by Joe Hegyi, OD | Oct 13, 2019 | eye conditions
What is pink eye? Pink eye — also called conjunctivitis — is inflammation of the thin, clear covering of the white of the eye and the inside of the eyelids (conjunctiva). Conjunctivitis can have several causes (see below), but many eye doctors use the term “pink...
by Joe Hegyi, OD | Oct 12, 2019 | Eye care
Snellen Eye Test Chart What is the Snellen Eye Test Chart? Hopefully by now, we’ve all seen one. The projected or wall-mounted Snellen eye chart, usually topped by the big letter “E”, is a common visual acuity test used to measure your sharpness of vision at multiple...
by Joe Hegyi, OD | Oct 4, 2019 | eye conditions
What Are Eye Floaters? You’ve probably seen them before. Semi-transparent spots gently floating across your vision. You try to follow them as they glide by, but when you move your eyes to follow they quickly move away. Those spots are eye floaters....
by Joe Hegyi, OD | Mar 1, 2019 | Eye care
Have you ever been getting dressed and ready in the morning and you look into the mirror and your eyes are red and look like you’ve been out late drinking? You know when you get to work everyone is going to be asking you if you had a late night unless you do...
by Joe Hegyi, OD | Jan 28, 2019 | eye conditions
Dry eyes can cause a bunch of symptoms that can really affect your quality of life, or at least slow you down from time to time. Let’s review some symptoms that suggest you may have dry eyes. The most common symptoms of dry eyes are tearing (watery eyes),...
