A Mission to Change Lives
Dr. Christopher Wallyn and his team recently went on a surgical mission trip where they restored vision to a young man who was blind for many years. After meeting in college, Drs. Christopher Wallyn and Michael Merck discovered a shared passion for serving those in need through mission trips. Since forming their practice (Regional Eye…
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Keratoconus: Overview
Keratoconus is a condition affecting the cornea Keratoconus is the thinning of the cornea the clear dome-shaped outer surface of your eye. Eventually, the cornea bulges outward into a cone shape causing blurred vision, sensitivity to light and difficulty seeing at night. Most commonly affecting individuals between the ages of 10 to 25, the chance…
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What To Do About Red Eyes
Do you often use over the counter eye drops to reduce eye redness? Anti-redness eye drops temporarily reduce the size of the blood vessels on your eye, which brightens the eye’s overall appearance. These drops may briefly reduce redness, but frequent use can permanently enlarge the blood vessels on your eye. This is called Rebound…
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Ocular Herpes
Ocular Herpes Can Cause Permanent Blindness Ocular Herpes is a common, recurrent viral infection that affects the eyes. This type of herpes virus can cause inflammation and scarring of the cornea. One type of Ocular Herpes is known as Herpes Simplex Viral Keratitis (ker·a·tit·i·des), or HSVK. HSVK is typically transmitted through contact with another person…
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How Diabetes Can Impact Your Vision
What You Should Know About Diabetes and Your Vision Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood glucose, commonly called blood sugar. Glucose is vital to your health, because it’s an important source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues, and it’s also…
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Learn More About Lazy Eye
What is amblyopia or “lazy eye”? In order for a child to develop normal, healthy vision, the brain must receive clear and aligned images from both eyes. There are several conditions that can interfere with this process, and over a sufficient length of time, a child’s developing brain can learn to permanently ignore the ‘weaker’…
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Anti Reflective Eyeglass Treatments
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of December 5, 2021 The most common used treatment on lenses today is Anti-reflective treatments. Commonly known as A/R. These treatments are very effective in reducing light glare, especially night light glare, such as headlights. However, for A/R treated lenses to be effective,…
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Glasses That Won’t Fall Off
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of November 21, 2021 For those who like their glasses to stay securely in place, “cable” (or “curly”) temples ensure that their glasses will not fall off, even if they were to take a ride on a looping roller coaster. The simple design…
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American National Standards Institute
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of October 24, 2021 When selecting protective eyewear for work or home, look to the nonprofit, non-governmental organization known as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to set the standard. The original ANSI Z87.1 standard was written in 2003. Revisions were implemented in…
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Titanium Eyeglass Frames
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of September 20, 2021 Titanium is a strong, lightweight metal that is currently showing up in everything from dental and joint implants to automobiles and eyeglass frames. When it comes to the latter application, titanium is considered to be somewhat of a super-material….
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