Virginia Eye Consultants is now accepting nominations for Looking Forward…Giving Back. This program provides free cataract surgery for people in Hampton Roads who are without medical insurance and are financially unable to pay for this life-changing procedure. Since this program began six years ago, the surgeons at Virginia Eye Consultants... Read More
Until a few years ago, Kaitlyn had worn glasses her entire life. She started wearing them in first grade and, as a very active and athletic person, glasses and contacts were always in the way. She also found that glasses and contacts were getting in the way of her lifelong... Read More
By Dr. Kimberly Mistiszyn As the winter months bear down upon us, I think back to my childhood growing up in northeastern Pennsylvania. The season could be brutal; and in anticipation of the harsh conditions my father prepared by “winterizing” our house and cars. That meant preparation in the form... Read More
“It sounds cliché but I mean it. LASIK has been nothing short of life changing.” That’s what Will Drewery has to say a year after having LASIK with Dr. Elizabeth Yeu at Virginia Eye Consultants. Before LASIK, he depended on glasses and contacts for absolutely everything he did from the... Read More
By Dr. Kruthoff Why Are My Eyes Dry in Winter? Wintertime is upon us, and while we hope your days ahead are filled with frosty fun or cozy times with friends and family, the season also brings with it cold, dry air that can trigger effects from dry eyes. Dry... Read More
This month's guest blog post was written by Jessica Schiffbauer, OD. She is residency trained in ocular disease management and comprehensive post-operative care. January is glaucoma awareness month. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of worldwide blindness. Glaucoma is an ocular condition involving cupping of the optic nerve due to... Read More