Read educational blog posts related to general Ophthalmology conditions, diseases, and more by Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute.

Taking Care of Your Contact Lenses

Contact lenses are a great alternative to wearing glasses, as long as you take care of them and your eyes while using them. Think about it. Contact lenses are a medical device that you insert into and wear on the surface of your eyes. They should be in optimal condition, [...]

What Causes Uveitis?

What is Uveitis Uveitis is a broad term describing a group of inflammatory diseases of the eye that involves swelling and destroys eye tissues. It can be painful, the eye or eyes can be red, and swollen with cloudy vision. There are three types of uveitis; anterior, intermediate, and posterior [...]

What Is Anisocoria?

When your eyes pupils are not the same size, that is known as Anisocoria. Although most people’s pupils are the same size, at least one in five individuals have pupils that are different sizes. Many people that have pupils that differ in size, have no problems with their vision and [...]

Aqueous Humor and its Role in the Eye

The aqueous humor is the thin, clear, watery fluid that fills both the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It is similar to plasma but contains lower protein concentrations. And is made up of 99.9% water – the other 0.1% consists of sugars, vitamins, proteins and other nutrients What [...]

What is Amblyopia?

Amblyopia is oftentimes referred to as “Lazy Eye”. To understand what causes lazy eye, you have to first understand how the brain and eyes work together to produce vision. The eye focuses light on the retina. The retina is a layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that [...]

Diagnosing Eye Conditions with Optical Coherence Tomography

Invented by James G. Fujimoto, Adolf F. Fercher, Christoph K. Hitzenberger, David Huang, and Eric A. Swanson, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT scan) was patented at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in 1991. According to the National Academy of Engineering, these inventors were awarded the 2017 Fritz J. and Dolores H. [...]

What Are the Causes of Corneal Edema?

Cornea and Corneal Edema Corneal edema impacts the cornea, or the clear tissue layer of the eye. The cornea is composed of five different layers that include the epithelium, stroma, Bowman’s membrane, Descemet’s membrane, and endothelium. These layers of the cornea work together to allow light the ability to travel [...]

June is Firework Eye Safety Month

Its that time of year where people are starting to plan their 4th of July activities, which as we all know typically involve a lot of fireworks. That is why the month of June, as well as being declared as Cataract Awareness Month, is also Firework Eye Safety Month. We [...]

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