by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 23, 2023 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, General Health
Crocodile tears syndrome (also called gustatory lacrimation) is when one eye waters a lot when you eat or drink. It usually occurs every time you have a meal. There are many other reasons why someone would have a watery eye and sometimes it can be a combination of...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 6, 2023 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, General Health
1. What Is Light Sensitivity, or Photophobia? Perhaps the best definition of light sensitivity is that light that would not ordinarily be bothersome, either to a person when they’re not having a migraine attack or to someone without migraine, is bothersome. Light...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jan 26, 2023 | Eye Care, Glaucoma
Canaloplasty glaucoma surgery reduces IOP by restoring the trabeculocanalicular outflow pathway. What is Canaloplasty? Canaloplasty is circumferential dilation and stenting of Schlemm’s canal with a viscoelastic agent and a Prolene suture. Schlemm’s canal...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jan 9, 2023 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, General Health
NDPH is a rare disorder that happens unpredictably and for unknown reasons. People with NDPH have a headache that won’t stop and doesn’t get better with common treatments. For some people, the headache can last years or never goes away. Treatment options are available...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Dec 6, 2022 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Injury, General Health
What is orbital decompression? Orbital decompression is a type of surgery that removes the bones and sometimes the fat in the orbit (socket) of the eye. The most common reason for this surgery is thyroid eye disease (also often known as Grave’s eye disease). Thyroid...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Nov 29, 2022 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease, General Health
Conjunctival concretions are small vascular, granular, yellowish-white deposits being produced due to conjunctival degeneration and are found in the sub-tissues of the eyelid conjunctiva and fornix (junction between palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva) in the elderly...
