Why is it Dangerous to Sleep with Contacts?

Photo by suanie Contact lenses are like sponges with tiny holes that permit entry of water and any other substance into the lens. With time, harmful materials may accumulate within the lens. These substances, which may include infectious agents, can penetrate the surface of the [...]

Why is it Dangerous to Sleep with Contacts?

The Fascinating History Behind the Intraocular Lens

In 1946, Dr. Harold Ridley of London, was removing a cataract from a patient. A medical student was observing. After surgery, the student asked Dr. Ridley: “You took out the cataract, but you did not replace it with anything. Why not?”. Dr. Ridley patiently explained that that was not the [...]

The Fascinating History Behind the Intraocular Lens

Dry Eyes After Menopause

Dry eye syndrome is frequently experienced by women after menopause. In the past, this was assumed to be caused by falling levels of estrogen. Men also experience dry eyes, but about ten years later, on average, than women do. Recent research has revealed that falling levels of androgen, the male [...]

Dry Eyes After Menopause

Celebrating 1 Year in our New Office Serving our Patients

Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute, provider of world class Ophthalmology care would like to invite you to celebrate our first full year in our new office located in Plantation, Florida. This office was designed to provide a pleasant environment and state of the art examination rooms for our Ophthalmologists. Our new [...]

Celebrating 1 Year in our New Office Serving our Patients

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Glaucoma awareness is important because of its harmful effects should this disease go undetected. If someone were going to design a disease to cause as much harm as possible, they would be wise to study glaucoma as a model. They would want a disease that mimics glaucoma in that it [...]

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Common Eye Problems

The best course of action if you are experiencing eye problems is to have a checkup. Some eye problems are minor but some can lead to a permanent loss of vision if not detected early and treated. Common eye problems such as cataracts and glaucoma can be diagnosed through a [...]

Common Eye Problems

Summer Eye Safety

South Florida's channel 10 news recently interviewed Dr. Keith Skolnick on the air to discuss summer eye injuries and eye safety. In the short video below you will hear about common injuries that occur in the summer along with tips about how to protect your eyes from these injuries. You [...]

Summer Eye Safety

Dr. Burgess Discusses Macular Degeneration Treatments in TV Interview

Dr. Burgess was recently invited to appear on channel 10 news here in South Florida where he discussed drug options used in macular degeneration treatments that can save money for patients. At this time there is no cure for macular degeneration however these drugs can delay progress of the disease [...]

Dr. Burgess Discusses Macular Degeneration Treatments in TV Interview

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