Late fall in Thousand Oaks brings some of the best hiking weather of the year, and some of the windiest days. On the trails at Wildwood Regional Park, a gust can whip dust, dry grass… Read More »Windy Day on the Wildwood Trails? What to Do When Dust or Debris Gets in Your Eye
Many children first learn they need glasses because a teacher notices them squinting at the board or flags them at a school vision check. A new review looked at how well teacher-led screenings actually work.… Read More »Can Teachers Spot Kids Who Need Glasses? A Review of 5.7 Million Children Found Good, Not Perfect, Accuracy
Three posters at the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Anaheim in October 2026 carried practical lessons for anyone with retinal disease, or at risk for it: a home test may miss more than people… Read More »Is the Amsler Grid Enough? What New Research Says About Home Checks, Vein Blockages and Eye Strokes
Glaucoma surgery traditionally means opening the eye to create a new drainage path. A different approach uses a femtosecond laser, focused through the clear cornea, to create a small channel in the eye’s drainage tissue… Read More »A Glaucoma Laser Procedure That Does Not Open the Eye: Four-Year Results From Budapest
After cataract surgery, most people focus on how clearly they see. Occasionally, though, someone notices that one upper eyelid sits a little lower than before. This is called ptosis. A systematic review published in November… Read More »Droopy Eyelid After Cataract Surgery: How Often It Happens, According to a Review of 8 Studies
Most of the eye conditions I treat become more common with age. That is why I found this research interesting: scientists studied the eyes of the Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate known, with some individuals… Read More »A Shark That Lives 400 Years Shows Few Signs of Retinal Aging: What Scientists Hope to Learn
Many patients with dry eye ask whether fish oil is worth taking. A clinical primer in Optometry Times reviewed how omega-3 fatty acids may help the eye surface and why studies have not always agreed.… Read More »Omega-3s for Dry Eye: Why the Form and Dose of the Supplement Matter
Office visits capture eye health at a single moment. For dry eye and glaucoma, symptoms and chemistry can change through the day. A Nature Sensors perspective from the Terasaki Institute, UC San Diego, and USC… Read More »Tear-Based Wearable Sensors: Why Engineers Must Respect a Moving Tear Film
Patients with glaucoma often worry about driving and falling. A cross-sectional study from Federal University of São Paulo, summarized by Healio, shows that everyday reading can suffer too—even in an age when banking, bills, and… Read More »Glaucoma Can Slow Your Reading Even When You Still See 20/Something
Most people know that high eye pressure is a major risk factor for glaucoma. Doctors have long suspected that blood flow to the optic nerve matters too, but solid population evidence has been harder to… Read More »Glaucoma and Vascular Health: What a Large UK Study of Erectile Dysfunction Found