Low humidity outdoors and heat indoors can increase dry eye symptoms. We’ve included some tips to help reduce dryness and soothe your eyes. Drink plenty of water, at least eight 8 oz. glasses a day. Decrease your caffeine intake. Use preservative-free artificial tears. Eliminate the use of both ceiling and floor fans. Point car [...]
By: Dr. Michael R. Willman Exciting New Treatment for Glaucoma Patients Vyzulta™, a new eye drop to treat glaucoma, is one of the outcomes of a Nobel Prize from the late 90s. A Brief History of Glaucoma Treatments Glaucoma has been known since antiquity. When Hippocrates described the condition of blindness in [...]
What is a refraction fee? When the doctor asks “which is better, 1 or 2”, the test is called a refraction and there is a refraction fee. A refraction determines the lens prescription you will need for glasses or contacts. It is also a necessary part of a cataract evaluation. A refraction is one of [...]
Lasik Just Got SMARTER With iDesign The iDesign Refractive Studio, developed by NASA scientists for use in space telescopes, is the latest, most advanced Lasik option available anywhere. Dr. Richard Carlin can provide the most exactingly detailed Lasik measurements for a truly personalized treatment. Your eyes’ unique imperfections are mapped more accurately producing the [...]
Introducing CarlinVision's NEW Dry Eye Service! Dry, gritty, burning eyes are relatively common conditions. Affecting over 5 million Americans over the age of 50, the condition is more common in women, especially those on hormone replacement therapy. A common cause of contact lens discomfort, dry eyes may cause episodes of reflex tearing, blurred vision [...]
My Complete Cataract Surgery Experience By Lisa Dawkins I’d like to tell you about the amazing experience I recently had concerning my eye care, how and when I came to choose CarlinVision for cataract surgery and why I’m glad I did. Several years ago I started having trouble seeing clearly, so I went to my regular [...]
Skin Cancer Up to 10 percent of all skin cancers are found on the eyelids. UV protection is preventative. Cataracts The World Health Organization reports that approximately 900,000 people worldwide are blind because of cataracts—cloudiness in the lens of the eye—triggered by UV exposure. Macular Degeneration UV light may play a role in damaging [...]
Most tears come from lacrimal glands, located above each eye. They flow across the eye’s surface and drain through tiny holes (puncta) in the inner corners of the upper and lower eyelids, down small canals in the lids (canaliculi) to the nasolacrimal sac and down the nasolacrimal duct emptying into the nose. Nearly 20 [...]
During cataract surgery, the eye’s cloudy lens is replaced by a clear synthetic lens. Through two microscopic incisions, the anterior capsule of the lens is opened 360 degrees, the cloudy contents softened and removed and a new lens placed within the capsular bag. Pre-existing astigmatism may be addressed by partial thickness arcuate incisions into the [...]
For thousands of years women have considered long, dark eyelashes a sign of beauty. Currently, we are witnessing the rise of eyelash extensions which are bonded to the existing lashes. According to federal agencies however, these are not without problems. Apparently, formaldehyde-based bonding agents are causing an increase in allergic, infectious and toxic reactions. A [...]
