How to Recognize and Treat Common Eye Injuries
You can’t always tell when an eye is injured or that the injury is serious. Some problems can only be seen during a doctor’s examination. It’s important to be able to recognize some of the most common symptoms of eye injuries.
How to Avoid Foggy Glasses When Wearing a Face Mask
A new challenge in the Covid-19 era: keeping our eyeglasses from fogging up while we’re wearing face masks. Learn how to avoid foggy glasses.
10 ways to take better care of your eyes
We’re constantly being bombarded with magazine articles advising us on how to take care of our health, our skin, our hair and even our feet, but very little attention is paid to our eyes. And that’s a shame, given how much we depend on our vision in our everyday lives. Just think about how much […]
Is That a Stye or a Chalazion? What the Heck is a Chalazion?
What’s this bump in my eyelid? A simple question, but the answer can be confusing. The shortest and simplest response is: If it doesn’t hurt anymore, it’s a chalazion. If it’s still painful, it’s a stye.
How to Ensure Good Vision in your 20 to 30’s
What common eye problems affect people in their 20’s & 30’s? AEI covers common issues and preventative steps to maintain healthy vision.
When to See an Ophthalmologist ASAP in the Age of Covid-19
With the advent of Covid-19, social distancing, stay in place orders and everything else going on in our lives right now, it is a crazy time. With the obvious general reluctance to go out in public during the coronavirus pandemic, we are asked a lot these days from patients “what eye symptoms can be safely […]
Shingles in the Eye on the Rise, What You Need to Know
You can call it by its medical name, herpes zoster opthalmicus. Or you can simply call it shingles in the eye. Either way, it can reduce your eyesight to a state of legal blindness. The chickenpox and shingles connection Chickenpox is caused by the varicella zoster virus. In the 1990s, an average of 4 million […]
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