Pacific Eye Clinic (Portland,OR 97202)

• How to get used to progressive glasses quickly?

  To help you get used to progressive glasses quickly, you should stop wearing your old glasses immediately and wear new progressive glasses as long as possible all day. Put on the glasses as close to your face as possible.

• What are the symptoms of eye occlusion?

  There are several types of eye occlusion depending on the different location: Branch retinal artery occlusion, Branch retinal vein occlusion, Central Retinal Artery Occlusion, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion. Different type may have different cause and symptom, such as BRAO is usually caused by a small clot. A BRAO can cause a sudden loss of peripheral vision, BRVO can cause a small clot in a retinal vein. CRAO can cause sudden, serious, but painless loss of vision in one eye and CRVO causes mild to severe sudden but painless loss of vision.

• Is there any tips to prevent astigmatism?

  Eat healthy foods which contain much vision-beneficial substances, e.g. vitamin A, vitamin D, lutein and zeaxanthin etc. Fruits and vegetables are widely recommended. Moreover, many eye care practitioners suggest that doing eye exercises every day is helpful in preventing visual refractive errors. Some others even believe their effectiveness on vision improvement.

• Can transition glasses be used for driving?

  I won't suggest you use transition glasses for driving because they won't protect your eyes when driving. However, there are special designed glasses for driving which combine the polarized technology with photochromic technology. You can ask your eye care professional if you need these glasses for driving.

• How can I ignore the annoying eye floaters?

  The time will cure it! You will not notice the annoying floaters after a period when you are get used to them. The more you think about them, the more annoying they become.

• What kind of sunglasses can block blue light?

  Noir Glasses provide effective blue blocker sunglasses. You can also choose Oakley, Maui Jim, Uvex and Revo. Wrap around sunglasses or clip-on sunglasses are also available to block blue light. When you go to choose sunglases, you can ask the optician recommend some for you.

• Can alcohol abuse cause eye twitching?

  In general, eye twitches are caused by too much stress or a lack of sleep. Maybe the alcohol is just triggering it, and those are the root causes.

• Is it normal to get itchy eyes after lasik?

  Yes. It is normal. You can consult with your doctor to see how to treat this problem. Probably you itchy eyes will go away by itself very soon. But you shouldn't rub your eyes after the surgery in case it will cause some other problems.

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