Patient Articles & Resources

The morning sun peeping out from behind the clouds, the flowers starting to bloom, and the grass turning green; all signs that spring is here, a welcome reprieve from the snow and sleet of a long winter. However, if you’re like thousands of other people, spring brings one annoying side effect: allergies.   If your eyes start to…

If you have dry eyes, your eye doctor has several treatments to help relieve your symptoms. Before they can treat you, your doctor has to diagnose this condition first, but how do they do this?  Many dry eye diagnostic technologies exist today. Continue reading to learn more about dry eye diagnosis and some emerging technologies.  What is Dry…

Eye Hygiene for Better Eye Health Good eyelid hygiene is important to maintain healthy eyes. If you have poor eyelid hygiene, your eyes will become itchy, inflamed and dry. This condition is known as blepharitis1. In chronic cases, you may experience severe dryness, infections2, styes3 and chalazion4. Maintaining good eyelid hygiene is one of the most important things you can do for…

If your eyes are irritated, sensitive or burning then you could have dry eye disease. For patients with mild dry eye, their symptoms can simply be reduced by using preservative-free artificial tears (a.k.a. eye drops). However, if your symptoms are becoming constant and severe, then you may need advanced procedure-based treatments as recommended by your…