His Mission: Treating the Neediest
Nashua Eye doctor John Dagianis (center) has been serving southern New Hampshire for more than thirty years. In his free time he serves indigent populations around the world. Dr. Dagianis has performed eye exams and cataract surgery as part of a medical mission many times. The missions aim to treat underserved people, as well as help train local medical doctors and…
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FDA Approves Raindrop Cornea Inlay
Nashua Eye doctors are evaluating the long term benefits of the recently approved Raindrop Inlay. The goal of the Raindrop cornea inlay is to reduce the need for reading glasses in middle aged patients who have good distance vision without spectacles or contact lenses. The following is an excerpt from the FDA approval letter. The U.S. Food and Drug…
Read More 5 Differences between LASIK and PRK
When learning about laser vision correction, patients are confronted by a veritable alphabet soup of procedure names. One of the most important, and confusing, distinctions is between LASIK and PRK. The essence of both procedures is the same. However, there are important differences to understand. Here are 5 of those differences: 1. LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis), and PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) both…
Read More What Should LASIK Cost?
Cost, as they say, is what someone is willing to pay. The cost of Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomeleusis (LASIK) can vary between $250 and $4000 per eye. This extreme variability can be explained by a number of factors. Very inexpensive LASIK quotes are often so low they are “too good to be true”. The quoted price…
Read More Nashua Eye Technician Collects Hardware at Spartan Race
During her day job, Nashua Eye ophthalmic technician Regina DeMatteo carefully checks eye pressures and examimes the pupils of glaucoma patients. During her free time, she runs up and down mountains, competing in Spartan endurance obstacle races. Obstacles include crawling beneath barbed wire, swimming, and lugging sand bags, water buckets, and logs. Regina has completed Spartan Races in Pennsylvania and…
Read More An Eye Doctor on Vision, Eye Exams, and Perspective
The following is part of an interview with Dr. Sutherland as presented by the New England College of Optometry’s Office of Alumni Relations. “Optometry is evolving with technology and scope of practice. One pushes the other. Demographics will fuel the changes.” Where are you currently living and practicing? Dr. Sutherland: My wife Ann and I reside in Andover,…
Read More The One Where Jennifer Aniston Has Dry Eye
Shire Pharmaceuticals is building up its marketing for the newly FDA approved dry eye drop Xiidra. The pharma company recently tapped girl-next-door, gen X beauty Jennifer Aniston to promote the product. Shire is hopeful Ms. Aniston will heighten awareness for dry eye, which is too commonly underdiagnosed. The Dry Eye Center at Nashua Eye looks forward to evaluating Xiidra as a…
Read More Xiidra vs. Restasis. Which is better for dry eye?
Xiidra (lifitegrast) has entered the market for dry eye treatment. The Dry Eye Center at Nashua Eye is looking forward to evaluating the benefit of this eye drop for inflammatory related ocular surface disease. Nashua Eye Associates already offers the a full compliment of dry eye therapies, including Lumenis IPL and Lipiflow. For more than a decade, Restasis has been the…
Read More New Lumenis IPL for Dry Eye
IPL, intense pulsed light, is dry eye therapy with well documented benefits. Nashua Eye was the first in the region to acquire IPL technology in 2014 with DermaMed IPL. Dry eye patients, particularly those with dry eye related to ocular rosacea, or unhealthy oil glands along the edge the eye lid, have had wonderful symptomatic and visual improvements. The…
Read More Back to School Days
Good vision is key to a child’s physical development, school success and well-being. The visual system is not fully developed in babies and young children. Equal input from both eyes is necessary for normal development of the brain’s vision centers. If a young child’s eyes do not send clear images to the brain, vision may…
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