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WHY DO WE BLINK?

In my first year of optometry school, as part of the practical portion of our studies, we used to do vision screenings on kids in elementary schools around Boston. So picture me, the tall optometric freshman, kneeling down to examine the eyes of this adorable little 6 year old girl when she steps back and […]

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LIKE PULLING TEETH

A couple of months ago, I had the wonderful pleasure of attending the American Academy of Optometry’s annual conference in Boston. I had the chance to reconnect with a lot of classmates and friends, as well as visit my school and attend lectures at the meeting. One evening, as we were enjoying a night out on […]

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CONTACT LENS ADDICTS

Yesterday I had the not so pleasant experience of having to scare one of my patients out of wearing contact lenses. It inspired me to write a little about contact lenses and those who (over)wear them. It has occurred to me, over the past year or so, that some patients are addicted to wearing contact lenses. […]

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SUNBURN IN YOUR EYES?

Many people, especially those of us who are pigmenatally-challenged (not to be mistaken with people who are pigmentally-confused… urbandictionary.com), have suffered from the occasional sunburn. You get it on your shoulders, your back, even your face. But what about on or inside your eye? Yes, it can happen. Photokeratitis, aka Solar keratitis, is basically sunburn of the cornea (the clear dome […]

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COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME

I have a lot of patients who come in with complaints of eye strain while on the computer, while at work and home. This is a condition referred to as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). What causes CVS? 1) Need glasses? Uncorrected refractive error (see: All Kinds of Blurry) can make viewing the computer monitor very uncomfortable. 2) […]

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VISINE

Picture this: You’re eyes are a little irritated, possibly even a little red. You’re not sure why this is happening, but you figure an eye drop could help. You walk into the eye drops section in the pharmacy and you’re bombarded by about 131,239 different types of eye drops that tell you they do all sorts […]

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