Reviewed By: Dr. Jose Alfredo Vazquez, MD
A thorough dry eye exam can uncover root causes and open the door to effective treatments, helping you find lasting relief from chronic dry eye.
Reviewed by: Mari Holderby, OD
Have you recently had an eye exam and wondered what comes next? Or perhaps you’re unsure where to go for prescription glasses that truly fit your vision and lifestyle?
Reviewed by: Dr. Jose Alfredo Vazquez
Are you squinting more than usual these days? Noticing glare from headlights? Struggling to read labels or recognize faces clearly—even with glasses?
Reviewed By: Scott R. Wehrly, MD
If you’re a contact lens wearer, understanding the proper way to use, store and maintain your lenses is the key to ensuring their continued comfort and safety. Improper use and care of contact lenses is a common cause of eye irritation, inflammation, infections like conjunctivitis (pink eye), and, most concerningly, corneal inflammation and ulcers. At their worst, these complications can lead to vision loss, even blindness, so make sure to preserve the integrity of your lenses and healthy vision by adhering to commonsense contact lens care and maintenance.
Reviewed By: Vinay Gutti, MD
HOW TO KEEP YOUR CORNEAS HEALTHY
The cornea is the clear, dome-shaped area at the front of the eye, covering the iris and pupil. Light enters the cornea, and its purpose is to refract that light onto the retina, which in turn delivers visual information to the brain.
Reviewed By: Scot C. Holman, MD
What Are Cataracts?
Your natural lens is a clear, curved structure made of 60% proteins. It’s flexible and stretches or shrinks to focus light on the retina (the light-detecting tissue at the back of your eye).
Reviewed By: Jose Alfredo Vazquez, MD
Eye surgery can be a nerve-wracking experience no matter who you are.
Laser cataract surgery is a very popular procedure across the country to help people regain their vision. This procedure is safe, routine, and rarely results in complications.
Reviewed By: Vinay Gutti, MD
Halloween should be all about tricks, treats, delightful costumes, and making excuses to overindulge in sweets. But some of today’s more inventive and exciting costumes include accessories that can irritate eyes, invite infection and, in some cases, cause permanent blindness.
Reviewed By: Scott R. Wehrly, MD
(Tavares, FL – April 7, 2022) – Scott R. Wehrly, an ophthalmologist at Lake Eye Associates has been named to the 2022 list of “Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
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