Teens and Contact Lenses
We’ve treated multiple teenagers recently with eye infections caused by sleeping in their contact lenses. Lens manufacturers advertise some lenses for overnight wear, but only about 1 in 10 …
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Artificial Tear Advice
Lubricating eye drops play an important role for many of us. Our natural tears protect and lubricate the surface of the eye and often the amount and quality of …
Contact Lenses with Colors
In our experience, contact lenses that change eye color have not been as comfortable as clear lenses, by quite a wide margin. That is changing with the latest lenses. …
Eye Allergies
Pollen counts are super high, we are in the thick of it! Here is our current advice for eye allergies 1) For mild symptoms use a good artificial tear …
Reader’s Choice Awards
A big thank you to everyone who voted for us! Thanks to your kindness, we were voted “best optometrist” in both the Townelaker and Around Woodstock reader’s choice awards. …
Shingles Vaccine
We have posted about shingles before, but we just saw another mid-50’s patient with an outbreak on her face. Our heart breaks for her because she is completely miserable. …
Cipro and Retinal Detachment
A recent large study suggests a link between a commonly prescribed antibiotic and retinal detachment. If the photosensitive cells inside the eye pull loose, it is called a retinal …
Best of 2012
A big thank you to everyone who voted for us! Towne Lake Eye Associates was named a Best of 2012 winner on Kudzu, a leading source of local business …
Shingles Vaccine
We posted in the spring that we treat the eye when there is a rash from shingles on the face. If you’ve had chickenpox, you can get shingles at …
Caffeine May Be Good for Dry Eye
A recent study found that caffeine appears to temporarily increase tear volume. The effect is small, however for those with dry eye who love their caffeine, this could be …