Patient Education
Frame Gallery
- Details
- Written by Harbor View Eye Care Team

The sun does some amazing things. It plays a role in big helping our bodies to naturally produce Vitamin D. In fact, many people who work indoors are directed to take Vitamin D supplements because of lack of exposure to the sunshine.
But being...
- Details
- Written by Harbor View Eye Care Team

Lyme disease is an infection that is caused by a spirochete (a type of microorganism) called Borrelia burgdorferi, and more rarely by Borrelia mayonii. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of a deer tick.
The disease has a strong geographical...
- Details
- Written by Harbor View Eye Care Team

The eye care medical field has an unusual split between two different types of insurance for covering eye issues: health insurance and vision insurance. Not all patients have both.
In most cases, your health insurance is used to cover medical and...
- Details
- Written by Harbor View Eye Care Team

There is a common misconception that any adverse reaction to a drug is an allergy. That is definitely not the case.
Reporting to your doctors that you have an allergy to a medication when what you really had was a side effect could potentially...
- Details
- Written by Harbor View Eye Care Team

The tears that coat the surface of your eyes have both a liquid and a mucous layer to them. It is normal to have a small amount of mucus in your tear film. But that mucus can significantly increase when the eye gets irritated.
Some of the most...