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How A Healthy Eye Works
For people with 20/20 vision, light focuses perfectly on the retina to provide clear vision. Light must first pass through the cornea and pupil and then be precisely focused by the lens onto the retina.
Understanding Farsightedness
Hyperopia, or farsightedness, is when you can see distant objects clearly but things that are closer to you are blurry. Hyperopia occurs when the eye is smaller and has a shorter depth than an average eye. When light enters an eye with hyperopia, the light is focused behind the retina rather than directly on the retina.
Understanding Nearsightedness
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is when you can clearly see objects that are close to you but distant objects are blurry. Myopia occurs when the eye is larger and has a longer depth than an average eye. The light that is focused in the eye now lands in front of the retina rather than directly on it.
Understanding Presbyopia (age related blurry near vision)
Presbyopia, or age related blurry near vision, is a normal part of the aging process that all individuals will experience. It usually occurs around the age of 40. Treatments include glasses, contact lenses, LASIK, or eye drops, including Vuity. Watch to learn more!
All About Eye Allergies
Eye allergies, or allergic conjunctivitis, can cause symptoms such as itchy eyes or red eyes. Allergies develop when the body’s immune system becomes sensitized to pollen, dust, pet dander, or mold — also known as allergens. There are 2 main types of eye allergies: seasonal eye allergies and perennial eye allergies. While ocular allergies may be ongoing condition, the right treatment can help reduce symptoms.
Causes of Dry Eye
Dry eye symptoms can be caused by various external influences or changes in the body’s nervous, hormonal, or immune systems. Inflammatory changes in the tear producing glands can interfere with the normal production of tears, which leads to less moisture and protection in the eye’s surface.
Tear Osmolarity & Dry Eye
One possible cause of dry eye is poor quality tears, which fail to lubricate the eye adequately. Tear osmolarity is one means by which the quality of these tears can be assessed. Learn more about how tear osmolarity affects the tear film and causes dry eye.
What are Meibomian Glands?
Learn more about Meibomian Glands – these small glands in the upper and lower lids secrete oils onto the ocular surface. This oil has two main functions: 1) lubricate the eye and 2) prevent the aqueous component of the tear from evaporating away.
Punctal Plugs
In some cases, the eye does not produce enough tears to lubricate itself. To keep more of your own tears in your eye, your doctor may suggest the use of a punctal plug. Learn more about punctal plugs and how they can help your dry eye
HydroEye Dry Eye Relief
Learn more about what causes dry eyes and how HydroEye Softgels, the only clinically proven dry eye supplement, can help relieve dryness and discomfort. For more information, please see the HydroEye Brochure.
Enhanced Corneal Healing with PROKERA
Learn more about how individuals who have severe dry eye, damage to the cornea due to trauma, or certain eye diseases, can benefit from PROKERA, a biological tissue that accelerates and enhances corneal healing.
Mechanical Dry Eye (Conjunctivochalasis)
Learn more about a specific type of dry eye, known as "mechanical dry eye" or "conjunctivochalasis." This type of dry eye results from excessive tissue on top of the white part of the eye (sclera), which disrupts the tear flow on the ocular surface.
Pterygium (Surfer's Eye)
Learn more about Surfer's Eye (Pterygium), a condition when a piece of tissue grows over the cornea in response to UV exposure. Depending on the size of the Pterygium, these growths can cause vision disturbances and dry eye symptoms
Understanding Tear Osmolarity and Dry Eye
HydroEye – A Nutrient Supplement for Dry Eye
What is Meibomian Gland Dysfunction?
Vital Tears – an Autologous Serum Tear Solution
PROKERA Patient Education Brochure
PROKERA patient experiences (for patients currently using Prokera)
Oxervate Dosing and Administration (External Video)
A Closer Look at Cataracts
A cataract is a cloudiness in the natural lens of the eye that can develop with age. If allowed to develop long enough, it can blur your vision or cause night glare and halos that interfere with everyday activities such as reading and driving. There are surgical options that involve removing the original lens and replacing it with an artificial lens.
Understanding Astigmatism
Astigmatism is an eye condition that may cause objects to appear blurry from any distance. It may be corrected with Lasik or at the time of cataract surgery to possibly provide you with clear vision. Advancements in eye surgery allow you to correct astigmatism and cataracts at the same time.
Understanding Presbyopia
Presbyopia is an eye condition that makes it difficult to see objects up close and occurs naturally with age. This is why many people need reading glasses as they get older. Advancements in eye surgery allow you to correct presbyopia and cataracts at the same time.
Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery
Learn more about femtosecond assisted laser cataract surgery and the benefits it can have to your surgical outcome.
Real Time Refractive Surgery with ORA
Learn about how using real-time wavefront technology in the operating room allows your surgeon to fine turn your cataract surgery outcome for superior results. Highly recommended for patients who have had previous refractive eye surgery, such as LASIK, PRK, or RK, have pre-existing corneal pathologies.
Monofocal (Basic) Lens Implant
Learn more about the monofocal (basic) lens implants.
AcrySof IQ Toric IOL
Learn more about how astigmatism can affect the outcome of your cataract surgery and how the AcrySof IQ Toric IOL, designed specifically for patients with astigmatism, can provide clear distance vision.
TECNIS Multifocal IOL
Learn more about the TECNIS Multifocal, a lens design that allows you to see up-close and far away with little if any dependence on glasses.
ActiveFocus Multifocal IOL
Learn more about the AcrySof IQ Restore ActiveFocus Multifocal, an extended depth of focus multifocal lens design that maximizes distance vision and enhances intermediate vision.
PanOptix Trifocal IOL
Learn more about the Panoptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens. This lens design, which is part of a new generation of multifocal lens technologies, increases the patient’s near and distance vision while also increasing intermediate distance vision (20-24 inches).
Crystalens Accomodative IOL
Learn more about the Crystalens Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens. This lens design, which mimics the movements the natural lens of the human eye, allows you to see up-close and far away with little if any dependence on glasses.
Trulign Toric Accomodative Lens
Learn more about the Trulign Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens and how it can solve your cataract and astigmatism.
Catalys Cataract Surgery Brochure
LenSx Cataract Procedure Brochure
Crystalens Brochure
Trulign Brochure
ORA Brochure
Toric Cataract & Astigmatism Brochure
Tecnis Multifocal IOL Brochure
PanOptix Trifocal IOL Brochure
ReSTOR Multifocal IOL Brochure
ActiveFocus Multifocal IOL Brochure
Want to learn more about how these technologies can be used in your cataract surgery?
Tests and Common Procedures
Learn more about common treatments and procedures for glaucoma.
Ocular Hypertension (Glaucoma Suspect)
Ocular hypertension refers to any situation in which the pressure inside of the eye is considered higher than normal. Ocular hypertension is a risk factor for glaucoma. Ocular hypertension must be monitored carefully by your eye doctor.
Causes of Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease where high intraocular pressure is often present and is one of several risk factors for glaucoma. High eye pressure can damage the optic nerve, which can result in vision loss or blindness. However, patients with glaucoma may not have high IOP — which is why a comprehensive eye exam, including an examination of the optic nerve, is important for early diagnosis
Narrow Angle Glaucoma
A small percentage of people with glaucoma have a condition known as narrow-angle glaucoma. This can only be detected through a comprehensive eye exam and usually occurs in people of Asian heritage and people who are farsighted. Intraocular pressure begins to rise with narrow-angle glaucoma, and in some cases could eventually lead to angle-closure glaucoma.
Open Angle Glaucoma
Open-angle glaucoma is one of the most common forms of adult glaucoma. It can only be detected by your eye doctor through a routine eye examination. If not diagnosed, open-angle glaucoma can cause a gradual loss of vision, so it is important to have regular comprehensive eye exams.
Closed Angle Glaucoma
With closed-angle glaucoma, the reduced space for fluid to flow through becomes compromised, blocking the eye’s drainage canals. This does not allow any fluid to drain from the eye and can lead to eye pain. Closed-angle glaucoma is a medical emergency — it is important to immediately seek medical treatment if you experience this symptom.
iStent Implant
Learn more about the iStent Implant, a device that is less invasive than traditional procedures, designed to help lower inter-ocular pressure and reduce or eliminate your dependence on pressure lowering eye drops.
XEN Gel Stent
Learn more about the XEN Gel Stent, an implantable stent designed to help lower inter-ocular pressure and reduce or eliminate your dependence on pressure lowering eye drops. It can also be used as a secondary procedure where previous surgical treatment has failed.
Durysta Implant
Learn more about Durysta, a new type of glaucoma drug delivery system designed to reduce pressure in the eye.
Hydrus Microstent
Learn more about the Hydrus Microstent, the first type of minimally invasive glaucoma treatment implant that works with a trimodal action to lower pressure within the eye.
Omni Surgical System
Learn more about the Omni Surgical System, a minimally invasive glaucoma treatment system that is implant free.
Trabeculectomy
Learn more about Trabeculectomy, a type of glaucoma filtering surgery designed to reduce pressure in the eye.
What is a Visual Field Test? [English] [Spanish] [Chinese] [Russian] [Burmese] [Pashto]
Understanding Glaucoma Overview (Courtesy of the Glaucoma Research Foundation)
SLT (Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty) Glaucoma Therapy
iStent Glaucoma Therapy Brochure
Xen Gel Stent Glaucoma Therapy Brochure
Optic Nerve Formula – Nutritional Supplement for Patients with Glaucoma
Refractive Surgery (LASIK & PRK)
Learn more about laser vision correction, such as LASIK and PRK, in this 10 minute feature video. Please note that due to the file size, this video may buffer until sufficiently downloaded.
Visian ICL
For patients who are not a candidate for either LASIK or PRK, implantable collamer lens, or ICLs, present as a possible alternative. Learn more about how ICLs may provide you with the visual solution you are looking for.
Diabetic Eye Disease
Learn more about Diabetic Eye Disease
Diabetic Macular Edema
Learn more about Diabetic Macular Edema
Dry AMD
Learn more about Macular Degeneration
Wet AMD
This video provides an in-depth look at wet macular degeneration
Treatment Options for Wet AMD
This video provides an in-depth look at treatments for wet macular degeneration.
Self Monitoring with an Amsler Grid
This video provides an in-depth look at how to use an Amsler Grid for the monitoring of Diabetic Macular Edema and Macular Degeneration.
An overview of Keratoconus and Corneal
Crosslinking
This video, created and narrated by Dr. Lemanski, discusses the corneal disease Keratoconus as well as Corneal Crosslinking, the first FDA approved treatment for Keratoconus.
Ptosis Repair, An Overview
This video discusses how ptosis repair may alleviate your drooping lids, allowing you to see better.
Upneeq, a Non-Surgical Solution for Ptosis
Learn more about Upneeq, the first FDA approved prescription eye drop for ptosis (low-lying lids). Finally, a non surgical correction for patients wishing to avoid surgery!
Patient Portal Overview
This video is an overview on the functions provided by our online patient portal. The portal is available to our patients free of charge, and allows patients to participate in their healthcare directly on the patient’s own chart. Currently a portal member? Log in by clicking here.
Performing a Patient Portal Password Reset
Forgot your patient portal password? It happens! Thankfully portal passwords can be easily reset by the user via a self serve procedure. This video tutorial goes over how to reset your patient portal password.
Performing a Patient Portal Login Reset
Locked out of your patient portal account? This video goes over the procedure to resetting your account. Please note that you will need to contact the office in order to perform this procedure.
Checking, responding to, and uploading documents to your patient portal
As the world continues to deal with the COVID pandemic, our office has been working on ways to communicate with patients about their appointments and also receive COVID tests from patients (in preparation for surgery). This video goes over the procedure to checking your messages, responding to them, and also uploading documents to your secure patient portal account.
HixNY – The Health Information Exchange of
New York
Learn more about HixNY – the health information exchange of New York. After consent is obtained from the patient, this system allows data generated by our office to be available to other physicians and allied health care professionals involved in your care. This service is provided free of charge to our patients. Interested in learning more? Please visit HixNY by clicking here.
Pre-Check-in for your appointment
on a Mobile Device
Learn more about how you can check in faster for your appointment by utilizing our office's electronic pre-check in system. Through this system, you can update all of your information that you would normally do at the front desk, add photos of your insurance cards, and sign paperwork or respond to screening questionnaires.
Pre-Check-in for your appointment
on a Desktop Device
Don't feel like doing pre-check-in on your mobile phone? You can also do pre-check-in on a desktop device. We recommend using Google Chrome for the best experience on Microsoft Windows or Mac OSX platforms.
Soft Contact Lens Insertion
This video goes over the general principals and good practices for inserting soft contact lenses. A must watch for beginners. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O
Soft Contact Lens Removal
This video goes over the general principals and good practices for removing soft contact lenses. A must watch for beginners. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O
RGP Insertion
For some patients, a RGP or Rigid Gas Permeable lens is preferred over a soft contact lens. This video goes over the general principals and good practices for inserting an RGP lens. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O
RGP Removal
For patients wearing an RGP for the first time, removal can be different compared to a soft contact lens. This video goes over the general principals and good practices for removing an RGP lens. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O
Scleral Lens Insertion and Removal
For patients with tough prescriptions, challenging ocular surface disease, problems blinking, and irregular corneas (due to diseases such as keratoconus), a Scleral lens may be the best option to restore useful vision. This video goes over the general principals and good practices for insertion and removal of a Scleral Lens. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O
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