Posts Tagged Eye Surgeons
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Opening Champagne Safely
By Amir Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Many people celebrate a variety of festive occasions—weddings, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day or the holidays—with champagne or other alcoholic or nonalcoholic sparkling beverages. Unfortunately, when a popping cork strikes an eye, the celeb...
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Third Annual Hilltop Campus Fall Music Fest
On a crisp October evening, with the aroma of hot grills sizzling up good eats, music sailed through the chilly night air at the Third Annual Hilltop Campus Village Fall Music Fest. The Fest is a free event held every year on the grounds of the park owned by the Hilltop Business Association. The eve...
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Herpes Virus and the Eye
By James Wymore, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The word herpes is derived from the Greek herpo, meaning “to creep.” It was apparently thought a good term for cold sores, which appeared to creep across the face. There are eight known herpes viruses that may affect the eyes. Herpes virus 1 (HS...
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Irritated Eyes: How to Find Relief
By Michael Boehm, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates “My eyes often burn, look red, and feel dry by the end of the day.” “I have to blink a lot while reading to clear my blurry vision.” Do these statements sound familiar to you? Do you have trouble finding relief when your eyes feel thi...
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Eye Problems and Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis
By James Wymore, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Adult rheumatoid arthritis is a well known disease that is a chronic scourge of cartilage and bone in the body’s joints. A person suffering from this chronic inflammation experiences stiffness, pain, and deformity of various joints, usually sym...
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Option for Less Dependence on Glasses
By Richard Phinney, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The most well known procedure to eliminate or reduce dependence on glasses or contacts today is LASIK. By using laser energy to reshape the front surface of the eye (the cornea) nearsightedness, and some farsightedness and astigmatism, can be cor...
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How About Those Over-The-Counter Readers?
By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The eye is capable of changing its refraction (the ability to bend light to focus an image). When light enters the eye, the crystalline lens behind the pupil is partially responsible for focusing light on the retina, the layer of nerve cel...
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Sunlight and Eye Damage
By Peter Fries, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Printed articles in magazines, newspapers and medical journals over the last several years have been continually reminding us of the variety of health risks associated with sunlight exposure. Damage to eyesight from sunlight or, more specifically, ul...
