The Power of Teamwork

“This is the place to be for eye care,” says Denny, an Eye Surgeons Associates patient for five years. Denny has both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). He was first diagnosed with dry AMD in the right eye and wet AMD in the left and was referred to...

AMD Patients Have Choices

By Yasser Elshatory M.D., Ph.D. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of vision loss in people 50 years and older. The single most important factor in determining who has this condition is age. A lot of progress has been made in the last 10 years in...

Living Well with Low Vision

By Dr. Anwi Etame Low vision describes levels of reduced vision that can result from many different ocular and neurologic disorders. Patients with low vision range from partially sighted to legally blind. More than two-thirds of patients with low vision are over 65....

Dangers of Soap Pods

Soap pods look like fun. Soap pods sure can look like toys to a 3-year-old. Parker liked to help her mom, Jill, with the laundry and came across a soap pod at home one evening. She squeezed it and the liquid soap burst into her eyes. Mom quickly washed her eyes out as...

Safe Celebrations: Opening Champagne

By Dr. Michael Boehm Many people celebrate the holidays by popping open champagne or other bubbly beverages. A champagne cork can fly up to 50 mph as it leaves the bottle, so if a popping cork strikes an eye, the celebration can change into a tragedy. A flying...

Paying the Price for Beauty

By Dr. Anwi Etame This time of year there are parties galore for Christmas and New Years. Many ladies will glam it up by buying a new outfit, getting hair and nails done, and wearing a little more makeup than usual. But did you know that there are conditions known to...