vision changes
Dry Eyes and the winter season
Posted in Bellingham, Dry Eyes, Eye Blog, Medical, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Surgery, Whidbey
Maybe you’ve noticed your eyes feeling dry and scratchy, or getting red, or being overly watery recently. You could even feel like there’s something in them, even when your mirror tells you nothing is there. The likely reason? It’s dry eye season. When the air is colder and drier than the rest of the year–yes,… Read More
How your eye exam can reveal other diseases and conditions
By Alexandra Brandt One of the things that fascinates eye doctors is how a simple eye exam can change someone’s life. Sometimes it’s from diagnosing cataracts — and scheduling the surgery that reverses a person’s blindness. And sometimes it’s when an eye exam can reveal unrelated diseases and conditions that hadn’t been caught before, potentially… Read More
What causes your vision to fluctuate?
Posted in Eye Blog, Fluctuating Vision, Medical
Fluctuating vision can be a warning of other health issues such as diabetic retinopathy or fluctuating blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, dry eyes, or hormone fluctuation. I recently heard a new patient express her frustration that no one had ever warned her that uncontrolled diabetes would affect her vision. It meant she would have… Read More
