Interviewed by Eric Weintraub, Additional Expertise Contributions by Dr. Brian Toy Much continues to remain unknown about the constantly evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, more information has become available in the past 1.5 years regarding COVID-19’s effects on one of the most sensitive parts of our bodies: the eyes. To provide an update, Dr. Annie Nguyen, […]
Vanessa Ho was just beginning her Saturday morning when she suddenly felt intense pain and blurry vision in her right eye. She had experienced these symptoms once before when she suffered an acute angle closure attack – a condition that causes rapid buildup of high eye pressure – in her left eye. She knew that […]
Our eyes play a powerful role in bringing the world around us into focus and giving us visual perception of our surroundings. But none of this would be possible without light. In order for us to see, light enters our eyes where it is refracted and focused into a specific point on the retina at […]
At a time when more people turn to the internet for everything, from information to shopping to making a living, it is not surprising that telemedicine has become more of a reality each day. Now, psychiatric patients can have Skype therapy sessions from the comfort of home, monthly medication prescriptions can be refilled with the […]
Sunglasses are not just a fashion accessory. By now, you are likely familiar with the countless benefits sunglasses offer your eyes, vision, and the skin around your eyes. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, specifically UV-A and UV-B radiation, have serious and sometimes irreversible effects on the appearance and function of your eyes (cataracts, macular degeneration, pterygiums, and dry eye, just to name a few). Thankfully, UV protective […]
What came first the chicken or the egg? We may never know, but we do know there are many reasons to make eggs an essential part of your diet. Eggs have been a dietary staple since time immemorial and there’s good reason for their continued presence in our menus and meals. Not only do they […]
