Category Archives: Eye Care
Allergic Conjunctivitis
Allergic Conjunctivitis causes misery for many of us. Fall is upon us. This means Ragweed and other allergic pollen are at high levels in the air in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Allergic Conjunctivitis symptoms Besides misery, the symptoms for Allergic Conjunctivitis include redness of the eyes, intense itching and tearing. They may also include puffiness […]
A Picture is worth a Thousand Words: Macular Hole
I saw an interesting, second opinion patient the other day. He came in complaining that the glasses he had made at his Optometrist’s office were not working. He had returned them to the Optometrist’s office twice and was told there was nothing wrong with the glasses. He complained that objects viewed in the left eye […]
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
January has been designated Glaucoma Awareness Month. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of diseases associated with damage to the optic nerve. The optic nerve is the part of the eye that carries the images we see to the brain. Glaucoma usually occurs in patients with elevated eye pressures. However, it can rarely in […]