With all the news about washing your hands, wearing masks, and not touching your face, you may not have heard how your eyes can be a gateway for contracting COVID-19. Mucous membranes are tissues that line many of the body’s cavities including your nostrils, mouth, and eyes. These membranes are ...

Did you know that Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on consumer fireworks? Along with the entertainment fireworks bring, they also cause more than 9,000 injuries every year. With the Fourth of July holiday approaching, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is reminding the public that fireworks are not ...

If you have defective vision, then you’ve probably spent your whole life dealing with glasses, contact lenses and cleaning fluid. You’ve also probably heard about laser eye correction – the physical reshaping of the eye so that vision problems are corrected permanently. You may be considering laser eye correction and ...

While LASIK is often talked about in the news and on TV, it is not always a good fit for everyone. It’s important when talking with your ophthalmologist that you understand if you are a good fit for this procedure. Don’t worry if LASIK is not right for you as ...