Why Are My Eyes Sensitive to Light?
Feeling uncomfortable or having trouble seeing in bright lights could indicate an eye disease. Learn more about light sensitivity, also called photophobia. How the Eye Processes Light Normally, a trip to the grocery store or sitting in the breakroom shouldn’t make you want to reach for dark sunglasses. Bright lights shouldn’t make your eyes squint […]
Standard, Premium, and Light-Adjustable Lenses
During cataract surgery, your surgeon removes your eyes’ clouded lenses and replaces them with new, clear, artificial lenses. Your eyes’ new intraocular lenses (IOLs) are a lifelong investment, so it’s important to choose lenses that will optimize your visual experience. Your choice of replacement lenses will have a significant impact on how you will see […]
Holding Your Phone Farther Away? You Have More Options Than You Think
If you have found yourself holding your phone at arm’s length just to read a text, or giving up on small print altogether without moving it farther away, you are not alone. This is one of the most common and recognizable signs of presbyopia, a normal age-related change in the eye’s natural lens that affects […]
The Difference Between an Optometrist, Ophthalmologist, and Eye Surgeon
If you’ve ever tried to schedule an eye care appointment and found yourself unsure whether to call an optometrist or an ophthalmologist, you’re not alone. These titles are easy to mix up, and there’s a third professional in the mix, the optician, who serves an entirely different role. Understanding the differences can help you get […]
Light Adjustable Lens vs. Traditional Premium IOLs: Choosing Your Path to Clear Vision After Cataract Surgery
If you’re preparing for cataract surgery, you’ve likely discovered that choosing your intraocular lens (IOL) involves more decisions than you expected. Beyond simply removing your cloudy lens, cataract surgery offers an opportunity to customize your vision in ways that weren’t possible even a few years ago. Among the most exciting advances is the Light Adjustable […]
What Causes Milky or Hazy Vision?
What Causes Milky or Hazy Vision? You’re looking out the window and there seems to be a film over everything. Colors look washed out, lights have halos around them, and the world appears as though you are viewing it through frosted glass. Plenty of people write that off as normal aging, or as a sign […]
Depth Perception Problems: When Stairs and Curbs Become Harder to Navigate
You hesitate at the top of a staircase, unsure exactly where the first step begins. You misjudge the curb getting out of your car. You reach for your coffee mug and knock it over because it wasn’t quite where you thought it was. These seemingly small frustrations can be signs of a depth perception problem, […]
Waking Up with Blurry Vision: What’s Normal and What’s Not
You open your eyes in the morning, and everything looks fuzzy. You blink a few times, rub your eyes, and gradually things come into focus. Sound familiar? For many people, waking up with temporarily blurry vision is a harmless nuisance that clears within seconds or minutes. But for others, morning vision problems can signal an […]
When Puffy Eyes Are More Than a Bad Night’s Sleep
Most of us have woken up with puffy eyes at some point and chalked it up to a late night, too much salt at dinner, or a good cry during a movie. In those cases, a cold compress and a cup of coffee usually do the trick. But what about swelling that lingers for days, […]
Why Do My Eyelids Feel Heavy?
Why Do My Eyelids Feel Heavy? Heavy eyelids are one of those symptoms easy to explain away. A bad night’s sleep, a long day at a screen, too much time in dry air. Most of the time, that explanation holds. The heaviness fades after rest, and nothing more comes of it. But when the feeling […]