by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
It feels better with my contacts on! It happens all the time, a patient will call and they have red, watery, irritated eyes and they need to be seen ASAP. The interesting thing is that when they come in they are still wearing their contact lenses. When I ask them why,...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
We have all had it, after a long night of peaceful sleep you wake up with a bunch of sleep in your eyes. Patients will come in for a visit because they think the gunk on their lids and lashes is an infection. Let me tell you what it is, why this is happening, and when...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
300-600 More Nerves Than Your Skin Did you know that the cornea (the clear windshield of the eye that a contact lens sits on) has 300-600 more nerves than the skin? No wonder your whole body hurts when you get a speck of dust under a contact lens or if you scratch...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
My Eye Hurts, REALLY BAD!! Have you ever woken up in the morning and opened your eyes and BOOM, you feel a stinging shooting pain in your eye? Now, this is more than just irritated eyes, crustiness or “sleep” in your eyes. This is a stabbing pain that makes you...
by Dr. Nicholas Lillie | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
The short answer is to call the office to be seen that day and plan on being dilated. In all reality 2 of the 3 most likely outcomes are harmless, however; the 3rd option can lead to permanent vision loss or blindness. Here is a rundown of the likely causes. 1....
