Have you ever been told you aren’t a great candidate for contacts? Too much astigmatism? Too high of a prescription? Need cheaters for near work? Irregular cornea? Would it surprise you to learn that that good options exist for each of these cases? This series of blog posts will be focused on different specialty contact […]

For some, glasses are a means to an end. Pure function. For the rest of us, however, glasses are a celebration of function meeting form. If you’re going to need vision correction you may as well look your best doing it. And that’s where Tiffany & Co. and The Eye Shop can help you shine. […]

One of the first things we ask our dry eye patients is what drops they use, if any, to treat their dry eyes. The next question is “why that drop?”. Not surprisingly, many people don’t know why they use a particular drop. Maybe it was a sample their previous doctor gave them, maybe they just […]

When I was a kid I would help my dad in the yard. It was good work and I usually enjoyed it. Unless it was 6 or 7 AM on a Saturday. But even that you get over pretty quick. But when I was really little I’m sure it was more work to actually have […]

Looking for another way to make your eyes comfortable without breaking the bank? a critical first step is to perform warm compress twice daily. You can start today with materials you may already have. If you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, you’ve seen us discuss meibomian glands. They’re oil glands on our lids that […]

If you’ve been in Arizona for any appreciable period of time, dry eye disease needs no introduction. The dry feeling, grittiness, burning, sensitivity to light, and feeling that something is constantly in your eye can be relentless. And though we here at The Dry Eye Institute of Arizona have state of the art treatments and […]