Archive for December 2020

Soon we will be receiving vaccines as part of the healthcare workforce. However, this should not change anything in ophthalmology offices. In ophthalmology offices, all entrants must wear masks at all times. This will still be a requirement going forward, for several reasons. One reason is that we cannot know which of our patients will…

Once people reach the “presbyopic age range,” typically in their 40s, it is not possible to see perfectly both far away and up close without glasses. However, it is possible to use contact lenses (or other means) to set one eye to see far away and the other eye to see up close. This usually…

Have you ever seen someone who had little gray spots on the white parts of their eyes? They are often on both sides of the colored part of the eye, and they are kind of circular or oval shaped. Maybe that someone is you! These are calcific plaques, and they often form with time. They…

A couple of decades ago, cataract surgery lens implants were more basic than they are today. There was also a higher rate of “refractive misses”–people who were not happy with their “without glasses vision” after cataract surgery. At that time, there was a lot of desire for an adjustable lens implant, so that the “without…