Can you remember the last time you scheduled an eye exam to screen for glaucoma? If the answer is no, you’re likely due for a visit to an ophthalmologist. At our locations in Jackson Heights, Queens, and throughout New York, we specialize in keeping your eyes healthy. Routine exams…
4 Winter Eye Issues & How to Prevent Them
With temperatures dropping fast and winter around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping your eyes healthy during the colder months. With a few helpful tips and tricks and a visit to your ophthalmologist or optometrist in Jackson Heights, you can enjoy hydrated and protected eyes no matter the weather. In this blog post, we will discuss a few common eye concerns people face during the winter months and share tips for keeping…
Hope in Sight: Preventing Blindness Across the Globe for World Sight Day 2020
Here at New York Ophthalmology, we serve patients from all walks of life. Proper eye care allows people to enjoy happy, healthy lives—a student can now see the class whiteboard, or an older adult can read their favorite book. The best way to maintain…
5 Tips for Choosing a Qualified Ophthalmologist
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Providing Advanced Eye Care Access to ALL
Even as our practice continues to grow and we prepare to open new locations, New York Ophthalmology remains dedicated to providing access to advanced eye care to all. Using the latest technology and techniques typically available only to the wealthy, we are especially committed to providing advanced care to those in our neighborhoods who may have…
5 Ophthalmologist-Approved Tips for Reducing Digital Eye Strain While Working From Home
As many of us adapt to a new reality of remote work lifestyles, taking care of our eyes is as important as ever. Headaches, dry eyes, blurred vision, and eye fatigue are all symptoms of digital eye strain, also known as computer vision syndrome. It’s something many people experience daily, especially when…
What are Some Common Eye Problems?
There are some eye problems you will experience as you age. Most of them can be treated if detected early. Let’s find out what these problems are and how they cause damage to your eyes. Presbyopia – If you’re experiencing loss of vision while reading or looking at an object close to you, you might have a disorder known as Presbyopia. Having headaches or tired eyes…
Things You Need to Know for Your Eye Makeup Safety
Do You Know How Eye Makeup Evolved? It started during ancient Egyptian times. Women applied green color under their eyelids and lashes to make it look darker. Since then, we are evolving and experimenting to keep up with the latest trends…
Easy Home Remedies For Pink Eye
What is a Pink Eye? Pink eye is also known as conjunctivitis. It is an eye condition that causes inflammation or infection in the outer membrane of the eyeball and the inner eyelid. It is highly contagious and spreads when someone gets in contact with the eye secretions of an infected person. What are the symptoms of pink eye?…
This is Why You Shouldn’t Rub Your Eyes
The urge to itch or rub your eyes is quite natural. It starts when you wake up, you get up and the first thing you do is rub your eyes. A gentle pressure while rubbing helps to remove the mucus, debris around the eyes, and let’s be honest it also…