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Are the Eyes a Window to the Heart?
By Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive, diagnostic test in many optometrists’ offices, and it gives them a...
Hand Sanitizer Can Harm Kids’ Corneas
Alcohol based hand sanitizers (ABHS) are everywhere. Grocery stores, gyms, doctor offices, shops, and schools. Convenient and necessary during...
The Eyes and Colon Cancer
It may sound strange to hear your eye doctor ask when you last had a colonoscopy but there be reason to ask. When eye doctors detect multiple, dark...
Dry Eye–Aggravated with Mask Wearing
As the crisp, cool air of Fall descends upon us in the Northeast, so does the time for us to get out our sweaters, cup our warm beverages and watch...
Blue Light Protection for Back-to-School
by Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Parents are doing as much as they can to safeguard their kids this year. Getting blue light protection for their childrens’...
No Swimming with Contacts: Optometrist not on Duty
by Cheryl G. Murphy, OD When we think of fun in the summer sun it often involves water in some way. We love to hit the beach, open our pools, kayak...
Can I Wear My Contacts During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
by Cheryl G. Murphy, OD At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers knew that the eye was a possible route of infection but were not exactly...