Archive for January 2022

Most of the population is unfamiliar with the term “amblyopia,” and I can definitely see why; there is no obvious indication from the word to lead us to its definition, at least none that the world would be commonly familiar with. As a technical term, we ophthalmologists use amblyopia to mean a problem with vision…

Though this is not the first time I have had such a realization, learning new information can always be a humbling experience. I recently learned that having shingles on the skin around one’s eye can increase the risk of stroke. What’s even more curious and scary to me is that the average time from the…

Although the topic of vaccines is fraught with many diverse opinions these days, I would be remiss if I didn’t recount the major theme of an article I recently read in an ophthalmology journal. The authors investigate the rate of shingles in the upper face in patients who have had the Shingrix vaccine versus those…

Have you ever seen an infomercial in the wee hours of the morning, with each testimonial professing that the only thing stopping you from perfect vision is a lack of pinhole glasses? Well, to some extent, pinholes are great for vision! The main reason that people need glasses is that light rays coming into the…

In ophthalmology, “UGH” means a whole lot more than just an exasperated doctor. The acronym can be used to stand for Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema. Most of the time, Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema syndrome occurs when there is a lens implant placed in the eye in a not-so-great position. It then acts as a foreign object in the eyeball, rubbing on…