What is Keratoconus?
World Keratoconus Day, November 10th, was established to help raise awareness about the effect keratoconus has on the people diagnosed with keratoconus, their family and friends. What is keratoconus? …
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What Exactly Are Tears?
Have you ever wondered what happens when you cry? Or, what your tears are made up of? Tears are salty fluids made up of mucus, oil and water. They …
Cheers to 20 Years
Twenty years-ago on November 8, 1998, Bellaire Family Eye Care opened its doors for the first time and began serving the community of Bellaire and the greater Houston area. We …
Dry Eye Disease and Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sjogren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune condition in which white blood cells attack and destroy glands responsible for keeping the eyes, mouth, and other areas of the body well-lubricated. Although …
Treatment of Amblyopia, Lazy Eye, or Strabismus
Amblyopia is a medical condition that is commonly referred to as lazy eye. A person with amblyopia will have decreased vision in one or both eyes. This is usually …
When To Get New Glasses
You may have had your glasses for years and still be able to see fairly clearly out of them. Because your glasses are helping your eyesight, you may not …
Scleral Lenses – A Fluid Reservoir
Practitioners are constantly looking for methods to manage dry eye symptoms in contact lens wearers WITHOUT resorting to full-time wear of glasses. As previously discussed, corneal refractive therapy (CRT) …
Hybrid Contact Lenses: The BEST of Both Worlds
Imagine a contact lens that has the comfort of a soft lens but the sharp acuity of a rigid gas permeable lens. You may think that this is not …
Scleral Lenses: What’s the BIG deal?
For the past few years, scleral lenses have been in a hot topic in the contact lens world. There are national conferences solely dedicated to learning how to fit …
What’s so SPECIAL about SPECIALTY contact lenses?
Have you ever been told one of the following? Your prescription is too high for contact lenses. You have a corneal disease or condition that will not allow you …
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