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The cornea is the clear and transparent connective tissue that makes up the front surface of the eye – it’s a lot like the windshield of your vehicle or the face on your watch. While it’s known for protecting the eye from dirt, germs, bacteria, and debris, it’s also responsible […]

Glaucoma is a very common eye disease that’s characterized by damage to the optic nerve – which is located in the back of each eye. The optic nerve is a network of more than a million tiny nerve fibers that connect the retina (back of the eye) to the brain.

The natural aging process has a way of robbing us of our youthful appearance, but that doesn’t mean we have to fully surrender to the idea of aging. With the technology we have today, older patients have a variety of options to consider when maintaining and preserving their youthful appearance

Did you know more than 3 of 4 people in the United States – 79% to be exact – wear vision correction lenses of some sort? That accounts for more than 200 million people in the United States who wear either eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses, reading glasses, and/or contact lenses on

We’ve all experienced a twitching eyelid before, so we all understand the level of annoyance and irritation it can cause – even if it only lasts a couple of minutes, it often feels like an eternity before it resolves itself. And in some cases, it might not resolve itself and

How to Fix Dry Eyes From Contacts According to the CDC, more than 45 million people in the United States wear contacts regularly – which makes up approximately 14% of the population. They not only prevent you from needing reading glasses, but help you avoid having major surgery to improve your

Everyone is born with a natural, crystalline lens located behind the iris and in front of the vitreous body in the eye. The primary responsibility of the lens is to help refract and focus light into the back of the eye (also known as the retina), which is then sent

Botox is the most popular and widely sought-after non-invasive, cosmetic surgery in the United States with more than 7.4 million people undergoing Botox injections in 2022 alone. Botox utilizes a neurotoxic protein called onabotulinumtoxinA (botulinum toxin), which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. By preventing muscle movement and blocking

One of the biggest downfalls of the natural aging process is its effect on both the health and appearance of skin. It’s one of the primary reasons why so many people fear growing old, as they try to preserve their youthfulness for as long as humanly possible. Unfortunately, there’s no

LASIK, also known as laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, is a procedure designed to correct refractive errors in the eye. A refractive error is generally caused by an abnormally-shaped cornea – the front surface of the eye. The abnormal shape disturbs the way light is refracted into the back of the