by Dr. Michael Garin | Aug 29, 2019 | Eye Care, Optometry
Back-to-school shopping lists might include school supplies, new clothes, and even a haircut, but does it include an eye exam? Physicians in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology think it should. More often than not, vision problems go...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jun 13, 2019 | Doctors, Eye Care, Eye Conditions, Optometry
Many people complain of red, irritated, scratchy and sometimes swollen or thickened eyelids. The diagnosis is often a condition called blepharitis. Eye doctors have ways to treat blepharitis that are usually successful. However, sometimes the condition does not...
by Dr. Michael Garin | May 23, 2019 | Eye Care, Optometry
LASIK surgery itself only lasts about 15 minutes. The recovery process, however, can sometimes take up to six months; this is because a person’s vision takes time to stabilize. Most patients recover quickly, but there are variations from patient to patient. Some...
by Dr. Michael Garin | May 16, 2019 | Hyperopia, Myopia, Optometry
For patients who have high degrees of nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia), it is sometimes possible to implant a lens in the eye to correct the refractive error. A phakic intraocular lens (PIOL), sometimes referred to as an implanted contact lens,...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Apr 4, 2019 | Eye Care, Optometry
Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses: A Consumer Guide Silicone Hydrogel contact lenses were a breath of fresh air for eye care patients when they were brought onto the market in 1999. They are made of high oxygen-permeable plastic that allows up to seven times more...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Mar 21, 2019 | Optometry
Eye Anatomy: How Do Our Eyes Work? When we are born our eyes are only 1.6 to 1.7 centimeters in diameter. Over the first three years of life, the eyes grow rapidly, reaching their full size (just shy of one inch, or 2.4 cm) by the age of 13. The visible part of the...
