Our early years of life have given us healthy vision and eyesight, which is something that is easy to take for granted. Similar to many other health issues, our eyes are subject to various changes over time.
Life is about balance – balancing positive and negative forces, balancing your yin and your yang. Natural sunlight can have many positive, as well as negative effects on our mood, and our body.
Are you going bananas looking for your reading glasses? Are you having difficulty seeing what’s right in front of you? Do you have “perfect” vision otherwise?
We hope you and your families are safe and sound. The last few months have been quite rough for all of us and it is safe to say that we are all optimistically awaiting the return of normalcy.
Spring is here to greet us again with lots of flowers and vibrant greens, this also means allergies can act up again. Allergies especially cause itchy, red, and puffy eyes.
COVID-19 has us all required to stay home and do things a little differently than what we are used to. As we try to limit our contacts and avoid risks of infecting ourselves or loved ones, it is also important to monitor our own immune systems to make sure they still remain in the best condition.
For many families, getting children to spend time away from the screen is a task that is easier said than done. Video games and movies are more addicting than any other activity.
Most of us are spending more time using our eyes either telecommuting, staying in touch with the world, working out, distance learning, or entertaining ourselves since we can’t go out of the house as much.
Stress affects our bodies in many different ways. When your immune system is run down due to stress or anxiety, you are more likely to get a cold or the flu, headaches, gastritis, high blood pressure, etc. Did you know that stress affects your eyes?
Dry weather can push dry eyes over the edge. When the humidity is low, tears from your eyes evaporate faster which makes them even more dry and uncomfortable. Most people associate dry eyes with summer when the weather is hot and dry, or when flying on an airplane because the air is so dry....
During our lifetime, many gifts are exchanged between friends, family members, colleagues, for the holidays, birthdays, gratitude, etc. One of the most underappreciated gifts is the gift of sight! Not everyone has the luxury of seeing clearly, or being able to use their eyes correctly to read...
Did you know that there are exercises that can help improve your vision and eyesight? For many people, the assumption is that once the eyes begin to have problems, it’s an irreversible condition. But there are eye exercises you can do to improve your vision and visual skills...
A visual acuity test is performed by an optometrist to check how well you can see a letter or a symbol from a specific distance. The term visual acuity helps define your ability to distinguish the details of a shape that you see...
Children can be diagnosed with Amblyopia or Lazy Eye when they are young and is known to affect roughly 3% of the entire U.S population. It’s a condition that develops during infancy and early childhood affects either one or both eyes...
We read and write using our eyes, so why do only 1 in 10 school ages children have their eyes checked? Why do pediatricians recommend that kids have their teeth checked, but not their eyes? Reading a letter chart at the end of the hall is not enough. An eye...
Back to school season is exciting for most kids. However, when your child cannot see the board clearly and is having problems with their vision it can make school difficult. 1 in 4 children have an undetected vision problem, which is why regular eye exams are important. The Hollywood Vision...
Migraine Solidarity Day is used to raise awareness about migraine headaches which is the third most common disease in the world. More people suffer from migraine HA than diabetes, asthma and epilepsy combined! In the United States, the loss of productivity due to Migraine headaches is between 6 to 17 billion...
What is Homeopathic Medicine? Homeopathic medicine is a system of natural medicine that works with your immune system to help your own body overcome a wide variety of illnesses and symptoms for over 200 years. It focuses on the use of botanical, mineral, and biological substances to produce reliable and...
They say eyes are windows into your soul. Well, they are also windows into potential health concerns. There are several indications of how the eyes play a role in your overall health. Here are several concerns to recognize and be aware of. Cognitive Decline A study completed last March...
In the digital age, our eyes are doing most of the work, and paying the price for this. We get up in the morning, check our email, go to work and spend eight or more hours working on our computers. After work, we socialize on our phones, work some more...
Does Your Optometrist have a broad clinical background? Dr. Brisco is a Certified Clinical Homeopath in addition to her role as a Doctor of Optometry. Her unique experience and qualifications allow Hollywood Vision Center to provide “best of both worlds” treatments which include natural remedies and homeopathic medicine. Clinical homeopaths...
When dealing with dry or red eyes, many people resort to utilizing over-the-counter eye drops to relieve their symptoms. Dry eyes can come about due to weather conditions, they can come about from long bouts of sitting in front of the computer, or even from taking certain types of medication...
Conventional medicine has often been accused of putting more focus on treating symptoms instead of underlying problems. Integrative medicine closes the gap by utilizing both conventional and natural medicine to better help patients restore and maintain their health as they age. Integrative medicine asserts that, in order to truly understand...
If you cannot see clearly through glasses or regular contact lenses, we now have state-of-the art technology to help you see clearly and comfortably. The sMap3D measures your eyes with the highest level of accuracy technologically possible: up to 1 million points! This allows us to design the most advanced...
It’s no secret that in this day and age many kids put in many hours a day (not to mention scores of hours per week) sitting in front of a TV or computer screen. The average age for kids having a smartphone continues to get lower and lower -- it...
Vision has a big impact on sports performance, especially on eye hand and eye body coordination. Yet athletes, both professional and amateur, often tend to place more emphasis on their physical fitness rather than their visual fitness. But big muscles aren’t going to help you hit that ball out of...
(Published in October 2018 in Primary Care Optometry News)Dry eye is one of the most frequently encountered ophthalmic conditions, with prevalence as high as 87.5% (Fenga et al.) among computer users and 73.5% (Uchini et al.) among the elderly population. Symptoms include fluctuating vision, tired eyes, redness, burning, foreign body...
The benefits of having clear vision is not limited to reading or driving, but extends to almost everything you do. This includes school, sports, and your career. The essence of having great vision is having the capability to fulfill your goals and ambitions, this is why vision is a passionate...
At back-to-school season, it is important to make sure your children have everything they need for a successful year. Almost everyone makes sure their children have school supplies, such as pencils, erasers, backpacks, a lunch box, and new clothes. But how about one of the most important things that your...
One of the first things we notice about a person is their eyes. Think about the last time you met someone attractive. It’s likely that you remember their beautiful eyes, the way you felt when they looked at you. Even in everyday interactions, our perception of a person is strongly...
Have you ever had a recurrent epithelial erosion? If you had, you’d definitely know it. This serious condition is like a scab on the eye that gets torn off when your eyes are dry, you haven’t had enough sleep, or you’ve had too much to drink. It usually occurs after...
With new technology and designs, people have a lot more options to improve their vision, and their quality of life, with contact lenses. If you were told that you cannot wear contact lenses before, now is the time to explore the possibilities of clear vision without glasses and without surgery.Today,...
AND ONE EASY WAY TO PAMPER THEM IN A SINGLE TREATMENTWe place a lot of strain on our eyes because we do most of our work with our eyes at the office, school, even home. Are you staring at the computer screen by day, then binge-watching YouTube or Netflix by...
Read This if You Look at a Screen of Any Kind for More Than 2 Hours Daily How many of you have a job that could be classified as visual? This might mean that you depend on your eyes for a large portion of the work day; maybe you look at...
Most people don’t know that the majority of eye diseases go unnoticed because there are no pain receptors inside of the eyes. Without symptoms, or “warning signs”, often the first sign that something is wrong with your eyes, is when the disease has progressed to the point that you have...
We thought a blog about the many specialty contact lenses that we offer at the Hollywood Vision Center Optometry would help shed light on the new innovations and exciting options available for those who can benefit from medically necessary and specialty contacts.There many different types of lenses available for a...
“WE LIVE IN A WONDERFUL WORLD THAT IS FULL OF BEAUTY, CHARM AND ADVENTURE. THERE IS NO END TO THE ADVENTURES THAT WE CAN HAVE IF ONLY WE SEEK THEM WITH OUR EYES OPEN.”~ JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThe more you use your eyes, the more any underlying vision problem is going to...
DIGITAL DEVICES SUCH AS COMPUTERS, CELL PHONES, AND TABLETS CREATE BOTH SOLUTIONS AND PROBLEMS.Society as a whole spends more and more time in front of digital devices for work, school, and play. We do everything from spreadsheets, to shopping, to socializing online. You name it: cell phones, personal computers, laptops,...
Get a complimentary appetizer from Mud Hen Tavern. Simply mention that you were referred by Dr. Brisco! The offer is good through May 31, 2016.You have the right cell phone, the right computer, the right outfit.You work out, you eat right, but have you taken care of your eyes?Your eyes affect...
If you use computers, smart phones, tablets, or flat screen televisions for any significant amount of time each day, you are at risk from the harmful effects of blue light that these devices give off. Fluorescent light bulbs and LED bulbs also emit harmful blue light.Blue light increases the risk...
Can poor eye movement interfere with learning? A definitive yes, because poor eye movements can impair reading ability and cause a lack of concentration that may be incorrectly diagnosed as ADD or ADHD. After all, poor eye movements can often go hand in hand with eye teaming and focusing. Saccades, a...
Pop culture trends are creating some dangerous vision problems.Lady Gaga’s fans are putting their vision at risk by attempting to copy her huge, anime-style eyes as seen in the Bad Romance video. Although Gaga’s gigantic peepers were computer generated, fans are copying the look with illegal Circle contact lenses obtained...
Just when your career and life are really starting to take off, your eyes seem to be slowing down. Reading and viewing close objects becomes progressively more difficult in your 40’s because of a natural aging process called presbyopia.Presbyopia makes reading more difficult because of a decreased ability to change...
Your eyes change as you age, and there are things that you can do at every age to help your eyes gracefully, and see your best. Don’t wait until you can’t see before you visit your optometrist. By then, the problem is probably advanced, and may be irreversible. Most eye...
Eyestrain associated with computer use, or even prolonged reading and desk work, can be caused by 2 major factors: Eye muscle pain and dry eyes.Eyestrain during prolonged and visually demanding computer work taxes the orbicularis oculi muscle. It’s like doing physical labor for a prolonged period. When you use the same...
Many store bought reading glasses are not made or labeled correctly.A recent investigation done by David Elliott and Alison Green, and published in the Optometry and Vision Science journal of the American Academy of Optometry found that 48% of the 322 reading glasses that they tested were wrong. That means 1 out...
Vision is extremely important for athletes. Vision guides your hands and body, tells you when to reach out, when to grab the ball, when to swing the bat or racquet, and where your teammates and opponents are. Balance and shifts in weight are dependent on visual information.Vision is more than...
Dr. Elise Brisco, O.D., and Dr. Paul Dougherty, M.D. are conducting a medical research study to compare the effectiveness of a new homeopathic dry eye drop to traditional artificial tear drops in controlling symptoms of dry eye in the first week after LASIK.It is relatively common for LASIK patients to...
Hillary Clinton is wearing glasses with a membrane called a Fresnel Prism to help her with double vision after her concussion and aneurysm.There is an extremely high incidence (greater than 50%) of visual and visual-cognitive disorders in neurologically impaired patients (traumatic brain injury from sports or car accidents, mild brain...
Your eyes are more than just windows to your soul—they are also a good place to look for signs of problems. Even if you think you boast 20/20 vision, it is still important to visit our eye doctor in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Vision Center – Optometry. Eye exams...
The main symptoms of Allergic Conjunctivitis (allergies that affect your eyes) include: itchy eyes, red or pink eyes, swelling on or around the eyes, and watery eyes. This can often be accompanied by sneezing (rhinitis), post nasal drip, coughing, or itchy skin rashes.The eyes are often affected because they are...
During the month of May we want to focus on healthy vision, which means we want to encourage you, your friends and family to make eye health a top priority this month. Healthy Vision Month is the perfect opportunity to learn more about your eye health, while also making sure...
I-BRITE EYE WHITENINGA new process called I-Brite Eye Whitening can make your eyes whiter and brighter by removing the conjunctiva, the thin membrane covering the white portion of the eye. This contains most of the visible red blood vessels, growths of tissue (pinguecula or pterygium), or yellow/brown spots (hyper-pigmentation/ freckles). A clear membrane will grow back...
This is the number one question that I receive from parents. The answer is YES, by 6 months old, and yearly thereafter. The reason is because 80% of the information taken in while reading and writing is through the visual system, so vision problems can interfere significantly with learning. Early...
This is the number one question I receive regarding strabismus. Most surgeons or ophthalmologists will recommend eye muscle surgery, but cannot guarantee their results.Most optometrists will recommend Vision Therapy or a type of physical therapy to work on eye muscle coordination and control.The truth is that there are several options...
I am often asked if LASIK or refractive surgery is right for a patient. The answer is, it depends on your eyes, and your lifestyle. Overall, LASIK is very safe. With today’s technology, there are very, very few post-surgical complications so I can recommend it to my patients. I am...
Research has shown that up to 56% of those 18 to 38 years of age have one or more problems with binocular vision and therefore could have difficulty seeing 3-D.[i] In addition, about five percent of the population have amblyopia (lazy eye) and/or strabismus (eye turn) which makes 3-D viewing...
WHAT IS GLAUCOMA?Glaucoma results from damage to the optic nerve which can impair vision. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness, and is commonly referred to as the “Silent Thief of Sight” because it damages vision so gradually that you do not notice it until the advanced stages.It is usually associated with...
Using the computer more than 2 hours a day is hard on your eyes. Your eye muscles have to stay in focus, track across thousands and thousands of words, and work like a synchronized swim team, or you will see blurry or double. If you have astigmatism, are farsighted, or...
Dry eyes are often overlooked in children because it occurs less frequently than in adults, but it should be taken seriously because it can be related to an underlying problem. Dry eyes or keratoconjunctivitis sicca is one of the most common diagnoses made by Optometrists and Ophthalmologists.When the cornea, the...
A red or pink eye — although usually painless — is visually disturbing. When people look at you, they look mainly at your eyes. People judge your health and well being by how your eyes look. Eyes look red when blood vessels near the surface of the eye become enlarged...
To minimize vision-related mishaps wile traveling, Dr. Brisco recommends the following:Bring an extra pair of contact lenses or glasses in case you lose, tear or break yours. It is often difficult to find an eye doctor quickly while away from home.Wear glasses, instead of contact lenses, while flying. The dry...
