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May you and your family have a wonderful holiday season and a healthy and happy new year.

Eye Makeup Safety Tips

Keep Your Eyes Safe and Beautiful Eye injuries and infections from using makeup improperly happen all too often. Department store and drugstore makeup aisles are filled with a tempting array of makeup colors and products for the eyes. But knowing how to apply and remove eye makeup properly will not only make your eyes beautiful, […]

Patient questions …

After cataract surgery, can you develop another cataract in the same eye? Absolutely not! At most, what may happen within months to years after having cataract surgery, is the formation of cell growth across the posterior capsule that sits behind the new lens implant. This can cause some haze to the vision but is easily […]

Ever wake up with blurry vision? Wonder why?

The most common reason for blurry vision after waking up from sleep (assuming this gets better after a few minutes) is having some dried out tear secretions floating around on the surface of the eye. This happens in most people, and is part of the reason that many people “rub their eyes” when they wake […]

December is Safe Toys & Celebrations Month – Please Be Careful

Roughly 1 in 10 children’s eye injuries that end up in the ER are caused by toys. In support of Safe Toys and Celebrations Month this December, we join the American Academy of Ophthalmology in advising parents to be cautious when choosing holiday gifts for young people and recommend avoiding those that launch projectiles. Here’s to […]

How does high blood pressure affect vision?

High Blood Pressure and Eye Disease Along with causing heart and kidney problems, untreated high blood pressure can also affect your eyesight and lead to eye disease. Hypertension can cause damage to the blood vessels in the retina, the area at the back of the eye where images focus. This eye disease is known as […]

Tattoos may be harmful to your eyes

Uveitis May Be Linked with Tattoos More Than Previously Thought People receiving tattoos – especially black-ink tattoos – may be associated with uveitis more often than previously thought, according to research from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Uveitis is an inflammation of the middle layer of the eye – between the white of the eye (sclera) […]

Congratulations, Dr. Pepose for Presidential Award

Dr. Pepose was recently presented with the President’s Volunteer Service Award for his work with EyeCare America . Dr. Pepose volunteers with EyeCare America to restore vision for seniors. Eyecare America, a program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, is one of the largest public service programs in American medicine. In Missouri, over the […]

November is Diabetic eye disease awareness month

Another good reason to have a yearly comprehensive eye exam … Diabetes can lead to a wide variety health complications, including heart disease, nerve damage, stroke, kidney disease, and vision loss. In fact, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among working-age Americans. Diabetes is a risk factor for developing glaucoma, as well as for […]

We are pleased to introduce our newest associate… Dr. Steven Branstetter

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Branstetter! He specializes in primary eye care, ocular disease, including dry eye & glaucoma, low vision & specialty contact lens fittings. Dr. Branstetter is a graduate of University of Missouri – St. Louis College of Optometry (2013) where he was on the Dean’s list. He earned his bachelors degree […]