Nutrition and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Nutrition and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

We have all heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.”  It turns out that you may “See what you eat.” The evidence is mounting that nutrition may play a vital role in preventing eye disease, specifically Age-Related Macular Degeneration. ARMD is a breakdown of the central part of the retina that occurs frequently as […]

What are Vitreous Floaters?

What are Vitreous Floaters?

“I see spots, bugs, spider webs etc. in my vision” Most of the time those spots or bugs are just floaters. Floaters are small specks or particles within the vitreous, which is the clear jelly-like substance that gives the eye its shape. Since they are inside the eye they move when your eye moves. If […]

Eyelid Twitch: What it is, Why it Happens, and How to Stop It

Eyelid Twitch

Have you ever been talking with someone and all of a sudden you start to feel your eyelid twitch?  Or, you wake up after a long night of little sleep, down the espresso, and on your drive to work you start to notice your eyelid twitching? Or better yet, you are working endlessly on the […]