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Let’s face it.   With all of life’s responsibilities, it’s often challenging to make and keep your doctor appointments Monday through Friday.  That’s one reason why Coastal Vision is now expanding our Glaucoma Clinic services to include Saturdays at our Salem Crossing location on

Cleaner contact lenses are more comfortable. From the instant that you place the contact lens onto the eye, the contact lens material begins to interact with the mucus, oils and minerals in your tears and your ocular surface. These minerals, mucus and oils start to deposit on the

I think when many people ask “do I need glasses to drive?” they are really asking “does the DMV require me to wear glasses or contacts while I drive?”     Each state has different requirements, but let’s take a look at the requirements for the

Preeclampsia is a complication during pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, and signs of damage to other organ system–most often the kidneys.  It usually begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women who previously had normal blood pressure.   Even slight rises in

Computer vision syndrome (CVS) affects many of us throughout the day. These days we would be hard pressed to find a job that does not require computer work since we are constantly relying on computers for our everyday tasks for work, home, and social life. While convenient, all

For many people, astigmatism sounds like a horrible eye condition. It sounds like, at any minute, the eye could explode, melt and fall out on the ground in front of you. The truth is that astigmatism is really a description of a particular vision error that creates blurred

THE BAD NEWS: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. To make it worse, researchers estimate that half of glaucoma patients in the U.S. don’t realize that they have it because it steals sight little by little a long period of time. Think Peter

With the freezing winter weather fading away, April and May bring some familiar Hampton Roads sights:   beautiful skies, birds chirping, new leaves on the trees, colorful flowers in bloom, and……POLLEN.    In some areas, the pollen can drop like blankets over driveways

In this post, we continue our Dry Eye Syndrome interview with Dr. Jessica Lin.   Be sure to check out part 1 of the interview. How would you describe your clinical approach to assessing and diagnosing Dry Eye Syndrome? Dr. Lin:  Whether a patient enters the exam with a dry eye

Dry Eye Syndrome is a widespread problem, especially in Hampton Roads.   Dry Eyes can affect men and women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.     We sat down with Dr. Jessica Lin to discuss Dry Eye Syndrome.   If you don’t already know Dr. Lin, she is an excellent