a Cataract, Cornea and Refractive Surgeon, it would seem odd that the topic I’ve chose to discuss in this newsletter is glaucoma surgery. This is, perhaps, the point – glaucoma surgery is no longer strictly the burden of a glaucoma specialist. Glaucoma surgery has become mainstream over the past …
The diagnosis of glaucoma can be straight forward when intraocular pressure is elevated, however, the diagnosis is more elusive in patients with statistically normal pressures. Glaucoma is defined by a characteristic optic disc cupping with thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer and, as it becomes more advanced, a typical …