This one's a classic.  65 year old male with history of hypertension that has stopped his blood pressure medications recently in favor of diet and exercise.  He has not seen his primary care doctor for over a year. Sudden onset "spots in his right eye" was what led him to making the appointment. The above photograph reveals an obvious issue -- there's a...

Wouldn't it be incredible if you could see your own blood vessels inside your body?  What if you could see your own brain tissue? Wait.  You can with retinal photography.  Every day I take photos of the back (and front) of my patient's eyes and it is amazing how much information can be gleaned.  Your eye doctor can detect high blood pressure, high...

Imagine not being able to see--not even when you put on glasses!  This is what people who are legally blind face every single day.  And according to the most recent report from the National Eye Institute, the rate of blindness in Americans over age 40 has increased by 23% just since 2000.  America is an aging population, and with age comes an increased...