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July 31, 2018

The three most common eye ailments that eye doctors see are dry eye syndrome, blepharitis, and eye allergies. These three conditions have similar symptoms - itchiness, redness, gritty sensation in the eyes, blurry vision, intolerance to contact lenses, and swollen eyelids....

July 24, 2018

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the most common causes of dry eye. It affects the quality of the “meibum,” the oily layer of the tear film which prevents rapid evaporation of tears....

July 17, 2018

If you are considering LASIK surgery, you want to be free from your glasses or contact lenses, but developing dry eyes after LASIK can be both uncomfortable and affect your vision. Proper planning and pretreatment of an existing dry eye condition will give you the best possible outcome....

July 9, 2018

July is Dry Eye Awareness Month and in recognition of that, this article discusses the relationship between cataracts and dry eye syndrome....

July 1, 2018

July is Dry Eye Awareness Month. It is our goal to help improve awareness about dry eye through educating and communication with our patients. In the coming weeks, we’ll be publishing several articles related to dry eye....

June 25, 2018

Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures and it is also one of the oldest. Cataract surgery was first documented more than 2500 years ago. The earliest recorded technique for cataract removal was couching....

June 18, 2018

This month is Cataract Awareness Month. A cataract is the clouding of the natural lens of your eye causing blurry vision and other symptoms such as glare....

June 11, 2018

June is Cataract Awareness Month and Whitten Laser Eye will help you learn what cataracts are, how they are surgically removed, and how long it takes to recover from cataract surgery....

June 1, 2018

Whitten Laser Eye will be partnering with NBC Sports Washington digital segments "What We Saw" and "Looking Ahead" segments....

May 29, 2018

What is "Board Certified"? After physicians graduate from medical school, we are required to complete a residency in their chosen field. After this residency, we are eligible to take the medical licensure exams to obtain a state-issued permit to practice medicine. Board certification is an additional step—a rigorous process of testing and peer...

May 21, 2018

Spring is here and so is the pollen.  For many of us, with or without allergies, the pollen can make us miserable causing uncontrollable itchy eyes and tearing. This year the pollen count is higher than usual and more people, even those without pollen allergies, are going to suffer from allergic conjunctivitis.  Allergic conjunctivitis is the medical term...

May 11, 2018

This is Part 3 of 3 of Stacy's video testimonial of her experience with LASIK eye surgery and Drs. Mark Whitten and Shilpa Rose.  Stacy had LASIK performed by Dr. Whitten after having pre-operative consultations with both Drs. Whitten and Rose.  In Part 1, Stacy describes her motivation and concerns about contact lenses and glasses and why she chose...