by Dr. Michael Garin | Apr 18, 2019 | Eye Injury
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a very common eye condition. It’s caused by natural changes to the vitreous gel which takes up the space inside the eye. Although PVD causes some frustrating symptoms it doesn’t cause pain, harm the eye or cause permanent...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Apr 10, 2019 | Eye Conditions, Eye Injury
What is a vitreous hemorrhage? A vitreous hemorrhage is the presence of blood within the eye cavity that is filled with vitreous humor. The vitreous humor is a jelly-like, clear substance made up mostly of water that fills up to two thirds of the eyeball total volume....
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jan 17, 2019 | Eye Care, Eye Infections / Disease, Eye Injury, Optometry
Vision loss can be caused by many things. In young children, for instance, vision loss can be caused by damage to the eye itself, by the eye being shaped incorrectly, or by a problem in the brain. In adults, vision loss is often the result of age-related eye disease....
by Dr. Michael Garin | Dec 6, 2018 | Eye Care, Eye Injury, Optometry
The ability to see can easily be taken for granted, and many people overlook proper eye protection when doing dangerous work. This is true even among workers whose occupations put them at risk for eye injury, such as welders, construction workers, and industrial...
