How to Avoid Screen Fatigue

It’s that time of year for shopping online or by phone, studying for finals or binging on your favorite holiday movies. All that time looking at a screen can cause your eyes to feel dry and tired. Use the 20/20/20 rule to give your eyes a break during long periods of...

Diabetes and Double Vision

By: James Wymore, M.D. Diabetes causes a wide array of problems throughout the body, and the eye is no exception. Diplopia, or double vision, is one of those problems. It can occur suddenly and be quite uncomfortable and alarming. The effects of diabetes can damage...

Effects of Lazy Eye

Be vigilant about lazy eye. “Approximately four of every 100 preschool children demonstrate amblyopia or lazy eye which leads to loss of vision in otherwise healthy eyes,” explains Dr. Frederick, Pediatric Ophthalmologist. The vision loss is permanent unless...

Double Vision Correction

Surgical solution to correct double vision. Children aren’t the only patients with strabismus (eye misalignment). Most people with eye muscle disorders are diagnosed before age five. But a large number of patients are seen with this problem for the first time as...

Sudden Double Vision May Mean Trouble

Take action on double vision. Double vision, or diplopia, is seeing two, often overlapping, images of a single object. When it newly occurs in a mature patient, it may be associated with many conditions or diseases. An eye exam can identify if the cause is a cataract,...