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Eye Tattoos: What’s up with that?

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Photo Credit: Catt Gallinger Facebook Eye Tattoos: What’s up with that? Many of you may have heard of scleral tattoos AKA eye tattoos. This new fad involves “tattooing” the white part of the eye by injecting ink under the outer layer of the eye called the conjunctiva. Sound scary? Well, it is! Surfacing along with…

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Total Solar Eclipse in 1 Week! Are YOU prepared?

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Next week on Monday, August 21, 2017, we will experience a Total Solar Eclipse. Read our press release below to become better prepared before that day arrives and check out our infographic for what to wear at the bottom! Dr. Walton’s helpful YouTube video is also included below and if you click here. News ReleaseBennett…

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Dr. Shama Essa to lecture at the Combined Ophthalmic Symposium this weekend in Austin!

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Our very own, Dr. Shama Essa, OD, will be gracing the stage of the Combined Ophthalmic Symposium which is presented and sponsored by the Advanced Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) this upcoming weekend in Austin and we are so excited for her to share her knowledge with the audience of eye care physicians…

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Why is Rubbing Your Eyes so BAD for You? 5 Reasons that will get You to Stop ASAP!

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Did you know that people with allergies are more likely to end up needing a corneal transplant? You won’t believe why. Because of EYE RUBBING! WHY do we do it? Since many of us do it all the time, rubbing your eyes may seem like a pretty innocent thing to do. Babies do it naturally…

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Saying YES to dilating your eyes can save your life? 15 year old athlete is rushed to the hospital from eye exam

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Let’s be honest. No one loves getting their eyes dilated at the eye doctor’s office. Many patients ask us, “can I do that next time please?” But they continue to put it off. This blog is not meant to scare you by any means. This blog is meant to show you why you should say…

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Eye Infections even hurt Super Star Golfers! Lydia Ko withdraws from tournament due to eye infection

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Golf stars also suffer from contact lens issues, eye allergies and eye infections! A little background…Rolex No. 1 Lydia Ko is a professional golfer who became the No. 1 ranked woman professional golfer in 2015 at only 17 years old making her the youngest player of either gender to be ranked No. 1 in professional…

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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month: Glaucoma in “regular people” terms

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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month and in honor of it we want to talk about glaucoma in “regular people” terms.  This way, patients and potential patients can truly understand glaucoma. We’ve all heard the word but many of us, even those of us who have been diagnosed with it or who have a parent with…

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