Two Presentations: September 11th & 23rd at the Eye Care Institute Dr. Gary Barth has been invited as a surgeon to inaugurate a new eye hospital close to Mandalay in rural Myanmar (formerly Burma). This is an unusual project for this very poor country, which has a huge backlog of blindness cases. The eye hospital […]
Differences Between an O.D. and an M.D. Knowing who to see for the eye care you need is important when you have an eye health concern. Ophthalmologists and optometrists do overlap professionally in certain areas of service, such as eye exams and vision tests, leaving some patients confused over which eye care professional they need […]
A patient’s visit for an eye exam serves as a cautionary tale on the importance of eye protection in sports. Retired now, the patient was a former standout college basketball star who went on to play ball overseas for a number of years. He made the eye appointment because he felt his vision was declining more […]
Recently, an elderly patient visited the Eye Care Institute concerned about eye discomfort and vision difficulties. After running a series of tests, one of our ECI ophthalmologists determined the patient had age-related cataracts in both eyes. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens in the eye that can be associated with aging. According to the […]
Comprehensive Eye Care The Eye Care Institute (known in Santa Rosa as ECI) has expanded its eye care services to Petaluma. At the tail end of 2013, the Eye Care Institute opened an eye care center in the former offices of Petaluma ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Campion on North McDowell Boulevard. For many years ECI had […]
How Local Eye Care Access Could Have Helped Save a Grandmother’s Sight Sadly, cases of blindness and truly unnecessary suffering go hand in hand with the double blight of being poor and living in India, a country without adequate eye care nearby. On a recent trip to Nepal I saw a much too frequent, sorrowful […]
Wear Your Sunglasses Ultraviolet rays don’t pack their bags for warmer climes when summer ends, so the arrival of winter is no time to put away your sunglasses. It is as important to protect your eyes in the colder seasons as any other time of year, though the blazing hot sun of summer does serve […]
How a Great Man Gives Back Being around Dr. Bidya is a remarkable experience. He exemplifies so much that is noble about being gifted and humble. As he has said many times, the most important quality is to want to help. His life, starting as an instrument cleaner in an operation room to becoming a […]
This time of year, our eye care patients often ask for advice from our eye doctors and opticians about ways to find relief from dry, irritated eyes that seem to arrive with every winter season. The eye care tips we provide may seem rudimentary, but sometimes the best advice is that which makes the most […]
Selecting the right optometrist is as important for your eye care as your choice of family physician is to your overall health care — your optometrist should have both expertise and a positive nature to put you at ease on your visit. At the Eye Care Institute our optometrist, Bruce Abramson, OD, has that special […]
