"I can't say thanks enough.  Seeing that good out of my left eye yesterday after being blind in it for over 30 years is truly a blessing I don't take lightly." -patient in our office with an old cornea transplant successfully fit in scleral contact lenses. Most folks think of contact lenses as a [...]

A quick Facebook post is not nearly enough space to convey our heartfelt thanks. We see our practice as much more than a place to save your sight, purchase designer eye wear or simply see better. We love what we do and consider it an honor that so many folks entrust their care to us. [...]

Tale of two brothers: Brother #1 noticed some "gnats" moving around in his vision like he was looking through a snow globe. After they didn't go away for a few days he called his older brother, the eye doctor, who told him he needed to be seen immediately. Long story short he had a large [...]

Because they don't work as well as a highly skilled optician with years of experience. Listen: we love gadgets, gizmos, and technology more than anyone and love implementing it into our office. However, there is a huge difference between flashy computerized whatchamadoodles to look cool vs. useful high tech. If I were running an optical business [...]

Most folks' eyes are near identical twins of each other and if not twins at least similar enough to be siblings. If you're someone who has different prescriptions between the two eyes, this post is for you. How do you know? Well your lenses may be different thicknesses or you may notice a significant difference in [...]

It's always fun when my buddies come and see me at the office. They always put stuff on their history form like they're pregnant or allergic to bullets just to see if I pay attention. I've also noticed a pattern. They ask how I'm doing and I go: check this out and pull out the iPad [...]

Wow. We've had a handful of patients today asking us about this and it's not even 11 am. The short answers are: this is not quite ready for prime time and no doctor can simply look in your eye and tell you Alzheimer's yes or no. The study out of Australia being cited only had [...]

I’m not much of a traveler but I’ve flown 24+ hour trips at least a half dozen times and will embark on the next ones in late January when we head back to Cambodia. The internet is full of advice on how to make long haul flights more enjoyable (ie: drink heavily before boarding and chase with NyQuil) but I figured I’d throw [...]

It seems so simple yet most of us can't seem to get it right so a refresher course is in order. Below are some helpful tips from our website but let me add some "blog extras." *Do NOT reuse solution* Let me reiterate that: do not "top off" the solution in your case. Each time [...]

What gets me up on a Monday morning? Beautiful sunrise, smiling kids, gorgeous wife, coffee? All of the above help but what really gets me moving is knowing I get to ask people, "Which is better one or two?" And knowing that the best answer is, "About the same." Pure torture :) So what's really [...]