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American Heart Month: How High Blood Pressure Impacts Eye Health
February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on heart health and its connection to overall well-being—including your eyes. High blood pressure, or hypertension, doesn’t just affect your heart; it can also have serious consequences for your vision. How High Blood Pressure Affects...
Glaucoma Awareness Month: Protecting Your Vision for Life
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, a time dedicated to educating patients about one of the leading causes of irreversible vision loss. At Brooks Eye Associates, we believe awareness, early detection, and ongoing care are the most powerful tools we have to protect your...
How Vision Correction Can Support an Active Lifestyle
Whether you’re golfing, hitting the pickleball courts, or enjoying a morning jog, your vision is the foundation of your performance. For many active individuals, glasses and contact lenses aren't just an inconvenience—they are a barrier. Vision correction surgery at...
Winter Dry Eye Relief: Why Heating and Indoor Air Make Symptoms Worse
As temperatures drop outside, we often crank up the thermostat inside. While cozy, this shift from cold outdoor air to warm, dry indoor heating creates a hidden challenge for our eyes, often triggering or worsening Dry Eye Syndrome. If your eyes feel unusually gritty,...
Managing Glaucoma Through the Holidays: Staying on Track With Drops and Exams
The holiday season is a wonderful time, but it often throws routines into disarray. For patients managing Glaucoma, staying consistent with treatment is not optional—it's essential. Glaucoma is often called the "silent thief of sight" because it causes permanent damage...
CLR/RLE vs. LASIK – Which Vision Correction Option Is Right for You?
If you’ve been thinking about long-term vision correction, you’ve likely heard about LASIK and Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)/Custom Lens Replacement (CLR). Both procedures can dramatically reduce your dependence on glasses or contacts—but they correct vision in very...
Thinking of Skipping Your Visual Field Test? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t
During a exam at Brooks Eye Associates, your doctor may recommend a visual field test. You might wonder if it’s really necessary—especially if you see clearly and have no symptoms. But skipping this simple test could allow serious eye diseases to progress silently....
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month: What Every Diabetic Should Know
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month—a critical reminder for everyone managing diabetes. High blood sugar levels are a silent threat to your vision, often causing damage long before you notice any symptoms. This is why early detection is the most...
Maximize Your HSA & FSA: Don’t Let Your Vision Benefits Go to Waste
As the end of the year approaches, it's time for the important reminder: use your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds before the "use-it-or-lose-it" deadline! Your FSA contributions, and your Health Savings Account (HSA) funds, are pre-tax dollars dedicated to...
The Dangers of Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
Halloween is a time for spooky fun, but some costume accessories can pose serious risks—especially decorative contact lenses. Even non-prescription lenses can lead to infections, scratches, and in severe cases, permanent vision damage if not fitted and prescribed by a...
What Is Refractive Lens Exchange and Who’s a Candidate?
If you're tired of relying on glasses for clear vision at every distance, Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) also known as Custom Lens...
Spooky Side Effects: When Eye Floaters, Flashes & Shadows Are a Concern
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Protect Your Vision During National Vision Awareness Month
National Vision Awareness Month is a reminder to prioritize one of your most important senses—your sight. Many serious eye conditions can develop silently, without noticeable symptoms in their early stages. At Brooks Eye Associates, our board-certified...
Avoid a Gap in Your Medicare Coverage for 2026
Certain Medicare Advantage plans will be discontinued in select markets for 2026. Recent updates from insurance carriers indicate that certain Medicare Advantage plans will be discontinued in select markets for 2026. This is a nationwide Medicare Advantage change that may affect how your overall health coverage is administered next year — not just your eye care coverage. We want to...
Living with Diabetic Retinopathy: Protecting Your Vision and Managing Your Eye Health
If you're one of the millions of Americans living with diabetes, you know how crucial it is to manage your health. But did you know that your eyes are also at risk? A serious eye condition called diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes that can cause severe vision loss...
Start the Season with Clear Vision: Why August Is the Perfect Time for Vision Correction
As summer winds down and fall approaches, many people are preparing for a fresh start—new schedules, upcoming events, and the busy months ahead. August is the perfect time to focus on your vision health and explore life-changing options like LASIK, cataract surgery, or other advanced procedures at Brooks Eye Associates. Whether you’ve been postponing your consultation or want to get...
Dr. Dain Brooks Named One of America’s Leading Doctors for 2025
We are proud to share some exciting news from Brooks Eye Associates: Dr. Dain Brooks has been named one of America’s Leading Doctors for 2025 in the cataract category by Newsweek and Statista. This national recognition reflects Dr. Brooks’ exceptional commitment to clinical excellence, surgical innovation, and compassionate patient care. With years of experience in cataract surgery,...
Is RLE Worth It for People Over 45 A Guide for Aging Eyes
As we age, changes in our vision become nearly inevitable. For many people over 45, reading glasses, bifocals, or progressive lenses become a daily reality. But what if there were a way to reduce or even eliminate your need for corrective eyewear? Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) is an increasingly popular procedure offering a long-term solution to age-related vision changes. At Brooks...
Cataract Surgery Recovery Timeline: What to Expect
If you’ve been diagnosed with cataracts, you’re likely looking forward to the day when cloudy vision becomes a thing of the past. At Brooks Eye Associates, we guide patients through every step of their cataract surgery journey—from recognizing cataract symptoms to selecting the right IOL options and understanding recovery expectations. Here’s a detailed week-by-week look at what you...
The 5 Most Common Questions Patients Ask About Vision Correction Surgery
If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you’ve probably thought about what life would be like without them. Vision correction surgery, such as LASIK or PRK, offers that possibility—but with so much information out there, it’s normal to have questions. Below are the five most common questions patients ask when considering vision correction surgery, along with the answers that help them...
