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Are the Eyes a Window to the Heart?
By Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive, diagnostic test in many optometrists’ offices, and it gives them a...
How Hand Sanitizer is Hazardous to Kids Eyes
They are ubiquitous. Those Alcohol based hand sanitizers (ABHS) have infiltrated every corner of our world from public buildings to private retail. ...
Your Eye Visual Pathway And Brain Tumor
Your Eye Visual Pathway And Brain Tumor “A regular, routine eye test can sometimes detect eye problems that indicate the presence of a brain tumor...
What the Eye can Reveal About Colon Cancer
“When was your last colonoscopy?” It has been some time apparently, if this question is asked by your eye doctor. While strange, it is not out of...
Smoking, Diabetes, and Eye Health
If you have Type I Diabetes and smoke, you are putting your vision in jeopardy. Research has shown nicotine can increase the risk of diabetic...
A New Way to Measure Eye Pressure for Glaucoma
The gold standard in measuring glaucoma has long been the Goldmann Applanation Tonometry (GAT). This is the blue light test eye doctors administer...
Dry Eye–Aggravated with Mask Wearing
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...
Blue Light Protection for Back-to-School
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’...
No Swimming with Contacts: Optometrist not on Duty
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...
Can I Wear My Contacts During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
by Cheryl G. Murphy, OD At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers knew that the eye was a possible route of infection but were not exactly...