Archive for June 2026

I often hear patients say that their vision is worse after a long day, even though their eye exam is normal. In many cases, the culprit isn’t permanent eye damage but issues with the tear film. The tear film on the surface of the eyeball is an essential part of the focusing apparatus of the…

When your eyes move, the image on your retinas shifts dramatically, yet the world does not appear to jump or blur. When a camera shifts quickly, the image does blur/jump. So what’s the difference? For the eye, the brain briefly suppresses visual awareness during these rapid eye movements, allowing us to experience a smooth and…

While ophthalmologists have been talking about using different visualization methods for surgery for years, past attempts haven’t been that great. We use microscopes to operate, so we have historically always leaned into the oculars of a microscope to see what we are doing for surgery. There have been headsets and big TVs that have been…

Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that affects people during their sleep, causing them to have intermittent periods during which they do not breathe properly. These intermittent breathing issues during sleep lead to drops in oxygen levels. Drops in oxygen have been linked to several eye diseases, including some diseases of the optic nerve. Since…