YOUR EYELID IS TWITCHING! WHAT’S THAT ABOUT?
They are so annoying! Those crazy eyelid twitches! No matter how you try to make them stop, they just won’t…and to make matters worse, you are absolutely positive that others are focusing on your twitching lid. What causes eyelid twitches? Should you be concerned? Technically called eyelid myokymia, twitches are characterized by uncontrollable, repetitive, spasms…
Read MoreYOUR EYES ARE AGING, TOO
Driving at night can be scary and even paralyzing, especially as we age. The fear of losing the freedom to stay mobile is hard for many seniors to accept as they face inevitable changes to their bodies and minds. Loss of vision is one of the changes that will affect us all. In fact, it…
Read MoreBLEPHARITIS – A Big Word For A Common Eye Condition
It’s easy to take your eyes for granted. Your job requires you to stare at a computer screen for most of your work day; you put your contact lenses in and forget to take them out before bed; you use eye make up that should have been deep-sixed months ago; you swim in chlorinated pools…
Read MoreAches and Pains and Presbyopia. Oh Dear.
Turning 40 or 50 are milestones in life we all face, complete with their attendant baggage. Everything about us seems to be aging. And getting creaky and cranky or impossibly annoying. A frustrating eye condition that begins around age 40, which you may be experiencing and which can definitely make you feel older, is presbyopia. …
Read MoreFoods For Keeping Your Peepers In Tip-Top Shape
Aging brings changes to your body and to your eyes. Perhaps you worry about your eyesight and needing reading glasses or future cataract surgery, driving at night or possibly macular degeneration or glaucoma. Protecting and caring for your aging eyes and maintaining strong eye health begins with the food on your plate. It’s common knowledge…
Read MoreThose Annoying Little Floaters!
Seeing little black spots and squiggles? Do they disappear when you look directly at them? Although it seems strange and may even be alarming, the truth is that seven out of ten people experience some version of floaters during their lifetime. There are different types of floaters but all of them occur in the vitreous…
Read MoreYour Baby’s Eyes…Some Interesting Things To Know
If you are new parent, you may be interested in what your baby can see and what, if anything, you should be concerned about as your baby’s vision develops. Your baby’s eyesight develops over time. Parts of your baby’s eye are in place at birth, but the regions of her brain that decipher visual images…
Read MoreDiabetes May Be Affecting Your Eyes
If you have diabetes, you know it is a devastating disease. It can affect your body in many ways…and it can affect your vision and your eyes. Did you know that people with diabetes are more likely to develop cataracts at an earlier age and are twice as likely to develop glaucoma as are non-diabetics?Did…
Read MoreWhat Exactly IS A Stye?
What are styes? It’s a very common eye issue but it can be annoying if you are preparing for a special occasion or photo-op and wake up to a little red, sore bump on your eyelid next to your upper or lower lashes. It’s likely you have a stye, technically called a hordeolum. Styes are…
Read MoreWhat Do You Know About Cataracts?
At the Longwood Eye & LASIK Center, we specialize in treating cataracts.Read on to learn more about cataracts and their treatment. • At birth, the lens is clear but as we get older, it hardens and turns yellow.• The lens is the clear part of the eye that focuses light and images on the retina…
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