Computers might have made working life much easier, but staring at screens all day can do some significant damage to our eyes. In our previous post, we discussed some of the top methods to prevent and relieve eye strain, but had too many to fit in one blog! Here are a few more ways to protect your eyes from computer vision syndrome.

If you wear contact lenses, you may have resigned yourself to a life spent rolling out of bed, late for work, but not able to leave until you’ve spend a few precious seconds putting in your contacts. If you’ve opted for glasses, you may have come to accept that you’ll be forever losing, re-cleaning, and accidentally-stepping-on your frames.

If you’re a seasonal allergy sufferer who is already wondering how you’ll get through this year’s pollen onslaught, you’re in good company: between one-fourth and one-third of Americans have seasonal eye allergies. Below are some tips from our Raleigh eye doctor that may help you find some relief. 

With a variety of options available in laser vision correction, how do you know what is best?  As a patient, it can be confusing knowing which option is best and why.  At Raleigh Eye Center, we are pleased to offer both traditional LASIK and All-Laser LASIK in addition to PRK to meet the unique needs of our patients. Here is an overview of technology and how it impacts your LASIK procedure.

If you’re hitting the slopes this winter, you may already be familiar with the term “snow blindness,” a painful, temporary loss of vision that usually affects skiers and snowboarders. However, you don’t actually have to be near snow to experience snow blindness—in fact, many cases are experienced in the summer. Keep reading to learn more. 

Raleigh NC eye doctors often treat patients who suffer from blurry vision. Blurry vision is not only inconvenient, but it will also be a lot harder for you to complete your daily activities. Fortunately, the cause of blurry vision is usually easy to treat.

Have you always had a hard time finding sunglasses that look good on you? There are certain sunglasses that look better on certain faces. The trick is to determine your face shape and then which sunglasses go well with that shape. Luckily, LifeHacker has an easy chart that you can follow.

It’s no secret that vision problems can harm your child’s health and inhibit their success in life. If you’ve noticed that your child has started to struggle in a certain area, here are some further signs that they may need glasses, from our Raleigh children’s eye doctor.

If you have been recently diagnosed with glaucoma or suspect that you might have it, you may be curious about the optic nerve, the primary tissue that the disease targets. Learn more about the optic nerve and its function below.

What causes ocular migraines? No one quite knows. At least, we don’t understand what exactly causes the brain to suddenly release inflammatory substances around the nerves and blood vessels. However, there are several prevailing “triggers” that many migraine sufferers seem to have in common. If you suffer from chronic ocular migraines, here are some stimuli to avoid.