by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | May 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is a very common question I get from patients as they age. I tell them, just like gray hair and wrinkles, we all get cataracts. It just depends on if they develop to the point that it affects vision. Now, I am speaking to age-related cataracts, as certain drugs...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
First and foremost, night blindness is a real thing. However, true night blindness is caused by pretty significant eye diseases that affect the retina and or the optic nerve. These include advanced glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa. It is unlikely that the majority of...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the keys to treating myopia is first recognizing that myopia is a disease and blurry vision at distance is merely a symptom. Glasses and contacts cure the symptom, but not the disease. Let me explain: There was a time when we thought that the worst thing that...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Jul 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is a ????? question especially considering the last few months. First, yearly eye exams do more than allow you to order more contacts and glasses, they ?????? ???? ??????? ??? ??????. The importance was magnified during the lockdown. For example, in the first 2-3...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is one of the most common questions I get regarding an eye exam. The analogy I like to use is if you were going to inspect a home, would you rather look through a single window or walk inside and go through the entire house? In younger patients with healthy eyes,...
