by Brian Looney, Doctor of Optometry | May 22, 2018 | Optical News
Seeing Small, Shadowy Spots? You May Have Floaters You’re gazing up at the beautiful blue spring sky, and suddenly, you see them: small shadowy spots, squiggles, or trailing thread-like strands floating through your line of sight. As you try to focus on them,...
by Brian Looney, Doctor of Optometry | Apr 18, 2018 | Optical News
4 Ways to Safeguard Your Retinal Health The eye is second only to the human brain in complexity, performing its work with precision nearly continuously during all of our waking hours. In fact, your eyes are more efficient than the fastest camera. Try this: glance...
by Brian Looney, Doctor of Optometry | Apr 6, 2018 | Optical News
We explored the critical role the retina plays in maintaining healthy vision in our previous blog post and offered lifestyle adjustments that promote retinal health for you and your family. Here’s a brief recap: eat lots of orange veggies (carrots, sweet...
by Brian Looney, Doctor of Optometry | Mar 21, 2018 | Optical News
If you’re like most Americans, you or your kids may be involved in multiple sports and have specific safety gear and helmets that you use when skiing, playing football or riding your bicycle. Similarly, you likely have specific footwear for those same...
by Brian Looney, Doctor of Optometry | Mar 7, 2018 | Optical News
Brain Awareness Week is March 12-18, 2018, a time when the National Eye Institute focuses on brain neuropathy and how it impacts vision—because without the complex function of our brains working in conjunction with our eyes, we couldn’t see. The optic...
by Brian Looney, Doctor of Optometry | Feb 22, 2018 | Optical News
Of the five human senses, the eyes are our most important sensory organs, helping us perceive up to 80{292cc3b5301b60554126ab1d65e6244992d5e505d8a733ba82d7605faad99183} of the impressions and input we use to make sense of our surroundings. While other animals rely...
