Demodex Mites and Your Eyelashes
Demodex is a mite that occurs naturally on many people's faces and resides in hair follicles, and in particular the follicles of eyelashes. Most of the time, demodex causes no problems whatsoever. However, sometimes an infestation can become particularly parasitic, resulting in unhealthy eyelid margins... Shore Eye Associates Blog
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Are my reading glasses making my eyes worse?
Are my reading glasses making my eyes worse?
Short answer- NoAlthough we don’t know the exact mechanism by which humans have a decreased ability to focus up close as we get older (a process called presbyopia), the fact remains that it will happen to...
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Newly diagnosed with Glaucoma, what are my treatment options?
Newly Diagnosed with Glaucoma, what are my treatment options?
There are several different variations of Glaucoma and what we will discuss mostly today is what we call Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. This means that there is no specific underlyin...
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Why Do I Have to Pay Out of Pocket for Cataract Surgery?
Why Do I have to Pay Out of Pocket for Cataract Surgery?
You’ve been diagnosed with a cataract and you’ve been told you should have cataract surgery. The surgeon is also telling you that you should consider paying extra out of pocket it for it. Whe...
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Red Eye: Should I go to the Emergency Room?
At some point, you might have been the victim of this scenario: you rub your eye really hard, or walk into something, or just wake up with a red, painful, swollen eye. However it happened, your eye is red, you’re possibly in pain, and you’re worried....
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Is it wise to have cataract surgery if you have Macular Degeneration?
This is a question we get asked very frequently. Let’s start with some background. 1. Cataracts and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) are both leading causes of visual impairment in the elderly population. 2. ...
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What are the risk factors for dry eye?
The prevalence of dry eye syndrome increases with age. An estimated 3.2 million women age 50 and over and 1.68 million men age 50 and over are affected by dry eye syndrome.Here are some risk factors for dry eye:Aging- Advancing age is the sin...
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Demodex Mites and Your Eyelashes
Demodex is a mite that occurs naturally on many people's faces and resides in hair follicles, and in particular the follicles of eyelashes. Most of the time, demodex causes no problems whatsoever. However, sometimes an infestation can become particularly parasitic, resulting in unhealthy eyelid margins...
Pregnancy and the Eye
During pregnancy, not only does the body go through a great deal of change hormonally and physiologically, but also so does the eye. Below are some of the most common effects pregnancy can have on the eye.
Corneal changes- in some cases, pregnancy can...
Should I make my regular doctors appointment now or put it off?
I am writing this post on May 15th, 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic from New Jersey, which is one of the hardest hit areas in the country from this virus.
The state has now had about...
Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Who is Charles Bonnet? He was a Swiss naturalist, philosopher and biologist (1720-1793), who first described the hallucinatory experiences of his 89-year-old grandfather, who was nearly blind in both eyes from cataracts. The Charles Bonnet Syndrome is now used to describe simple or complex hallucinations in people who have impaired...
Eye Care Telemedicine
The doctors at Shore Eye Associates are now offering TELEHEALTH services to our patients during the COVID-19 crisis. If you are having a problem with your eyes or your vision that you feel needs attention you can call our office and if we feel that we could potentially... 
