Practice News

Ophthalmology News

October 4th, 2008

WRAL and Rex Hospital have created and published a news piece about Triangle Eye Physicians and our DSEK Operation. To learn more about our DSEK operation, click "Tests & Treatment" in our new animations suite. To view WRAL's video, click here.

September 18th, 2008

We have just announced the dates of our next educational Cataract Seminars!

Tuesday Sept 30th, 7 - 8 pm

Thursday Oct 2nd, 7 - 8 pm

Saturday Oct 18th, 10 - 11 am

Saturday Oct 18th, 12 - 1 pm

These seminars are designed to inform cataract patients and their families about the treatment options. You may sign up by calling our office at (919) 256 2500 or by filling out this form here.

To learn more about our seminars, click here!

September 2nd, 2008

Triangle Eye Physicians PA has been selected for the 2008 Best of Raleigh Award in the Laser Vision Correction category by the U.S. Local Business Association. Click here to read the press release!

November, 2008 | Source: Ophthalmology

Prolonged computer use linked with dry eye.

This is a prevalence study from Japan that looked at the risk factors for dry eye in over 3,000 office workers. Results showed that viewing a computer monitor more than 4 hours and contact lens wear significantly increased the risk of developing dry eye. Also, women were 2 times more likely to have dry eye than men.

Click to learn more about Dry Eyes!

November, 2008 | Source: American Journal of Ophthalmology

Intraocular pressure and central corneal thickness influence glaucoma risk.

This is a cross-sectional study using data from 5,790 participants in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. Analysis showed that high intraocular pressure exponentially increased the prevalence of open-angle glaucoma. In addition, thin central corneal thickness was another independent risk factor associated with a higher prevalence of glaucoma.

Click here to learn more about Glaucoma!