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Have you heard about the remarkable Tecnis Symfony lens for cataracts?

The Tecnis Symfony provides a full range of continuous high-quality vision following cataract surgery When a person is diagnosed with cataracts, the treatment is to remove and replace the clouded lens with an intraocular lens or IOL. Advancements have led to new lenses that not only remove the cloudiness from cataracts, but actually help improve […]

Why Get an Eye Exam? To Spot the Signs You Can’t See

As adults age, many will develop eye diseases that could become debilitating if not treated in time. But people can protect themselves by having eye exams that can spot early and often-hidden signs of eye disease. Watch this animated video to learn how. Then, share it with your friends and loved ones so they can […]

Protect your young children’s eyes from laundry packets

The following article is from CNN (link). If you use laundry detergent packets, please be sure to store them where kids can’t reach, and look for the new locking containers.   Laundry packet poisonings increase in kids Children continue to eat a dangerously large number of laundry detergent packets, new data show. Calls to poison […]

Does swimming with contacts lead to infection?

Question: Is it dangerous to swim with contact lenses? Can it lead to an infection 100 percent of the time? Answer: Wearing contact lenses in any type of water is a high risk situation for a corneal infection. Bacteria, fungi, and parasites can contaminate the contacts and this can lead to a serious eye infection. […]

Dr. Pepose named as one of America’s Top Doctors® 2017

Your Blue Eyes Aren’t Really Blue

Brown eyes get their color from melanin, the same pigment that colors your skin. But blue eyes don’t have any blue pigment in them. Blue eyes get their color the same way water and the sky get their blue color. They scatter light so that more blue light reflects back out. The colored part of […]

Dr. Pepose was just interviewed at the Hawaiian Eye 2017 in Kauai, Hawaii.

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Facts About Tears

A happy ending to a story, a sad break-up, an onion chopped into pieces—they all can trigger your tears. Tears serve many purposes, and your eyes produce them all the time. In fact, you make 15 to 30 gallons of tears each year. You Have More Than One Type of Tear Tears are essential to […]

Be Careful: Eyebrow and Eyelash Coloring Could Harm Your Vision

Having your eyebrows and eyelashes tinted in a salon may seem like an easy way to avoid having to use an eye pencil for a month or two. But experts warn these treatments may not be safe. The Food and Drug Administration has not approved any color additives for permanent dyeing or tinting of eyelashes […]

Shedding Light on Night Blindness

It’s no surprise that most people don’t see well in the dark. However, some people have considerable difficulty seeing at night or in poor light. This is called night blindness (eye doctors call it nyctalopia). Night blindness doesn’t mean you are completely unable to see at night, but that your vision is poorer then. It is not a […]