Monterey County Eye Associates Blog

Glasses and regular contacts can't fix every eye. See how scleral lenses restore clear, comfortable vision for keratoconus, irregular corneas, and severe dry eye.

Cataract surgery gives you a lens meant to last a lifetime. Here, I explain how to choose the right type of lens the first time.

Meet Monterey County Eye Associates: four offices, five subspecialties, and Spanish-speaking staff. See what comprehensive eye care close to home looks like.

Learn what your diagnosis means, what happens next, and how early treatment can help protect your vision for years to come.

When summer arrives patients frequently ask ophthalmologists at Monterey County Eye Associates if they can wear contacts when they swim. Here is why you should…

Open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma can both lead to blindness, but involve different increases in eye pressure. Let’s explain the differences and the symptoms of each.

Want to get cosmetic eyelid surgery? Here’s why you may want to go to an ophthalmologist who performs oculoplastics instead of a plastic surgeon for…

IOLs are used to treat cataracts but they can also be used to improve vision affected by astigmatism. Find out how as we take a…

After cataract surgery, you may still need to wear prescription glasses. However, the intraocular lens (IOL) you choose will have a major impact on your…

Been a while since your last prescription for a pair of glasses or set of contacts? You might need a vision checkup from an eye…