We are preparing to upgrade our computer system and as part of those preparations, some of our patients have received multiple emails. These emails contain a link to My Secure Health Data where patients can view a summary of their office visits. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused and we appreciate your patience as we move ahead with our system upgrade.

Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20 to 74 years. Have you had your annual dilated eye exam yet? If not, call the office to shedule your appointment today!

Cosmetic contact lenses might seem like the perfect way to enhance your Halloween costume this year, but the American Academy of Ophthalmology is warning consumers that the nonprescription lenses could do serious damage to your eyes. Although selling such lenses without a prescription is actually illegal, cosmetic lenses can still be found in stores and online. They are dangerous because they could cause corneal abrasions (scratches on the cornea, which covers the iris and pupil) and ulcers on the eye, which can then lead to infection (keratitis). If this happens, the AAO warns that corneal transplants and other eye surgeries might become necessary to prevent blindness."What happens to people's eyes after just one evening of wearing non-prescription costume contact lenses is tragic," Thomas Steinemann, M.D., an AAO spokesperson and professor of ophthalmology at MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, said in a statement. "It all could have been avoided if these patients just took a little extra time to obtain a prescription and only wore FDA-approved lenses. I understand how tempting it is to dress up your eyes on Halloween without a prescription and using over-the-counter lenses, but people should not let one night of fun ruin their vision for a lifetime." Contact lenses should only be worn if they are FDA-approved and prescribed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist. Huffington Post, Oct. 21, 2013

If you provided Medical & Surgical Eye Specialists with your email address, we will send your exam summary electronically.  It has come to our attention that some patients have been having problems viewing their exam summary.  If you did not receive an expected email, please check your spam folder or spam filter. 

Patients using Mac computers, iPhones, or iPads to view the documents will have trouble opening the documents using the Safari browser. Try opening the document using Firefox on a Mac computer.  Otherwise, open it using Internet Explorer on a PC.  

For those with a Yahoo email address, please give our office an alternate email address.  If you prefer, we can print out the summary and mail it to you.  

Please check out our online guide for Exam Summaries or you can contact the office with any questions or concerns.

We often get this question at the office. What does it mean to have 20/20 vision?

It means that you can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 20 feet. We measure vision using a Snellen chart at 20 feet. Depending on which line you can see in the chart, your vision can be 20/20, 20/40, 20/200 etc. If your vision is 20/40 it means that you can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 40 feet.

Your vision needs to be 20/40 or better in order to obtain a driver's license, and less than 20/200 is considered legally blind.

When we write you a prescription for glasses, the numbers just indicate the power of the lenses that you need to achieve your best corrected vision. They do not state the level of vision that you achieve with your glasses. Most people can see 20/20 with their glasses, but some ocular conditions like cataract can prevent you from seeing 20/20, even with glasses.