Of course there are many and various reasons to have your eyes examined annually by an optometrist or ophthalmologist, but this is particularly important if you have been diagnosed with an autoimmune ...

Woody Allen made a movie called "Sleeper" (1973) in which there's a famous scene that depicts two scientists in the year 2073 discussing the dietary advice of the 20th century.  &qu...

First... HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with many good memories.  I wish you all a very Happy, Healthy, Prosperous New Year 2016.  We have much to be gratefu...

With Chanukah 1-week away and Christmas 2-weeks after that, you may be doing some last minute shopping for your kids.  December is National Safe Toy and Gift Month. We want to remind our patients...

Carrots may be the food best known for helping your eyes.  But other foods and their nutrients may be more important for keeping your eyesight keen as you age. Vitamins C and E, zinc, lutein, ...

On Saturday, October 17, 2015 (11:00 am to 5:00 pm) I'm NOT going to Disneyland!  I'm going to the AHRC 9th Annual OKTOBERFEST! ​There is no charge to visit the AHRC OKTOBERFEST at t...

This blog article is being written specifically for my Macular Degeneration patients.  All will be encouraged to read this article and urged to follow these guidelines.  Of course, visitors ...

The term "Dry Eye" was first coined in 1950.  For decades it was thought DRY EYE was limited to a reduction in just one component of the eye wetting/tear system called "aqueous.&qu...

Eyelid hygiene should be as commonplace and accepted as regularly brushing your teeth.  Just as we brush our teeth to control flora in our mouths, we should also clean our eyelids to control flor...

​I thought it might be both informational and fun to take a quiz about eye dangers to see how you'd do.  So... let's get started (the answers are at the bottom): ​​1. You can'...

Putting myself in the shoes of a patient, it must seem terribly unfair when an eye doctor refuses to sign a new contact lens prescription so the patient can purchase new contact lenses.  Before y...

Often I will begin a blog article with a question that patients frequently ask me, but this time I have a question for you.  Should I continue to offer patients beneficial technologies like basel...

Do you remember Art Linkletter?  Those of you younger than 40 may be thinking, “Art Who?”  Art Linkletter was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 2...

I recently examined a very bright high school student who asked me a question that was both interesting and thought provoking; it was even kind-a funny.  His question was, "Don't you get...