Should I Wear Sunglasses?

Should I Wear Sunglasses?

While sunglasses might be categorized as your favorite accessory, they also provide major health benefits to your eyes. The sun emits powerful ultraviolet radiation that can damage your eyes over time, but sunglasses can help protect your eyes as well as provide you...
Medical Eye Specialists Returns to Guatemala!

Medical Eye Specialists Returns to Guatemala!

After a COVID hiatus, we are grateful to have returned for our tenth annual trip to rural Guatemala to provide medical and surgical care at Clinica Maxeña! Our amazing team of doctors and staff saw hundreds of patients to perform cataract and other eye surgeries,...
Ways to Adapt to Life with Low Vision

Ways to Adapt to Life with Low Vision

Losing your vision doesn’t mean you have to give up on the things that you love to do, it just means learning new ways to do them! There are so many resources available to help you adapt and live life to the fullest.  Become familiar with assistive technology. There...
5 Things to Know About Cataracts

5 Things to Know About Cataracts

A cataract is when the natural lens in your eye becomes cloudy. For those who have developed cataracts, it is very similar to looking through a fogged-up window. Clouded vision caused by cataracts can make daily tasks and interactions very difficult. Although...
5 Reasons to Schedule an Eye Exam

5 Reasons to Schedule an Eye Exam

Eye exams can be one of those wellness things people are unsure about. Does everyone need one? If so, how often? And what if you’re having vision or eye problems of some kind – when do you need to see an eye doctor?   Here are five reasons you might need an...