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Patient Education for LASIK Eye Surgery, Eyelid Surgery, Premium Cataract Surgery & More

Learn about common conditions and treatments by viewing our educational videos and literature below

General Education

How A Healthy Eye Works

In individuals with 20/20 vision, light is focused perfectly on the retina, producing clear sight. To achieve this, light passes through the cornea and pupil before being accurately focused by the lens onto the retina.

Understanding Farsightedness

Hyperopia, or farsightedness, is when you can see distant objects clearly but things that are closer to you are blurry. Hyperopia occurs when the eye is smaller and has a shorter depth than an average eye. When light enters an eye with hyperopia, the light is focused behind the retina rather than directly on the retina.

Understanding Nearsightedness

Myopia, or nearsightedness, means you can see nearby objects clearly, but distant objects appear blurry. This happens when the eye is larger than normal and has a longer depth. As a result, light entering the eye focuses in front of the retina instead of directly on it.

Understanding Presbyopia (age related blurry near vision)

Presbyopia, or age-related blurry near vision, is a natural part of aging that everyone experiences, typically beginning around age 40. Treatment options may include glasses, contact lenses, LASIK, or eye drops such as Vuity. Watch the video to learn more!

Brochures & Literature

Allergies, Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Disease

All About Eye Allergies

Eye allergies, also called allergic conjunctivitis, often cause symptoms like redness and itching. They occur when the immune system reacts to allergens such as pollen, dust, pet dander, or mold. The two main types are seasonal eye allergies and perennial eye allergies. While ocular allergies can be persistent, proper treatment can significantly ease symptoms.

Causes of Dry Eye

Dry eye symptoms may result from external factors or changes in the body’s nervous, hormonal, or immune systems. Inflammation in the tear-producing glands can disrupt normal tear production, reducing moisture and protection on the eye’s surface.

Tear Osmolarity & Dry Eye

A common cause of dry eye is poor-quality tears that do not properly lubricate the eye. Tear osmolarity testing helps evaluate tear quality and its impact on the tear film, which can contribute to dry eye symptoms. Learn more about how tear osmolarity plays a role in eye health.

What are Meibomian Glands?

Learn more about the Meibomian glands—tiny glands in the upper and lower eyelids that release oils onto the eye’s surface. These oils serve two key purposes: lubricating the eye and preventing the watery layer of tears from evaporating.

Punctal Plugs

In some cases, the eye does not produce enough tears to lubricate itself. To keep more of your own tears in your eye, your doctor may suggest the use of a punctal plug. Learn more about punctal plugs and how they can help your dry eye

HydroEye Dry Eye Relief

Discover the causes of dry eye and how HydroEye Softgels—the only clinically proven supplement for dry eye—can help reduce dryness and discomfort. For details, refer to the HydroEye brochure.

Enhanced Corneal Healing with PROKERA

Learn more about how individuals who have severe dry eye, damage to the cornea due to trauma, or certain eye diseases, can benefit from PROKERA, a biological tissue that accelerates and enhances corneal healing.

Mechanical Dry Eye (Conjunctivochalasis)

Learn more about a specific type of dry eye, known as "mechanical dry eye" or "conjunctivochalasis." This type of dry eye results from excessive tissue on top of the white part of the eye (sclera), which  disrupts the tear flow on the ocular surface.

Pterygium (Surfer's Eye)

Learn more about Surfer's Eye (Pterygium), a condition when a piece of tissue grows over the cornea in response to UV exposure. Depending on the size of the Pterygium, these growths can cause vision disturbances and dry eye symptoms

Brochures & Literature

Cataracts

A Closer Look at Cataracts

A cataract is a cloudiness in the natural lens of the eye that can develop with age. If allowed to develop long enough, it can blur your vision or cause night glare and halos that interfere with everyday activities such as reading and driving. There are surgical options that involve removing the original lens and replacing it with an artificial lens.

Understanding Astigmatism

Astigmatism is an eye condition that may cause objects to appear blurry from any distance. It may be corrected with Lasik or at the time of cataract surgery to possibly provide you with clear vision. Advancements in eye surgery allow you to correct astigmatism and cataracts at the same time.

Understanding Presbyopia

Presbyopia is an eye condition that makes it difficult to see objects up close and occurs naturally with age. This is why many people need reading glasses as they get older. Advancements in eye surgery allow you to correct presbyopia and cataracts at the same time.

Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery

Learn more about femtosecond assisted laser cataract surgery and the benefits it can have to your surgical outcome.

Real Time Refractive Surgery with ORA

Discover how real-time wavefront technology in the operating room helps your surgeon fine-tune cataract surgery outcomes for superior results. This approach is especially recommended for patients with a history of refractive eye surgery such as LASIK, PRK, or RK, as well as those with pre-existing corneal conditions.

Monofocal (Basic) Lens Implant

Learn more about the monofocal (basic) lens implants.

AcrySof IQ Toric IOL

Learn more about how astigmatism can affect the outcome of your cataract surgery and how the AcrySof IQ Toric IOL, designed specifically for patients with astigmatism, can provide clear distance vision.

TECNIS Multifocal IOL

Learn more about the TECNIS Multifocal, a lens design that allows you to see up-close and far away with little if any dependence on glasses.

ActiveFocus Multifocal IOL

Learn more about the AcrySof IQ Restore ActiveFocus Multifocal, an extended depth of focus multifocal lens design that maximizes distance vision and enhances intermediate vision.

PanOptix Trifocal IOL

Learn more about the Panoptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens. This lens design, which is part of a new generation of multifocal lens technologies, increases the patient’s near and distance vision while also increasing intermediate distance vision (20-24 inches).

Crystalens Accomodative IOL

Learn more about the Crystalens Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens. This lens design, which mimics the movements the natural lens of the human eye, allows you to see up-close and far away with little if any dependence on glasses.

Trulign Toric Accomodative Lens

Learn more about the Trulign Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens and how it can solve your cataract and astigmatism.

Brochures & Literature

Glaucoma

Tests and Common Procedures

Learn more about common treatments and procedures for glaucoma.

Ocular Hypertension (Glaucoma Suspect)

Ocular hypertension refers to any situation in which the pressure inside of the eye is considered higher than normal. Ocular hypertension is a risk factor for glaucoma. Ocular hypertension must be monitored carefully by your eye doctor.

Causes of Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease where high intraocular pressure is often present and is one of several risk factors for glaucoma. High eye pressure can damage the optic nerve, which can result in vision loss or blindness. However, patients with glaucoma may not have high IOP — which is why a comprehensive eye exam, including an examination of the optic nerve, is important for early diagnosis

Narrow Angle Glaucoma

A small percentage of people with glaucoma have a condition known as narrow-angle glaucoma. This can only be detected through a comprehensive eye exam and usually occurs in people of Asian heritage and people who are farsighted. Intraocular pressure begins to rise with narrow-angle glaucoma, and in some cases could eventually lead to angle-closure glaucoma.

Open Angle Glaucoma

Open-angle glaucoma is one of the most common forms of adult glaucoma. It can only be detected by your eye doctor through a routine eye examination. If not diagnosed, open-angle glaucoma can cause a gradual loss of vision, so it is important to have regular comprehensive eye exams.

Closed Angle Glaucoma

With closed-angle glaucoma, the reduced space for fluid to flow through becomes compromised, blocking the eye’s drainage canals. This does not allow any fluid to drain from the eye and can lead to eye pain. Closed-angle glaucoma is a medical emergency — it is important to immediately seek medical treatment if you experience this symptom.

iStent Implant

Learn more about the iStent Implant, a device that is less invasive than traditional procedures, designed to help lower inter-ocular pressure and reduce or eliminate your dependence on pressure lowering eye drops.

XEN Gel Stent

Learn more about the XEN Gel Stent, an implantable stent designed to help lower inter-ocular pressure and reduce or eliminate your dependence on pressure lowering eye drops. It can also be used as a secondary procedure where previous surgical treatment has failed.

Durysta Implant

Learn more about Durysta, a new type of glaucoma drug delivery system designed to reduce pressure in the eye.

Hydrus Microstent

Learn more about the Hydrus Microstent, the first type of minimally invasive glaucoma treatment implant that works with a trimodal action to lower pressure within the eye.

Omni Surgical System

Learn more about the Omni Surgical System, a minimally invasive glaucoma treatment system that is implant free.

Trabeculectomy

Learn more about Trabeculectomy, a type of glaucoma filtering surgery designed to reduce pressure in the eye.

Brochures & Literature

Refractive Surgery (LASIK, PRK & ICLs)

Refractive Surgery (LASIK & PRK)

Learn more about laser vision correction, such as LASIK and PRK, in this 10 minute feature video. Please note that due to the file size, this video may buffer until sufficiently downloaded.

Visian ICL

For patients who are not a candidate for either LASIK or PRK, implantable collamer lens, or ICLs, present as a possible alternative. Learn more about how ICLs may provide you with the visual solution you are looking for.

Brochures & Literature

Diabetes / Age Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Diabetic Eye Disease

Learn more about Diabetic Eye Disease

Diabetic Macular Edema

Learn more about Diabetic Macular Edema

Dry AMD

Learn more about Macular Degeneration

Wet AMD

This video provides an in-depth look at wet macular degeneration

Treatment Options for Wet AMD

This video provides an in-depth look at treatments for wet macular degeneration.

Self Monitoring with an Amsler Grid

This video provides an in-depth look at how to use an Amsler Grid for the monitoring of Diabetic Macular Edema and Macular Degeneration.

Brochures & Literature

Keratoconus, Post-Surgical Ectasia, and Crosslinking treatment

An overview of Keratoconus and Corneal

Crosslinking

This video, created and narrated by Dr. Lemanski, discusses the corneal disease Keratoconus as well as Corneal Crosslinking, the first FDA approved treatment for Keratoconus.

Brochures & Literature

Droopy Eyelid Correction (Ptosis Repair)

Ptosis Repair, An Overview

This video discusses how ptosis repair may alleviate your drooping lids, allowing you to see better.

Upneeq, a Non-Surgical Solution for Ptosis

Learn more about Upneeq, the first FDA approved prescription eye drop for ptosis (low-lying lids). Finally, a non surgical correction for patients wishing to avoid surgery!

Patient Portal & Health Information Exchange

Patient Portal Overview

This video is an overview on the functions provided by our online patient portal. The portal is available to our patients free of charge, and allows patients to participate in their healthcare directly on the patient’s own chart. Currently a portal member? Log in by clicking here.

Performing a Patient Portal Password Reset

Forgot your patient portal password? It happens! Thankfully portal passwords can be easily reset by the user via a self serve procedure. This video tutorial goes over how to reset your patient portal password.

Performing a Patient Portal Login Reset

Locked out of your patient portal account? This video goes over the procedure to resetting your account. Please note that you will need to contact the office in order to perform this procedure.

Checking, responding to, and uploading documents to your patient portal

As the world continues to deal with the COVID pandemic, our office has been working on ways to communicate with patients about their appointments and also receive COVID tests from patients (in preparation for surgery). This video goes over the procedure to checking your messages, responding to them, and also uploading documents to your secure patient portal account.

HixNY – The Health Information Exchange of

New York

Learn more about HixNY – the health information exchange of New York. After consent is obtained from the patient, this system allows data generated by our office to be available to other physicians and allied health care professionals involved in your care. This service is provided free of charge to our patients. Interested in learning more? Please visit HixNY by clicking here.

Pre-Check-in for your appointment

on a Mobile Device

Learn more about how you can check in faster for your appointment by utilizing our office's electronic pre-check in system.  Through this system, you can update all of your information that you would normally do at the front desk, add photos of your insurance cards, and sign paperwork or respond to screening questionnaires.

Pre-Check-in for your appointment

on a Desktop Device

Don't feel like doing pre-check-in on your mobile phone? You can also do pre-check-in on a desktop device. We recommend using Google Chrome for the best experience on Microsoft Windows or Mac OSX platforms.

Contact (Soft, RGPs, Scleral) Lenses

Soft Contact Lens Insertion

This video goes over the general principals and good practices for inserting soft contact lenses. A must watch for beginners. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O

Soft Contact Lens Removal

This video goes over the general principals and good practices for removing soft contact lenses. A must watch for beginners. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O

RGP Insertion

For some patients, a RGP or Rigid Gas Permeable lens is preferred over a soft contact lens. This video goes over the general principals and good practices for inserting an RGP lens. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O

RGP Removal

For patients wearing an RGP for the first time, removal can be different compared to a soft contact lens. This video goes over the general principals and good practices for removing an RGP lens. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O

Scleral Lens Insertion and Removal

For patients with tough prescriptions, challenging ocular surface disease, problems blinking, and irregular corneas (due to diseases such as keratoconus), a Scleral lens may be the best option to restore useful vision. This video goes over the general principals and good practices for insertion and removal of a Scleral Lens. Courtesy of Dr. Joseph Allen, O.D., F.A.A.O