If you stare at a blank wall or a bright sky, do you see little shapes “float” across your vision? These are eye floaters that are, for the most part, harmless. Individuals who have these tend to go about their life without interruption. In rare circumstances, he/she will seek treatment for bothersome floaters. Eye floaters are made of collagen. The area in the back of the...
Your body is a machine. Over time, machine parts can wear down and need tended to. Your eyes work every day focusing and re-focusing. This can cause wear and tear over the course of many years. The eye muscle is a smooth muscle, so unlike the muscles in your arms, exercising it daily wears it down instead of building it up. Listed below are some common problems and disorders...
We’ve all experienced eyelid twitches. The scenario: you have a twitch in your eyelid and it just won’t stop. It feels like everyone can see it, which is embarrassing and uncomfortable. How did you get it? When will it stop? The little flutters that you feel in the upper or lower lid of your eye from time to time is called blepharospasm. It is an uncontrollable spasm...
Vision screening tests are not the same as eye exams. Eye exams are very important so that any potential or specific problems can be identified and treatment options ascertained. Vision screenings, such as you might get at the DMV, are very quick, limited tests that try to detect people who are at risk for vision problems, but nothing can replace the thoroughness of a full...
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