by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 21, 2019 | Eye Conditions, Optometry
More commonly known as “crossed eyes,” strabismus is a disorder that causes the eyes not to line up in the same direction or look at the same object. With strabismus, the eyes can point in (esotropia, or crossed eyes), out (exotropia), up (hypertropia), or down...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 14, 2019 | Eye Conditions, Optometry
Optic neuritis is the medical term used to describe inflammation of the optic nerve. Normally, the optic nerve sends signals from the retina to the brain. When the optic nerve is inflamed, these signals are disrupted and vision becomes impaired. This condition...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 6, 2019 | Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease
The iris is the colored part of the eye, and iritis is an inflammation of the iris. Iritis can also be referred to as anterior uveitis. The iris contains muscles that relax and contract the pupil (dilate and constrict the pupil) and it serves as a divider between the...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jan 31, 2019 | Eye Conditions, Optometry
If you are one of the millions of Americans with eye allergies, then you know how annoying they can be. While allergies may affect only your eyes, more often nasal allergy symptoms are also present, such as sneezing, a stuffy nose, and respiratory symptoms. If you are...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jan 24, 2019 | Eye Conditions, Optometry
Persons with this problem of the iris often have fairly good vision, but those with it involving the retina may have vision loss in specific parts of the visual field, which can cause problems with reading, writing, and close-up work or play. Large retinal colobomas,...
