Happy UV Safety Awareness Month

Protecting your peepers is a full-time job. There are no days off, and for 365 days a year, we need to dedicate ourselves to our overall eye health. Our eyes are at risk of UV ray related damage year round. Therefore, eye protection should be at the forefront of our [...]

Happy UV Safety Awareness Month

How to Get your Summer Eyes Ready

We hear a lot about having our bodies "summer ready", but have you considered getting your eyes ready for summer as well? Common summer eye problems include eye allergies, dry eye, sunburn, infections, and fatigued eyes. Enjoying summer festivities can pose potential risks and it’s important to take great care [...]

How to Get your Summer Eyes Ready

July is Fireworks Eye Safety Month

July is right around the corner and festivities during the Fourth of July can lead to eye injuries if handled improperly. These injuries typically occur between mid-June through July. Mishandling fireworks can cause serious burns or blindness for the user. It is reported that on average, 180 people report to [...]

July is Fireworks Eye Safety Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology Coronavirus folleto en Espanol

Download the Spanish version of how Coronavirus can affect your eyes Coronavirus_and_Your_Eyes_SP

American Academy of Ophthalmology Coronavirus folleto en Espanol

TeleMedicine Service

Attention patients and referring physicians: In an effort to stem the spread of the infection, Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute, has launched its TeleMedicine Service. This virtual visit will allow physicians to screen patients prior to going in person to our medical practice Patients, please call us at 954-741-5555 to schedule [...]

TeleMedicine Service

How we’re protecting our patients and staff from COVID-19

In addition to measures recommended by the CDC we are protecting our patients and staff from COVID 19 (Coronavirus) by implementing the following: All patients are questioned for symptoms of COVID 19 or known risk factors for exposure to COVID 19 and these patients are not permitted into the office. [...]

How we’re protecting our patients and staff from COVID-19

Coronavirus Update March 24, 2020

TO ALL OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES: For your personal safety, as well as the protection of our doctors and staff during this outbreak of Coronavirus, the Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute is strictly conforming with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) : We are minimizing the risk of [...]

Coronavirus Update March 24, 2020

New lens implant to correct astigmatism during cataract surgery

Featuring: Keith A. Skolnick, M.D. Astigmatism is an irregular shape to the cornea and lens of your eye which causes blurred vision. Most of us are born with it and our glasses and contact lenses correct it. Some of us have it and do not even know it. [...]

New lens implant to correct astigmatism during cataract surgery

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