Eye Conditions | Orchard Park Optometry

A extreme close-up of a person's light blue eye with severe redness and bloodshot sclera, illustrating symptoms of conjunctivitis or ocular allergies.

Eye Care, Eye Conditions • June 1, 2026

Allergy Eyes vs Pink Eye: What Your Eye Symptoms Might Mean

You wake up to find your child’s eyes looking red, puffy, and uncomfortable. Or maybe it’s your own eyes that feel irritated. You immediately wonder what’s going on: Is this the start of contagious pink eye, or is seasonal pollen the culprit? Being able to tell the difference between allergies and pink eye often comes…

A macro close-up of a human eye, representing the silent progression of glaucoma and the importance of identifying early symptoms like loss of peripheral vision.

Eye Conditions, Eye Health • February 23, 2026

What Is Usually the First Sign of Glaucoma?

You want to protect your family’s health, and that includes their vision. When you think about eye conditions, you might expect there to be obvious initial symptoms when something is wrong. But when it comes to glaucoma, the signs can be surprisingly subtle or even absent in the beginning. For the most common type of…

A person applying eye drops to their eye for relief from dry eyes, holding the dropper near the eyelid and carefully administering the drops. The focus is on the person’s eye and the bottle.

Contact Lenses, Eye Care, Eye Conditions • December 21, 2025

Can You Sleep with Contact Lenses?

It’s a question many families ask the team at Orchard Park Optometry, especially with busy schedules. You might wonder if it’s truly a problem to leave your contact lenses in overnight. Contact lenses should be removed before sleeping to protect the eyes. While some extended-wear contact lenses are approved for overnight use, many optometrists do…

Diagram showing three stages of retinal detachment: a healthy eye, an eye with the retina beginning to detach, and an eye with advanced retinal detachment.

Eye Conditions, Eye Health • November 29, 2025

How Long Can Retinal Detachment Go Untreated?

You rely on your vision for everything, so noticing a sudden change can be unsettling. Whether it's a new floater or a strange flash of light, it's natural to wonder if it's a minor issue or something that needs attention. Understanding the signs of serious eye conditions helps you protect your family's sight. When it…

Close-up of a woman’s eye with a Snellen eye chart in the background, showing vision testing letters.

Eye Conditions, Eye Exam • October 31, 2025

How Long Does an Eye Exam Take?

You juggle a lot to keep your family healthy and on schedule. A comprehensive eye exam is an important part of that routine, but it's natural to wonder how much time you need to set aside. We design our exams to be thorough yet efficient, respecting your family's valuable time. A complete eye exam for…

An eye doctor sits in the background, while the desk in front displays a series of blocks that spell "keratoconus" along with eye care tools.

Contact Lenses, Eye Conditions, Eye Health • September 10, 2025

What Are the Treatment Options for Keratoconus?

Keratoconus might not seem like an eye condition that requires targeted treatments. After all, if the shape of a person’s eye is irregular and their vision is blurry, that’s exactly what glasses are for, isn’t it? Think again. Keratoconus is a progressive condition, meaning that it worsens over time without proper management. This is where…

An eye doctor uses an anatomical eye model to explain how eye diseases affect vision and ocular health.

Cataracts, Diabetic Eye Disease, Dry Eye, Eye Conditions, Eye Exam, Eye Health • February 1, 2025

5 Eye Diseases and How They Are Treated

Caring for our eyes goes beyond visiting our eye doctor for an updated vision prescription. Like other parts of our body, our eyes are susceptible to developing conditions and diseases that can negatively affect our vision and eye health. Eye diseases aren’t limited to older adults. In fact, they can arise at any age. Unfortunately,…

A man takes off his glasses and rubs his eye due to dry eyes

Dry Eye, Eye Conditions • December 3, 2024

Are Styes Associated with Having Dry Eyes?

Have you ever woken up with a painful, red bump on your eyelid? Chances are, you might have had a stye. A stye, also called a hordeolum, is an infection in an oil-producing meibomian gland in the eyelid. While dry eyes will not cause a stye by itself, the underlying source of inflammation that causes…

A doctor uses a blood pressure monitor to determine a female patient's blood pressure

Eye Conditions, Eye Health • November 3, 2023

Can High Blood Pressure Affect Your Eyesight?

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a health condition that occurs when the force of blood against the walls of your arteries is consistently too high, making your heart work too hard. High blood pressure can have some serious consequences and increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney problems, and other health…

An older man taking off his glasses because he is having trouble seeing his phone screen.

Eye Conditions, Eye Health • September 19, 2023

What Are the Early Warning Signs of Macular Degeneration?

As we age, our eyesight undergoes various changes, some of which are inevitable. One such age-related eye condition is macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Some of the early indicators of this disease may include blurred vision, straight lines appearing distorted, a dim or dull quality of vision, and a need for…