Blephex is an in-office treatment for blepharitis. This handheld device helps deep clean and exfoliate the lid margins. The procedure uses a soft disposable medical grade micro-sponge that spins along the edge of your eyelids and lashes. Blephex is a painless procedure that safely and effectively...
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Over the last several days, Metro Vancouver’s air quality remains one of the worse in the world. Smoke and soot from wildfires in Washington and Oregon are causing unsafe conditions for us up here. I’m looking at the air quality index (AQI) on my Apple watch and it’s a...
Avenue Eyecare has been closed for routine eye exams due to COVID-19 since Spring Break. We’ve been helping with triaging questions and emergencies during this time and have received several calls from concerned parents regarding the increased amount of screen time their children are getting at home. Schools have...
Dry eye disease is a chronic and progressive condition affecting about 30% of Canadians. Symptoms include eye fatigue, soreness, grittiness, and sensitivity to light. If left untreated, dry eye symptoms can lead to eye inflammation, abrasion of the eye’s surface, corneal ulcers, and poor vision. Meibomian glands, which are...
When the new year rolls around, we all can’t help but think how we will improve over the year that just passed. Do you want to eat healthier? Quit smoking? Be more active daily? Routine examinations and early detection of disease makes your doctor’s job easier and is better...
When I get to the point of my eye exam where I need to put dilation drops into my patients eyes, I remind them why it’s important and go over the short term side effects. Dilation drops make your pupil larger so that the doctor can get a...
I recently heard that 60{4422c3e9d6d956ffe17c4a9703f8867adf328a271a08c00de098d82d34d0cfb5} of New Year’s resolutions are health related. If you haven’t made any resolutions for 2014 yet, here are 5 goals you can set that will promote good eye health: 1. What you eat affects your eye health. Incorporate foods that are high in anti-oxidants and omega-3 fatty acids to...
I find it interesting how patients seem to ask the same question in waves. I don’t know if I’ll ever figure that one out because I doubt they all get together before their eye exam and come up with questions together! This week I had several of my...
A patient asked why we include the question “list of medications” on our exam forms and I realized many people don’t know the possible ocular side effects of their medications. This probably happens because it’s hard to find time to counsel patients on the long list of side effects...
I often recommend hydrogen peroxide contact lens disinfection solutions because it has broad anti-bacterial activity and is preservative-free. The solution needs to be neutralized with a catalytic disc which is usually built into the case that comes with the solution. Once it’s neutralized (over a 6 hour period), the neutralized...
First off, Happy New Year to our readers! This is the time of the year when we stop and reflect upon what we’ve learned and accomplished in 2011 and look forward to implement things that will make us even better for 2012. Did you know the most popular...