by Angela Fischels | Jun 17, 2021 | Education, Eye Care, Uncategorized
By Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Increased screen time and less time spent outdoors can have negative impacts on our eyesight and health. While it may be nearly impossible to banish all screens from our lives, minimizing the effects of screen time whenever possible has its...
by Angela Fischels | Mar 24, 2021 | Eye Care
They are ubiquitous. Those Alcohol based hand sanitizers (ABHS) have infiltrated every corner of our world from public buildings to private retail. Once criticized as creating resilient bacteria, alcohol-based sanitizers have become an accepted everyday way of life...
by Angela Fischels | Nov 24, 2020 | Eye Care
The gold standard in measuring glaucoma has long been the Goldmann Applanation Tonometry (GAT). This is the blue light test eye doctors administer after numbing the eye with yellow dye drops. The yellow dye glows under a blue light. GAT has been used for nearly 70...
by webadmin | Sep 29, 2020 | Eye Care
As the crisp, cool air of Fall descends upon us in the Northeast, so does the time for us to get out our sweaters, cup our warm beverages and watch for the changing foliage… and an increase in dry eye. Eye care professionals and many of our well-educated patients...
by webadmin | Aug 13, 2020 | Eye Care
by Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Parents are doing as much as they can to safeguard their kids this year. Getting blue light protection for their childrens’ prescription lenses should be on each parent’s “must-have” list. This year kids are on screens more than ever. Social...
by webadmin | Aug 12, 2020 | Eye Care
by Cheryl G. Murphy, OD When we think of fun in the summer sun it often involves water in some way. We love to hit the beach, open our pools, kayak on the lake, and sit under the summer stars in our Jacuzzis. However, one thing that would put a damper on our fun in...
