5 Common Eye Myths You Probably Learned From Your Mother
How would we ever have survived our childhood without our mothers’ protection. Anyone who remembers their mother yelling, “Stop that! You’ll put an eye out!” knows that your healthy eyesight was always one of her top concerns. However, you might be surprised to learn that some of the advice our moms might have drilled into […]
8 Tips for Living Well with Low Vision
Losing even part of your vision can be devastating. It’s common for anger, grief, and depression to accompany any loss of sight. However, with determination and persistence you can make the most of your remaining vision and continue to find much happiness and fulfillment in your life. Following these eight tips can go a long […]
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
These days, few smokers could claim that they don’t know about the dangers to their health. Lung cancer, emphysema, and other smoking-related diseases are well known. But, aside from these potentially life-threatening illnesses, can smoking affect your vision? And, if so, how? In 2014, the Surgeon General published an extensive report on The Health Consequences […]
Welcoming Dr. Baumrind to Our Full-Time Surgery Team
Takle Eye Group is thrilled to announce that Dr. Benjamin Baumrind is now a full-time member of our retinal surgery team! Dr. Baumrind began with Takle Eye Group as his primary practice location in July 2016. As a surgical retina specialist, he brings his expertise in treating such conditions as diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears and […]
Digital Eye Strain – How Can I Protect My Eyes?
Protecting your eyes is more important now than ever before. In the past, we tended to associate most incidents of eye damage with industrial-type accidents involving chemicals, flying debris, and the like. But now that people of all ages are commonly using digital devices for many hours each day, we’re seeing a marked increase in […]
What Is a Refraction Test, and Will Medicare Cover It?
A refraction test is what most of us refer to as a routine eye exam used to determine how well you can recognize symbols on a wall chart at a specific distance. Your eye doctor will insert lenses of different strengths into the device you look through, called a phoropter, and ask whether each one […]
What Your Eyes Need You to Know about Blue Light
What is blue light? And how does it affect your eyes? If you think of the visible, white light we see as made up of all the colors in the rainbow, blue light has shorter wavelengths and more energy than warmer light. In general, the whiter the light appears, the higher amount of higher-wavelength blue […]
The Super-Important Nutrient You’re Probably Not Getting Enough Of
Omega-3s are a nutrient powerhouse, and two kinds, in particular, are vitally important for eye health: DHA and EPA. The concentration of DHA in the retina is dramatically higher than in any other tissue. In fact about 60 percent of the lipids in the retina are DHA. They make your cell membranes more fluid, which […]
7 Reasons Why Vision-Test Apps Aren’t Enough
People are relying on apps more than ever to monitor and analyze their own health and well-being. So it’s not surprising to find apps that allow you to check your own vision and even order your own contacts online. Of course, before you can take an online vision test, you’ll see a disclaimer, stating that […]
2017: Takle Eye Group’s Year In Review
As 2017 draws to a close, the team at Takle Eye Group and their families are grateful to the community of patients that choose us for their comprehensive eye care. We are looking forward to an exciting and successful 2018! We can’t possibly highlight all that happened in a year but below is a brief […]
