Never Enough of a Dry Eye

Intermittent blurry vision from dry eye is common, and although ultimately a corneal problem, is a condition often faced by a retina specialist.   Many times, patients with retinal disease, such as diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration,  are referred to me with unexplained, fluctuating,  decreased vision.  It is always up to me to figure out if the change in vision is due to the dry … [Read more...]

How To Tell if You Have Macular Degeneration

What are the symptoms of macular degeneration?  Most patients have blurry vision and distortion.  Macular degeneration is usually a bilateral disease (both eyes are involved) and is progressive, thus, symptoms are usually in both eyes and progress over time.  The symptoms of blurry vision usually are persistent (they don't come and go) and occur gradually. Symptoms of patients with the "wet" … [Read more...]

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