Move over, mascara. Eyelash extensions are the new rage. But are they safe? Ophthalmologists at John A. Moran Eye Center provide tips to help protect your vision.
If you or someone you know is affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you understand how much it can impact the quality of day-to-day life. While the condition is mostly connected to aging, there are ways to prevent, treat, and slow the condition. Ophthalmologist Monika Fleckenstein, MD, is a specialist in degenerative retinal diseases with the Moran Eye Center. She explains the basics of AMD, ways to identify it early, and treatment options that can help patients with the condition enjoy a better quality of life.
Bodies of water—especially lakes and rivers—are contaminated with bacteria and organisms. If you swim in them, you're at a greater risk of developing an eye infection. John A. Moran Eye...
John A. Moran Eye Center ophthalmologist and cataract specialist Rachel Simpson, MD, offers this list of questions to ask during your cataract consultation with a potential surgeon—along with the answers...
Looking to reduce eye redness? Just how effective are those eye-whitening drops? Even though fashion decrees it, you may want to carefully consider the side effects. And what about eye-brightening...
Newborns can’t always control their developing eyes and sometimes go cross-eyed. But if your child is older than two months and you notice her or his eyes looking in different directions, something else might be going on. Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner describes how to tell if your child’s eyes are developing in a healthy way.
Every year around the Fourth of July, doctors see hundreds of preventable eye injuries caused by the unsafe handling of fireworks. Here's what experts at the Moran Eye Center at...
If you wear glasses and are helping slow the spread of coronavirus by wearing a mask, you've probably experienced foggy lenses the moment you put on the mask. What to...
When do you know it's time for cataract surgery, especially with COVID-19 safety considerations? Experts at the Moran Eye Center share what they look for during comprehensive eye exams to...
The occasional “knuckle rub” to an itching eye can feel relieving, especially as allergy season starts. But according to Dr. Mark Mifflin, professor of ophthalmology, chronic eye itching can lead to serious, irreparable damage to your eyes. Dr. Tom Miller talks to Dr. Mifflin about what can cause constant eye irritation and the risks you take by rubbing your eyes too often or too hard.
Will eating carrots really improve your child's eyesight? Or will reading in a dim room ruin your eyesight? Dr. Cindy Gellner stops by to discuss the common eyesight myths everyone hears as a child.
Every 45 minutes somewhere in the United States, a parent calls a poison control center because their child has ingested a laundry or dish washing detergent packet.