2020 was supposed to be my year- the year of the eye doctor!  2020- get it?  Many eye care professionals were getting ready to implement marketing campaigns that were foolproof.  The only way they could fail was if a once-every-100-year pandemic were to wipe out an entire year.  And so the story goes… It seems…[Read more]

As parents, we are all aware that the world in which our children are growing up is so much different than 30-40 years ago. With the internet, along with phones, tablets, and laptops, our kids have access to so much information at their fingertips which is a good thing (we’ll save the arguments against social…[Read more]

We are so pleased to announce that we are now providing Myopia Care at Normandy Optical.  But first, a little background.  Myopia is also know as nearsightedness, which causes blurry vision far away.  Currently, 30% of the world’s population is nearsighted.  This number is predicted to increase to 50% in 2050, thus causing some to…[Read more]

I read a case report about a 60 year-old man who’s medical history included high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, and carotid artery disease. He was also a heavy smoker.  He went to see his eye doctor because he was having short periods (5 minutes) of seeing strange lights and colors in his left…[Read more]

I recently read a lengthy article on the news website ProPublica about the myth of drug expiration dates. The really, really quick version is that medications are safe and effective years after the expiration date.  If you want a little more background, keep reading. Before a drug comes to market, as required by the FDA,…[Read more]

I read an extensive article in National Geographic a few months ago which brought to light how dependent the world is on plastic materials, how cheaply they can be made, and how harmful (especially single-use plastics) they are to our world.  Since then, National Geographic has stopped mailing their monthly magazines wrapped in plastic and…[Read more]

Last week, several major news outlets were reporting this eerie story.   Read more from CBS News: Ocular melanoma is an extremely rare form of cancer, usually found in just six of every one million people. But it has been identified in a group of 18 patients in Huntersville, North Carolina, and in a second…[Read more]

Good news for chocolate lovers!  Results from a study published in the journal Appetite titled “Chocolate intake is associated with better cognitive function,” showed that processes such as visual-spatial memory and organization, working memory, and abstract reasoning were all significantly improved with frequently eating chocolate—particularly in women.  In addition, findings from the The American Journal…[Read more]

Muscae Volitantes- otherwise known as floaters.  We all have them and I get asked a lot of questions about them.   This short (3 minutes), informative video from Constantly Curious explains what they are and why we see them.  Check it out.    https://www.facebook.com/BeConstantlyCurious/videos/115505402448844/   Is Walking Dangerous? One would think that activities such as mountain…[Read more]

I was reading a case report about an 18 year old boy with an obsessive-compulsive disorder of eye rubbing.  He went to his eye doctor and was diagnosed with a very mild form of keratoconus (thinning of the cornea) and a cataract.  After having  cataract surgery, his aggressive eye rubbing caused the keratoconus to worsen…[Read more]