Experience the Solar Eclipse
Experience the Solar Eclipse Safely: Your Guide from Nashua Eye Associates What is a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse is an incredible natural event where the moon passes between Earth and the sun, temporarily blocking the sun’s light. It’s as if the moon is casting a shadow on Earth. This can happen only when the…
Read MoreNEA welcomes Dr. Voicu
Welcome Laura Voicu, MD!! Dr. Voicu specializes in comprehensive eye care, cataract, glaucoma, and cornea surgery. She completed her ophthalmology residency training at Duke Eye Center where she was bestowed the honor of being chief resident. She is dual fellowship trained in glaucoma surgery and cornea surgery from UCLA Doheny Stein Eye Institute. Nashua Eye…
Read MoreWhat are Specialty Scleral Contact Lenses?
Contact Lenses,Cornea,Featured
Scleral contact lenses are specialty lenses that improve vision and comfort for patients who have certain common cornea diseases; most commonly keratoconus, severe dry eye, and cornea scarring. Scleral lenses combine the comfort and breathability of common soft contacts with the therapeutic properties of older rigid contact lenses. They have a wider diameter than typical soft lenses…
Read MoreAutologous Serum Tears for Severe Dry Eye
Dry eye disease is one of the most common reasons for visits to eye care providers. Dry eye causes burning, foreign body sensation, redness, and pain. Some patients are symptomatic with blurry or fluctuating vision. A minority of patients with dry eye will develop nerve damage on the ocular surface that results in scarring and poor vision. A number…
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