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Monitoring the Eyes of People with Diabetes
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has exploded over the past decade, due to modern lifestyles and more stringent definitions of what is considered diabetes. High blood sugar from diabetes affects the entire body, including the eyes. If severe enough, eye...
Half Off Glasses and Sunglasses
If you’ve never been to a trunk show before, grab a friend and attend ESA’s designer brands eyeglasses and sunglasses trunk show on Friday November 13th, from 4 – 6 pm in our Rock Island office. Rep.s from the designers literally bring out tray upon tray of their...
Contact Lens Etiquette
By Tina Eckhardt, M.D. An estimated 40 million Americans wear contact lenses. There are many types of contact lenses including soft, soft toric, soft multifocal and gas permeable lenses. The wear schedule can vary from two-weeks, monthly and even daily disposable...
Firework Safety and Iowa’s Proposed Bill
As the 4th of July quickly approaches and the Iowa Senate considers a bill under proposal, which allows retailers to sell firecrackers, Roman candles and other fireworks, thought you’d find this information from the American Academy of Ophthalmology of interest....
Summer Yard Work and Protecting Your Eyes
Nearly half of the 2.5 million eye injuries that Americans suffer annually happen in and around the home in common places like the lawn, garden, kitchen or garage. Unfortunately, ophthalmologists are all too frequently called to the emergency room to evaluate someone...
I Hear What I Want to Hear!
Kyle Kuhlman, HIS When someone is sick or has a health issue they go to the doctor. What is it about our hearing that makes a person put it on the back burner before resolving or addressing the issue? People tell me from time to time, “I hear what I want to hear.”...
Dr. Boehm to be interviewed on KWQC Midday Medical tomorrow, April 30
Dr. Boehm is going to talk about dry eye disease tomorrow on KWQC’s Midday Medical with Marcia Lense about 12:20 pm. This very common condition occurs when people don’t have either enough tears, or the correct composition of tears, on the surface of their eyes to...
Allergies
Allergic Conjunctivitis Brian Hansel O.D. Most people associate sneezing, runny nose, coughing, and hives as a reaction to some types of allergens. Surprisingly, to these sufferers when their eyes are involved, they are often experiencing allergic conjunctivitis....
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
In the U.S., more than 2 million individuals are estimated to be living with glaucoma, and that number is expected to increase by 50%, to more than 3 million, by 2020. Dr. Nikhil Wagle, a Glaucoma Specialist, shares some basic information about glaucoma. Glaucoma is...
