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The idea that those with astigmatism can’t wear contact lenses has long passed. With our expertise in specialty contact lenses, we can help patients with astigmatism see clearly without glasses. In some instances our patients had been previously told they were not able to wear contact lenses due to the shape of their eyes. However,...

Your cornea is the window into the eyes that allow you to take in the world around you. When your cornea is misshapen, too thin, or damaged, you may have keratoconus, compromising your vision and making it difficult to perceive your surroundings. At Specialty Eye, our specially trained doctors can detect and treat keratoconus using...

Strabismus, also known as crossed eyes, is an ocular condition where your eyes don’t properly align. It can cause various visual problems, including double vision, reduced depth perception, and vision loss...

Many people think of amblyopia as a children’s eye condition, and while many cases develop in children, we help plenty of adults who struggle with lazy eye too. The effects of amblyopia can affect academics, sports, work, and confidence, but recently, adults affected by amblyopia are finding successful treatment in vision therapy. Our skilled eye

Almost anyone can wear contact lenses with an expert fitting, but even now, people are denied contact lenses for hard-to-fit eyes—or live with uncomfortable contacts. At Specialty Eye, our eye care team has completed advanced training in fitting specialty contact lenses for every unique set of eyes, including those with astigmatism.

If you have myopia, or nearsightedness, there’s another way to manage your vision. Myopia is widespread, and wearing glasses or daytime contact lenses isn’t for everyone. Orthokeratology can help reduce your reliance on daytime corrective lenses. Orthokeratology, or ortho-k, can improve your vision and slow myopia progression with specialty contact lenses you wear overnight to ...

Contact lens options appear to be limitless. While soft contact lenses are the most popular among patients and eye care professionals, numerous other contact lens options can provide comfortable, clear vision.

Dry eye and allergies are common eye problems. If you’ve ever typed your symptoms in a search engine, you’ve likely noticed similarities between these conditions. So, is the link more than a coincidence, or can allergies lead to dry eye?

Chances are, if you are reading this you’re like a couple of our doctors and are over 40. (It’s hard to believe that we’re here, but it’s happened.) Along with needing a standby fire truck when we blow out our birthday candles, in our 40s we tend to start showing our age. Fine lines start […]

Planning for IPL When you have dry eye, you deserve treatment that can help you feel relief. Finding an appropriate dry eye therapy for your unique eyes can involve a combination of treatments, from artificial tears to in-office technology. One option for severe dry eye is IPL. The treatment can improve symptoms for patients with