Tag: What your patient might ask you

Can you predict how myopic my child will become? A new study says it can. The details: The study used health record refraction data for almost 130,000 Chinese children...

When can I get the contact lens with Transitions? TIME has announced their picks for the 50 best inventions for 2018 and a couple of...

Do I have to buy my year supply of my contacts all at once? No. Johnson & Johnson has launched the MyAcuvue Subscription Program which allows...

Can exercise improve my glaucoma? According to a new study, yes. The study examined 141 patients between the ages of 50-80 with suspect or manifest glaucoma. All...

Does vitamin D help my dry eye? A new study published in Eye & Contact Lens found a link between vitamin D deficiency and dry eye. The study...

Can what I eat make my AMD worse? There is growing evidence suggesting it can. A collaboration of researchers in Europe found that patients that adhere to a...

Will taking aspirin make my wet AMD worse? A new study published in Ophthalmology says no. The study reviewed the medical data of over 400,000 patients from 2010-2015...

Can you really kill someone with Visine? I've never tried but a woman admitted to killing her husband by poisoning him with Visine. How exactly? Visine contains tetrahydrozoline which is...

I think my child's prescription changed. Will my insurance cover a second exam within the year? If you have UnitedHealthcare vision coverage, it will. UnitedHealthcare is...

Can turmeric help prevent glaucoma? According to a new study, yes. First, what is turmeric? It's a plant from the ginger family recognized for it's bright yellow/orange color....