by Dr. Michael Garin | Jun 25, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease
What Is Ectropion? Ectropion (ek-TROH-pee-on) is when your lower eyelid turns or sags outward, away from your eye, exposing the surface of your inner eyelid.This condition can cause eye dryness, excessive tearing, and irritation. Ectropion may be due to several...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jun 11, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease
Exophoria is defined as an outward deviation of the eyes. The best way to think of exophoria is under convergence – the eyes don’t want to perfectly point in the same direction. The result of an outward eye (phoric) posture is that the eyes and brain must...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Mar 26, 2020 | Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease
What is fibromyalgia? An estimated 1.1 million Canadians are affected by fibromyalgia. May 12th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, which is intended to bring both the public’s and doctors’ attention to this chronic pain syndrome. Fibromyalgia is complicated, and...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 13, 2020 | Eye Infections / Disease
Dacryocystitis is an infection of the tear sac (lacrimal sac) in the inner corner of your eye. Tears drain through this sac as they leave your eyes. Tears help keep your eyes hydrated, clean, and free of bacteria. The lacrimal glands underneath your upper eyelids...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jan 9, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Infections / Disease, Optometry
Open angle glaucoma (OAG) is a disease affecting an estimated 2.8 million people in the United States as of 2010, accounting for an approximate cost of $1.5 billion per year. Initial therapy for OAG typically consists of eye pressure reducing medications that can aid...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Dec 11, 2019 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease, Eye Injury
A scratched cornea, also called a corneal abrasion, is a common injury involving the eye. It is often caused by a foreign body — such as a contact lens, tree branch, or flying debris from a power tool — that scratches the surface of the eye. Most corneal abrasions are...
