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 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 | 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...
