Dr. Eric White

Diet plays an important role in preventing or mitigating diseases like glaucoma, macular degeneration, and cataracts. Read on to learn what foods to increase and which ones to avoid. What’s your favorite recipes using these eye-healthy nutrients, comment below!

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Finally! A pair of contact lenses that are superbly comfortable and hydrating. Perfect for those with hard-to-fit eyes, possibly even for those who've been told they could never wear contact lenses.

Every diopter change in your child's prescription is irreversible and increases the risk of future eye disease. Be proactive about protecting your child’s gift of sight and mitigate their probability of future eye disease with myopia management.

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Eye injuries are more likely to happen at home than anywhere else. Home cleaning, yard work, or even just playing with the kids puts you at risk for an eye injury. Make sure to wear the proper protective eyewear when handling chemicals, flying debris, and dust particles.

An eyeball's elongation causes more than nearsightedness or myopia It can lead to cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration later in life. That's why controlling myopia is vital.

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Saccades - Rapid eye movements where the eyes move together from one word or group of words to the next while reading. This allows readers to rapidly see and process the information conveyed by the text.

As you prepare to chef-it-up this holiday season, keep this in mind as you chop up your next onion! A cut onion releases a gas called Propanethiol S-oxide, and when mixed with certain enzymes in the onion, it creates a sulfur gas that irritates the eyes and triggers your tear glands. Here's a tip: keep your onion refrigerated! Cold onion doesn't release that chemical compound as easily as it would if it were warm.

Scary things happen on Halloween... don't let an eye infection be the scariest! Decorative contacts are a great addition to any costume, but when used without a valid prescription, they may seriously harm your eyes & vision. Contact us to get safely fitted & enjoy a healthy and fun Halloween.

Ortho-k therapy can address a child’s myopia (nearsightedness) without surgery. Inserted at night and removed in the morning, ortho-k contact lenses can slow myopia’s progression at a time when an unprecedented number of children are being diagnosed with the condition.

For those working and schooling from home, screen time has now doubled! Here are some tips to help minimize the damaging effects of too much screen time:

Eyes naturally tear up to provide lubrication and comfort, but sometimes we don’t produce enough tears or tears of sufficient quality to keep our eyes moist. This can lead to a condition known as dry eye. Using compresses can help keep your eyes hydrated and comfortable.

Eye Tracking - The ability to effortlessly and smoothly move our eyes across a printed page. Tracking problems can slow the development of reading skills and cause the child to avoid reading due to eyestrain and discomfort.

Smoking isn't only bad for the lungs, it harms our eyes. Cigarette smoke breaks down the lipid layer of tear film, leading to dry eye symptoms. Protect your eyes by avoiding smoking.

Have you decided on this year's Halloween costume? For most costumes, makeup is the most essential part! Here are some tips to help you avoid eye irritation or infection when using makeup:

Billions of people around the world experience vision problems because they don’t have access to the proper eyecare & glasses. Most of these vision impairments could have been avoided had they been diagnosed & treated early on by an eye doctor. When was the last time you had an eye exam? Make sure to get annual eye exams and encourage your family, friends, and colleagues to do so as well! #HopeInSight

See how the cornea in this diagram is misshaped? No worries. Scleral contact lenses vault over the cornea, making them perfect for those with keratoconus and other corneal irregularities.