fireworks

Fireworks Eye Safety

fireworks

Consumer fireworks can be dangerous. According to recent data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), injuries from fireworks cause approximately 9,100 visits to the emergency room each year, with 19% of those injuries being eye-related.
Optometrist putting eyedrops in patient's eye

Managing Dry Eye

Optometrist putting eyedrops in patient's eye

Dry eye occurs when the eye does not produce tears properly or when the tears are not of the correct consistency and evaporate too quickly. For some people, it feels like a speck of sand in the eye, or stinging or burning that does not go away. For others, dry eye can become a painful chronic and progressive condition that leads to blurred vision or even vision loss if it goes untreated due to inflammation that can cause ulcers or scars on the cornea.
Cataract prevention chart

Cataracts: Types, Causes and Risk Factors

Cataract prevention chart

The National Eye Institute reports that by 2050, the number of people in the U.S. with cataracts is expected to double from 24.4 million to about 50 million. By age 80, most people either have cataracts or have had cataract surgery.
Dr. Andrew Meagher

Faculty Focus: Dr. Andrew Meagher

Dr. Andrew Meagher

As a Glaucoma Fellow, Dr. Meagher has “been living and breathing” glaucoma with G. Richard Bennett, OD, FAAO, director of the Glaucoma Service of Excellence at TEI and PCO professor.

student having eye test

End of School Year: School Vision Program Q&A

student having eye test

Now that school's out, we thought it would be the perfect time to highlight a Q & A with Dr. Brandy Scombordi, assistant professor in the University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) and coordinator of the school vision programs at The Eye Institute, to learn more about what the school vision program does for students in our public schools.
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