Healthy Eyesight Habits
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Have you ever been told that taking off your glasses and giving your eyes ‘a break’ will help your eyesight or vision get better? FALSE. Do Carrots help your eyesight? TRUE. In a recent New York Times article, the best and worst habits in eyesight were tackled by experts. We know we get a lot…
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The Bigger the Phone or Tablet, the Less Eye Discomfort!
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In a study published recently, it was concluded that size matters when it comes to your eyes and your smartphones or tablets. A larger phone or tablet font was connected with reduced eye discomfort! It goes without saying that the use of smart devices is at an all-time high. Many of us can be labeled…
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Why Does My Eyelid Twitch?
Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
We have all been there. That annoying twitch. Why does it happen? For many of us, it happens on and off. We get this question at Slade & Baker Vision quite a bit – so we wanted to address it in our blog. Your eyelid twitch is referred to as an ‘Eyelid spasm’ and most…
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Eye Allergies: Seasons Are Changing, You Got The Itch?
Let’s talk about one of the most common issues we see with our patients: eye allergies! We want to provide some quick and easy info to those of you trying to figure out if you do have allergies or if it’s ‘something else’. Usually, if you have an eye allergy = itch Without itching, it’s…
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Psoriasis Affects the Cornea and What That Means For Ocular Surgery
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A new study in Ophthalmology Advisor has revealed that patients who have been diagnosed with psoriasis should have routine eye exams due to corneal structural and functional changes. This study also showed that these changes are important because they should be considered prior to undergoing any eye surgery. The recent prospective, comparative, cross-sectional study, published in Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy –…
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You Don’t Know What You Have Until You Lose It. When Was Your Last Eye Exam?
As data emerges ‘post’ the pandemic, we are seeing some really serious repercussions due to lockdown in medical journals. For example, the rise of women with certain types of cancer because of the drop in annual OBGYN exams during the pandemic. These numbers extend way further than just cancer into all medical fields and are…
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What You Need To Know About Styes: Are Masks Causing Them?
We have all been there in the last year – our sunglasses or eyeglasses fogging up due to mask wear. Many of us have also dealt with mask-induced acne and rosacea which has caused an uptick of dermatology visits. Now, we are seeing the repercussions of mask wear in the ophthalmology community. Although vaccines are…
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The Facts Behind the Blue-Light Blocking Glasses Hype
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One thing that definitely can’t be argued about the last year is that the majority of us have been subjected to screens and the ‘digital world’ way more than before. All of our in-person meetings became virtual, and many of us can’t help but feel some eye strain at the end of the day. That…
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I Drive 5 Hours for My Dry Eye Treatment – A Serum Tears Testimony
As the seasons change from fall to winter and the air gets dryer, we thought it would be the perfect time to share some information with you about dry eyes. We are so excited to share this brand new experience from one of our patients with chronic dry eye syndrome. This patient: • Has had…
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Healthy Aging Awareness Month at Slade & Baker Vision
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September has been named “Healthy Aging Month” and like many other disease types, our risk of suffering from an eye disease increases with our age; but did you know that many adults aged 65 years and older neglect to go see an ophthalmologist? Did you know that one in every six Americans who are 65…
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