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Traditional Cataract Surgery vs. Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

by Dr. Michael Garin | Jan 12, 2023 | Cataracts, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease

Is Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Right for You? Are you planning to have cataract surgery? If so, you may have two surgical options: traditional cataract surgery, and laser-assisted cataract surgery Traditional cataract surgery is one of the most common surgeries in...

Conjunctival Concretions : Diagnosis and Management

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...

The Dangers of Eye Rubbing

by Dr. Michael Garin | Oct 10, 2022 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease, Eye Injury, General Health

WHY WE NEED TO STOP RUBBING OUR EYES To put it simply…. Eye rubbing is dangerous, and detrimental to our health. Eye rubbing may seem like an innocuous gesture or habit, but it can cost us our vision. How rubbing affects the eye depends on the intensity of the ocular...

Sickle Cell Disease and the Eyes

by Dr. Michael Garin | Jul 17, 2022 | Children, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease, General Health, Genetics

Sickle cell retinopathy is present in some patients with sickle cell disease. In sickle cell retinopathy, blockage of blood vessels in the retina and choroid results in abnormal blood vessel growth and thinning of the retina. These physical changes and their...

What to know about Bell’s palsy

by Dr. Michael Garin | Apr 25, 2022 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease, General Health

Bell’s palsy, or facial palsy, is a paralysis or severe weakness of the facial muscles on one side of the face, causing it to droop or become stiff. It can appear in the space of a few hours and usually resolves without treatment after some weeks or months. As well as...

Autoimmune Disease and Vision

by Dr. Michael Garin | Apr 13, 2022 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease

Autoimmune diseases affect millions of Americans. You may have heard of some of these: Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome, Graves’ disease, Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease, or Lyme disease. According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases...
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