Month: February 2018

I haven’t been to an eye doctor in forever. Why do I have to go?

Eye Exam,Eye Health,Retina Miami

It really blows us away when friends and family members tell us it has been “years” since they see their eye doctor. How would your life change if we told you this is all you could see? Do you know what the leading cause of preventable blindness is? Well, it’s Diabetic retinopathy and if it…

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Dry Eye affects Your Cataract Surgery. Do you know if you even have it?

Cornea,dry eye,Eye Health,laser cataract surgery

An amazing new article in Optometric Management by Dr. Douglas Devries, OD featured a study conducted by our very own Dr. William Trattler, MD. The study consisted of 143 prospective cataract patients in 9 centers across the US in 2011.  These patients were evaluated for dry eye by multiple measurements that we use including Tear…

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I can see it in your eyes. Small eye symptoms could mean big disease.

Eye Exam,Eye Health

Eyes are the window to more than just your soul according to a recent, very interesting article featured on Healthgrades.com. 8 diseases are listed which all can affect your eyes and vision.  In fact, some of these symptoms have ophthalmologists becoming the first in the line of diagnosis determiners of major diseases. And guess what? …

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LASIK before Spring Break? All your LASIK questions answered.

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If you’re like us, you’re already thinking about how amazing spring break will be.  And if you are in south Florida like us, you will likely be hanging near the water, maybe even ON the water, on a boat, snorkeling, in a beach, by a pool…got you in the mood yet? Well, none of the…

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