Welcome to the summer heat! How’s that mascara holding up? A bit smudgy? Time to waterproof your eyes. Eyelash Extensions are a fantastic alternative and have gained tremendous popularity in the last few years because of their natural look, ease of application, and affordability.

An ancient proverb states “the eyes are the windows of the soul.” As ophthalmologists, the eyes are our window to the body’s circulation system. We see changes in the blood vessels of the retina that reflect what is occurring throughout the body.

Second only to whiter teeth, the next most common desire our patients have is for straighter teeth. The ironic part of this request is that most of these patients had braces when they were younger, but their teeth have gone back to being crooked again.

Millions of women live in denial. If asked ‘what is the number one killer of women in the US,’ few would answer this critical question correctly. Cancer is often the top of the mind response. In reality, cardiovascular disease claims more than 500,000 women’s lives annually, compared to 40,000 women who die each year of breast cancer.

When you think of hypnosis do you picture swaying watches or swinging pendulums? Maybe you think of someone up on stage clucking like a chicken or barking like a dog. Of course it’s possible to cluck or bark if you want to under hypnosis, but only if you want to. And swaying objects aren’t really used anymore to hypnotize anyone. So how is hypnosis used?

Most people have never heard of pelvic organ prolapse – the sagging or dropping of the bladder, uterus, vagina or rectum – yet half of women will develop this condition at some point in their life.

Picture yourself going to your dentist or doctor! You are not feeling well and a rather unsmiling person slides open a glass partition just a crack and asks you to sign in on a clipboard or worse yet, says “Just take a seat and we’ll be with you.” Then she calls out – NEXT.

Considering the vast number of changes our bodies undergo as part of the normal aging process, one the most predictable, and one often considered a hallmark of middle age, is the onset of presbyopia.

With the history of pharmacy spanning over 5,000 years, the art of pharmaceutical compounding has ancient roots. Until the 20th century and the development of standardized manufacturing all medications were compounded.

The warmth of the summer sun. The golden sand beneath your feet. The smell of the salty surf. Summer’s here, boosting our spirits but with a dangerous tradeoff. The longer days and more intense sunlight exposes you to the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation (UVR). This ‘dark’ side of the sun leads to more than 3.5 million cases of skin cancer in the US each year.