Archive for January 2021

Traditionally, we in the ophthalmology community have started our newly diagnosed glaucoma patients on eye drops. Eye drops are usually acceptable to patients as a first line treatment during discussions, at least moreso than surgery. However, the breadth of options for treating glacuoma using procedures is expanding more and more. At this point, I still…

There is a condition in which calcium and fat get together in center of the eyeball to cause visible “globules” in the eye. When I look into eyes like that, sometimes it almost seems like a snow globe filled with these “globules.” Some have said that they resemble stars in the sky, and that is…

The cornea, which is the very front surface of the eye, can develop swelling. Many times this swelling has to do with a problem with the inside most part, which is responsible for pumping water out of the cornea. If that pump malfunctions, water builds up in the cornea, swelling it. Over the last couple…

Starting around age 40, everybody with good distance vision needs reading glasses. One of the solutions that has been used are “pinholes” that can be implanted in the cornea (as “inlays”), which can help focus light so that reading is easier without reading glasses. Pinholes in general serve the function of focusing light, so even…

The year of the eyeball, 20/20, is over. It certainly did not go as expected, obviously, within the eye care world or anywhere else. However, we do see hope and optimism for the future. I personally am looking forward to getting back to practice as I used to know it sometime before this year is…