August is Children’s Eye Safety/Health Month
School is right around the corner and it’s time for back-to-school readiness. Think seriously about adding “eye exam” to your list of things to do before school starts. Why start the school year with a visual disadvantage – difficulty seeing the board, squinting, coming home with headaches, maybe even getting poor grades? So before the… Read More
What is this stye by my eye? OH MY!
What is this bump on my eyelid? A stye, sometimes called a hordeolum, is usually caused by a bacterial infection in the eyelid. It is characterized by a small, red, painful bump in the eyelid, near the base of the eyelashes. There are 2 types of hordeola, internal and external. An internal hordeolum is located… Read More
The Subliminal Mind over Matter? What the 3rd Eye can potentially do for you!
Oh, the power of positive thinking and personal affirmations. There are subliminal messages all around us. One marketing strategy is to use subliminal messaging to sell products. Some use subliminal messages for a more powerful and inspiring reason… self improvement! If you look online, you can find many websites that advertise the sale of CDs… Read More
Final Frontier – An astronauts eyes in Earth’s Orbit
Outer space is simply amazing. Stuck on Planet Earth we barely know anything about the vastness of space, but over the past 50 years our knowledge has grown a great deal. Thousands of planets have been found in other solar systems in our galaxy thanks to amazing optical telescopes such as the Hubble and others…. Read More
Best Of Milwaukee 2016
Milwaukee, we love you…and we’re glad you love us too! We are incredibly excited to announce that Milwaukee Eye Care is a Shepherd Express Best Of Milwaukee Finalist two years in a row thanks to our amazing patients! Being considered as one of the best in the business is a true honor. Our passion has… Read More
Night Blindness-Goodbye Long Summer Days
You may be in denial, but summer is over and the days are getting noticeably shorter. Yes, it’s upon us…leaving for work before the sun is up and returning home after the sun has already set. This is the time of year when we really get to test out our night vision. Here are a… Read More
How can you see everything in my eye?
Tools of the Trade – The Slit Lamp Do you recall seeing one of these at your last eye exam? This piece of equipment is a Slit Lamp Biomicroscope. It’s called a slit lamp because the light produced by this microscope can be adjusted from a broad beam to a small slit-like beam of light,… Read More
Stem Cell Therapy for your eyes!
Stem cell research has been a hot topic in the news lately. Some of the latest research indicates potential help for eye diseases that have been considered incurable, such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, and Optic Neuropathy. Although treatments are being tested in the US, the FDA has not approved any specific therapies yet…. Read More
Is it 1 or 2? Which is better?
Tools of the Trade, the Phoropter Have you ever wondered about all the gadgets the technician and doctor use to examine your eyes? We use many tools in Optometry and Ophthalmology to perform eye exams. Chief among our tools is a device called the Phoropter (pictured below). You may not recognize the name, but you… Read More
Helping Those Who Can’t Help Themselves
A typical eye exam relies on both objective information from specialized equipment and subjective feedback from the patient. Some patients, like those with Autism or Dementia, cannot always give appropriate feedback. Reasons patients are unable to respond during an eye exam can vary from a language barrier to a brain injury. Fortunately there are methods… Read More
