A study was recently conducted by the Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA), that looked at Refractive Surgeons who were candidates for refractive surgery. In the study 62.6% of refractive surgeons underwent some type of laser vision correction, and 91% of study participants would recommend laser vision correction to family or a loved one! Advancements in technology… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | December 23, 2015
For the first time ever in Long Island, surgeons at Stahl Eyecare Experts can now perform the revolutionary new telescope implant procedure for patients with End-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in an outpatient setting. The telescope implant is integral to CentraSight® (www.CentraSight.com), a patient care program for treating patients with this most advanced form of… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | December 16, 2015
Just because modern medicine is becoming increasingly fantastic, doesn’t mean you should stop taking care of yourself. In fact, despite the constant advances in medical research, more and more doctors are looking at preventative medicine as a means of decreasing medical risk. Although preventative medical techniques won’t be able to stop health complications caused by… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | November 30, 2015
Life after LASIK is generally much easier than life before LASIK (after all, that’s kinda the point!) However, at Stahl, we stress the importance of healthy living to our LASIK patients. Why? Because living a healthy lifestyle leads to healthier eyes, which leads to longer lasting clear vision after LASIK. By reducing your risk of… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | November 28, 2015
Around 9% of those residing in the United States have diabetes, and approximately 1 out of 3 diabetic adults are affected by diabetic retinopathy A number of ocular complications are actually caused by diabetes, but the most severe of the possible ocular complicates is diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes can cause the following ocular complications: Sudden Changes… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | November 25, 2015
People generally describe a pterygium as a “whiteish-yellowish, wing-shaped growth” that grows over a part of your cornea, but what is it exactly? Medically speaking, a pterygium is an overgrowth of fibrovascular tissue and conjunctiva on the surface of the cornea. In most cases, a pterygium begins as a pingueculae (try saying that ten times… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | October 26, 2015
The human eye is an incredibly complex piece of biological engineering, it allows us to see by translating light into electrical signals and sending them to our brains. Due to the complexity of the human eye there are some things you might not know. The human eye is only second to the brain in terms… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | October 14, 2015
For many of us, blinking is just something humans do, but it actually plays a major role in maintaining good eye health. Due to the liquid nature of our eyes, debris frequently gets stuck on the ocular surface of the eye quite easily. The eyelids help to clean this ocular surface every time we blink,… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | September 30, 2015
Most people over the age of 40 that suffer vision loss are developing cataracts. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness throughout the entire world. The number of cases of cataracts far eclipse the amount of glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy cases combined! There are three types of cataracts: Subcapsular Cataracts: Occurring at the… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | September 16, 2015
Runny nose? Scratchy throat? Sneezing? These can all be caused by allergies, but allergies can effect a lot more than your nose and throat. The eyes are subject to many different allergens as well, and unfortunately many people are susceptible to these allergies. If you find that your eyes are getting red, swollen, and/or itchy—then… Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | August 26, 2015