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66. How to View the Solar Eclipse Safely
North Carolina Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Ophthalmologists Milton James, MD and Daniel Simon, MD are ready for Monday's solar eclipse. They're wearing eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 international standard filters for direct sun observation. Dr. James, a retinal specialist, reminds us that looking at the sun directly during the eclipse can cause solar retinopathy. “This is when the sun's UVA rays injure the cells of the central...
67. IntraLase History - Advancement in LASIK Technology
Advancement in LASIK technology In our blog posts we have looked at IntraLase and the femtosecond laser, but we have only scratched the surface of the development of this advancement in LASIK technology. And that word “advancement,” ahh… throughout the history of science, humankind has seen practical instruments, methodologies, and theories giving way to new ones as the old ones no longer “work.” Indeed, the science of laser vision correction has its...
68. Introducing Hillary Dolan,OD - Doctor of Optometry
Hillary Dolan, OD is a board-certified optometrist who specializes comprehensive optometry, specialty and medically necessary fitting of contact lenses and diagnosis and treatment of dry eye. “I come from a family of doctors,” said Hillary Dolan, OD, North Carolina Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat’s new doctor of optometry. “My father is an Internist and my older sister is an Anesthesiologist. Besides always wanting to do everything my sister did/does, I always knew...
69. Introducing Our New Cornea Specialist Steven J. Shaw, MD
Steven J. Shaw is a cornea fellowship trained, board-certified Ophthalmologist. He’s fulfilling his childhood dream of working in medicine. “Science and math were always my strongest subjects, and I wanted to have the opportunity to directly impact people's lives,” said Dr. Shaw. “Becoming a physician was something I had strived for since I was young, and I was drawn to ophthalmology as a specialty because I became fascinated with the...
70. Juan Sandoval – Blind in Right Eye - Baseball Prospect
Spring Training Prospect, Year-Round Inspiration In 2006, a promising young pitching prospect named Juan Sandoval was out to dinner, enjoying a meal with his fiance (now wife) in his native Dominican Republic. A dispute broke out between a man and the staff. The man left the restaurant and returned with a shotgun. Moments later Juan Sandoval, an innocent bystander, was blind in his right eye. Pellets from that shotgun would...