Demystify the Eye
I am a board certified ophthalmologist committed to making sure you understand even the most complex eye diseases by breaking them down into simple terms. The more you know about your health, the better you do!
Episodes
11 episodes
11. YAG Capsulotomy: The Quick Fix Your Eyes Might Need After Cataract Surgery
You had cataract surgery. Your vision was crisp and clear — and then, months or even years later, it started getting hazy again. You're frustrated. You thought cataract surgery was supposed to fix this. Did something go wrong?Nothing wen...
10. Blurry Vision Explained: Everything You Need to Know About Refractive Errors
You squint at the board in the back of the room. You hold your phone further and further away to read it. You've been told you have astigmatism but have absolutely no idea what that actually means. Or maybe you're in your forties and suddenly n...
9. Keratoconus: Why Your Vision Keeps Getting Worse and What To Do About It
Your glasses prescription keeps changing. Your vision is blurry even with correction. Lights have halos and streaks around them. You've been told your cornea is "irregularly shaped" but nobody has really explained what that means or what happen...
8. Narrow Angles: The Eye Emergency You Didn't Know You Were At Risk For
Sudden severe eye pain. A headache that comes out of nowhere. Vision that goes blurry with halos around lights. Nausea. These are the signs of acute angle closure glaucoma — one of the true emergencies in eye medicine. And the scariest part? Ma...
7. Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy: What's Happening to the Window of Your Eye
Your vision is blurry and hazy when you wake up — but by afternoon it's noticeably better. You've mentioned it to people and they look at you like you're imagining things. But you're not. And if that sounds familiar, this episode is for you.
6. That Bump on Your Eyelid: Everything You Need to Know About Styes
You wake up one morning and there it is — a tender, red, angry little bump on your eyelid. Or maybe it's not painful at all, just stubbornly sitting there for weeks, refusing to go away no matter what you do. Sound familiar?Styes (hordeo...
5. Don't Just Show Up: How to Prepare for Your Eye Exam Like a Pro
Most people show up to their eye exam with absolutely no preparation — and honestly? I get it. It feels like the kind of appointment where you just sit down, read some letters off a chart, and you're done. But here's what I know from 15 years o...
4. Macular Degeneration: When the Center of Your World Goes Blurry
Imagine looking at your loved one's face and seeing a dark, blurry smudge right where their eyes should be. Or trying to read and watching the words in the center of the page disappear. That's what macular degeneration feels like — and it affec...
3. Glaucoma: The Sneaky Thief of Sight
It's called the sneaky thief of sight — and for good reason. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world, and most people who have it don't even know it. No pain. No blurry vision. No warning. Until it's too late. ...
2. Eye Anatomy 101: A Tour of the Most Fascinating Organ in Your Body
Before you can understand cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration — or really anything about your eye health — you need to understand the eye itself. And trust me, once you do, you'll never look at vision the same way again. Pun intended. 👁️<...
1. Cataracts: Everything You Were Afraid to Ask
You've just been told you have a cataract. Or maybe your mom has one. Or maybe you're just noticing that your vision isn't quite what it used to be — colors seem duller, headlights at night look like starbursts, and your glasses prescription ke...