*FIRST POST*

General information pertaining to ... eyes.

Contact lenses: 

1. "Thou shallt NOT EVER EVER EVER SLEEP IN YOUR CONTACTS !! " Although some brands claim to be "Extended wear" it is not wise to sleep in your contacts. Contact lenses can act as a barrier between the cornea and the lubrication it needs to stay healthy. Leaving your contacts in for a long period of time without removing them can lead to more serious issues (including but not limited to) corneal abrasions, corneal ulcers, PINGUECULA (google it), neo-vasular growth in the iris from a decrease of oxygen to the front surface of your eye. 

2. Change the lenses regularly ..every 3-4 weeks

 One-a-days are awesome but can potentially be a blow to the wallet. 

3. Multifocal lenses are available for those who suffer from what I like to call "short arm syndrome" aka presbyopia

Dry EYE

Keratitis Sicca is a MAJOR issue in the world today. If you are wondering what that means .. its a fancy way of saying "dry eye." Eyes that are dry can cause discomfort and lead to a compromise in vision. There is no cure for K. Sicca but fortunately there are MANY treatments including tear duct plugs, lubrication drops, RX drops like "Restasis" are helpful but may take a while (2-3 months) to take affect but the claim is that they "help you make more of your own tears"  Changes in your lifestyle may help as well ie sleeping with the fan on can contribute to dry eye. 

DIABETES 

Diabetes is the number 1 cause of new blindness in america. Diabetic Retinopathy is the condition in which the retina is damaged by the effects of long term diabetes. The progression of the disease is usually gone unnoticed by the patient until it is too late, there are treatments and procedures that can be done to monitor the changes associated with this diagnosis but ultimately maintaining controlled Blood Sugars and A1C Hemoglobin levels...

EYE think thats enough for one night. there will be many more post coming soon !