Digital Eye Strain: Causes, Symptoms, and How to Protect Your Eyes

What Is Computer Vision Syndrome or Digital Eye Strain? Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), also known as Digital Eye Strain, is a group of vision and eye-related symptoms that result from prolonged use of computers and other digital devices. When you stare at a screen, your eyes must constantly refocus [...]

Digital Eye Strain: Causes, Symptoms, and How to Protect Your Eyes

September is Healthy Aging Month

Maintaining healthy vision as we age is one of the most important steps we can take for ourselves. At Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute, our physicians emphasize the importance of proactive care in protecting your eyesight.As we grow older, the likelihood of developing age-related eye conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, and [...]

September is Healthy Aging Month

Simple things You can do to Maintain Good Eye Health

Taking care of your eyes now can help prevent future eye health issues. Read these simple tips to help you protect your vision: Use eye protection Sunglasses – to protect your eyes from the sun’s harmful UV rays Safety Wear – wherever there is potential to be exposed to hazardous [...]

Simple things You can do to Maintain Good Eye Health

When to take your Child to an Eye Doctor

According to the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness, visual functioning is a strong predictor of academic performance in school-age children. “Vision plays an important role in children’s physical, cognitive, and social development. More than one in five preschool-age children enrolled in Head Start have [...]

When to take your Child to an Eye Doctor

Happy Father’s Day

This Father’s Day, Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute would like to honor fathers with these six tips to keep your eyes healthy: Get Regular Eye Exams One of the most important things you can do to preserve your vision is to get a comprehensive eye examination once a year if over [...]

Happy Father’s Day

Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

April is “Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month,” an extremely important date for the Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute. Unfortunately, women are more likely to have eye health issues than men, especially when it comes to eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). As a matter-of-fact, two-thirds of [...]

Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

The Science of Eye Color

Eye color is one of the most visible phenotypic traits encountered in clinical practice, yet its underlying biology is more complex than many patients—and even some clinicians—realize. For ophthalmology practices, particularly those with a group of ophthalmic surgeons, understanding the genetics, physiology, and pathologic implications of iris pigmentation enhances [...]

The Science of Eye Color

Come out and “See” What’s New in Eye Health and Health Fair 2016

Join the Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute in Partnership with Baptist Health South Florida WHEN: Tuesday, March 22nd from 10:00am – 3:00 pm WHERE: 900 S. Pine Island Road in Plantation, Florida – CONFERENCE ROOM FREE: Noon Lecture about eye diseases and new techniques in eye care- Featuring Dr Fernández de [...]

Come out and “See” What’s New in Eye Health and Health Fair 2016

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