A study published in Ophthalmology examined the relationship between health, socioeconomic status, employment status, marital status, and participation in organizations and how they correlated with vision in adults. The almost-10,000 subjects were born in 1958 and were all assessed when they were either 44 or 45. The study found that those with vision impairments at… Read More

A study conducted by Synovate Inc. asked contact lens wearers about how they wear and care for their contacts. Startlingly, 70% of wearers said that they had worn their contact lenses while swimming. Additionally, 40% of wearers surveyed said that they did not wash their hands before putting in their contacts. Forty percent also said… Read More

When counseling patients as to whether they are good candidates for LASIK or not, I’m often asked about the effect the surgery may have on their night-vision. With older LASIK technologies, night vision was sometimes adversely affected. Recently, though, a fantastic study came out of the military. The LASIK eye surgeons who perform the vision… Read More

No, “blind artist” is not an oxymoron. In fact, there are organizations that cater specifically to blind visual artists. Researchers from Harvard recently studied the brain activity of a Turkish artist who has been blind since birth. They were looking to see what happened to his visual cortex, the part of the brain that is… Read More

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that everyone with blue eyes descended from the same single person about 6,000 to 10,000 years ago! They believe that this individual was the first person with the genetic mutation that prevented him from making melanin, the pigment that makes eyes brown, in his eyes. They were… Read More

What does it cost you to get contact lenses? Quite simply, time and money. It takes time to see the doctor and order your lenses. And the cost of the exam, the contact lens solutions, and the contacts themselves sure add up fast. In fact, based on the national average of costs of doctor’s visits,… Read More

You’ve probably been hearing about iLASIK on the radio and may be wondering if it’s new technology and how it’s different from what’s already out there. iLASIK is new in that it’s a new combination of technologies. At Eye Doctors of Washington, Dr. Clinch and Dr. Kang have been using the Intralase and CustomVue technologies… Read More

Cataract surgery is no longer just to help restore vision from a cloudy lens. With new advances in the development of lenses, it can be an opportunity to restore the vision one had before the need for reading glasses. A new class of multifocal intraocular lenses can be the answer to lost or forgotten glasses…. Read More

Why not cure your dry eyes and earn money at the same time. Eye Doctors of Washington is conducting a research study for patients with mild to moderate dry eyes. In conjunction with Allergan, the study is comparing the effectiveness of two well-known lubricating drops already on the market. They have both been FDA-approved. To… Read More

There are more options now for astigmatic contact lens wearers than ever before. Bausch and Lomb’s Purevision Toric and Vistakon’s Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism, have been around for a couple years. These lenses are all made from silicone hydrogel materials, which are superior for their abilityto transmit O2 to the ocular surface-resulting in enhanced ocular… Read More