Imagine for a moment that there exists a disease that could potentially take 15 years off your lifespan. Let’s say, for the sake of this discussion, that this same disease could also significantly increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and blindness. And now, let’s say that almost one third of the entire […]
Recently, Dr. Sian had the wonderful opportunity to speak with CTV News Vancouver about the importance of UV protection and whether your old sunglasses are helping or hurting. Check out the segment HERE. […]
The “average person” will probably not recognize what the image above shows. But the “average person” is exactly who needs to understand the importance of what is happening. A couple of days ago, I had 19 year old healthy young man come to see me for an eye exam simply because he was noticing a […]
Ok, there’s no funny punch line here. I just thought that was a catchy title. What’s the difference between an ophthalmologist and an optometrist? What about an optometrist and an optician? Are they similar in some ways? This is the conversation of The Three O’s of Eye Care. Or, as my cousin from the UK […]
The Second World War affected most of the developed world and, in terms of politics and such, it’s effects will stand for the rest of our history. But, did you know that WWII has actually had changed the way that we talk about and even treat our eyes today? Well we here are a couple […]
I’ve written in the past about what I called the “eye-heart connection” and I’ve also touched on how a disease such as diabetes can effect our eyes. But very recently, a friend who has been battling through some tough health issues asked me to highlight again the importance of how intricately our organs are linked […]
Originally written and posted in January 2011, soon after its predecessor, “How Trevor Linden Sold Out” post. Once again, the writing has been left in its original form, so some facts will be outdated… But the passion will not! OK, OK, I get it… People in Vancouver loooooove Trevor Linden. I know, I’m from here. So I […]
This was originally written and posted in December 2010. As with all of the older posts, I’ve decided to leave this one in its (somewhat naive, but well-intentioned) original condition. The follow up to this was called “How Trevor Linden Sold Out: The Prequel”. (Yes, I like movies) Before I begin, I would like to say that as most […]
During my first few years in practice, I’ve had some distressing discussions and experiences with both prospective patients and those sitting in front of me in the exam chair. It is these experiences that compelled me to write this little manifesto. I’ll refer to one specific phone conversation I recently had at my office Highstreet Eyecare (shameless plug) which, […]
Today’s blog post comes to your courtesy a crazy day at the office. This past Sunday (yes, I work Sundays… and yes, I am a little bit crazy… thank you for asking), I felt like I was working in some sort of contact lens emergency clinic. It was like Clearly Contacts was having a sale […]
