by Dr. Michael Garin | Aug 29, 2024 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Glaucoma
What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a serious eye condition characterized by high pressure inside the eye, which can damage the optic nerve—the vital nerve that transmits visual information from your eye to your brain. If left untreated, glaucoma can lead to vision loss or...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 1, 2024 | Cataracts, Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Infections / Disease, Glaucoma
Managing Your Diabetic Eye Disease November is diabetic eye disease awareness month. Diabetic eye diseases are a group of eye complications that can develop in patients diagnosed with diabetes. While the body struggles to break down sugar naturally and glucose levels...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jun 13, 2023 | Eye Care, Glaucoma
Marijuana and Eye Pressure If you were hoping that CBD, or cannabidiol, would offer a natural glaucoma remedy, the latest research is not encouraging. A study suggests that CBD doesn’t lower eye pressure, it raises it. That’s bad because high eye pressure is the...
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 | Oct 27, 2022 | Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Eye Injury, General Health, Glaucoma
A black eye often results from injury to the face or the head and is caused when blood and other fluids collect in the space around the eye. Swelling and dark discoloration result in a “black eye.” Most black eyes are relatively minor injuries. Many heal...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Mar 19, 2020 | Glaucoma
If you were hoping that CBD, or cannabidiol, would offer a natural glaucoma remedy, the latest research is a downer. A new study suggests that CBD doesn’t lower eye pressure, it raises it. That’s bad because high eye pressure is the primary risk factor for...
