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Keratoconus makes the cornea thin and bulge into a cone, so vision gets blurry and distorted. Here's how to spot it, how we track it, and why scleral lenses work so well for many people who have it.

Glasses sit right in the middle of your face, so they shape your first impression and how you feel about yourself. Here is how to choose a pair that feels like you.

Nearsightedness that keeps getting worse is more than a nuisance. Here is why it matters for your child's future eye health, and the proven options we use to help slow it down.

The American Optometric Association recommends exams at set ages for kids, yearly for school-age children and adults 65 and older, and at least every two years for other adults. Here is why we encourage most patients to come in once a year.

That heavy, pushing feeling behind your eyes is rarely glaucoma. Here is what usually causes it, how we check real eye pressure, and the warning signs that mean call us today.

For most eye care, an optometrist is the right first stop. Here's how optometrists, ophthalmologists and opticians differ, and how they work together when you need surgery.

There's no single best choice for every teen. Here's how glasses, soft contacts and Ortho-K compare for sports, confidence, responsibility and slowing nearsightedness.

A few old floaters are normal. A sudden burst of new ones, new flashes of light, or a shadow over your vision can mean a retinal tear, and that needs a same-day exam.

A red eye can be a nuisance or an emergency. Here's how to tell pink eye from allergies and dry eye, and the warning signs that mean you should call us the same day.