If you haven’t noticed, pickleball is taking Harrisburg by storm, from the busy courts at Frank Liske Park to fall pickleball classes at Stallings Park. So, what’s all the excitement about? Pickleball is a social game—it’s about having fun, staying active, and enjoying time with friends! It has become one of the fastest-growing sports, combining […]
With the excitement surrounding the solar eclipses, it’s important to remember that viewing these celestial events can pose risks to your vision if not done safely. Although the eclipse may not be observable from our area, it’s essential to be aware of the potential eye safety concerns if you’re traveling to an area where the […]
Visual impairment, also known as low vision, is ramping up due to the aging population and prevalence of eye disease. Broadly defined as vision worse than 20/40 there are millions of Americans with low vision that struggle with daily activities, quality of life and loss of independence. The biggest culprits for robbing vision in the […]
Childhood myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is on the rise. Half the world’s population may be nearsighted by the year 2050! Myopia occurs when the eye grows too long or the cornea (the frontmost surface of the eye) is curved too much. Myopia is commonly viewed as a refractive error that needs glasses or contact […]
Glare. In our many years of practice, this is undoubtedly one of the most common symptoms we hear from our patients especially when it comes to driving at night. Frustratingly, there has been limited treatment options. Up until recently we had two main methods treating glare, namely glasses and cataract surgery. If glare persisted outside […]
In the battle against dry eye, Carolina Eye Doctors just secured the ultimate weapon- IPL. IPL stands for Intense-Pulsed Light. IPL has traditionally been used by dermatologists for vascular skin lesions that occur in conditions such as rosacea. Interestingly dermatologists, while treating rosacea patients, discovered an improvement in their patient’s dry eye symptoms. And we eye doctors […]
The first FDA-approved eye drop to treat presbyopia is here! Presbyopia is a condition that results in reduced near vision as we age. It occurs because the clear lens behind the iris that once easily changed shape to focus light onto the retina, gets larger and harder over time. This results in a gradual reduction in […]
People often ask me what my favorite memory is from my time working in the White House Medical Unit. Interestingly, my favorite memory was in a corner coffee shop nearby. I have a picture I took from that spot. It’s at the corner of 17th and Pennsylvania. In the background is the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where the […]
More Than Just A Pair Of Glasses Sometimes glasses are straight forward—you just need them to see. Whether it be distance or near, you just need the spectacles to provide clarity of vision. That is easy enough to do. Other times and more often than naught, they need to do more. These are our goals […]
Have you noticed your vision blur while reading and need to constantly blink to clear things up? How about burning throughout the day? The culprit is commonly enemy number one in the battle of dry eye—the clogged meibomian gland. Meibomian glands are oil glands located in both the upper and lower eyelids- about 30 in […]
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Carolina Eye Doctors
