Charleston, SC Optometrists/Ophthalmologists

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 21, the Lowcountry will go dark for about two minutes when a total solar eclipse passes directly over coastal Carolina. Lots of viewing parties have been planned in the area – everything ranging from harbor tours to special yoga classes at the beach. School will be canceled that day, […]

It’s axiomatic that if you find yourself having trouble deciphering street signs as you cruise by at 50 mph or if you have to squint to read the daily newspaper, you visit the eye doctor’s office. There, you explain your problem, take a few tests, read the eye chart on the wall and, voila! You […]

Cataracts are an inevitable phenomenon which just about everyone eventually will develop. If you are experiencing blurry or cloudy vision or noticeably increased glare, the writing is on the wall – if only you could see it – that you may have them. “Kind of like wrinkles on your skin, everyone gets cataracts,” explained Dr. […]

Whether your eyes are baby blue, hazel, green or brown, there’s a good chance that they’re spending more time glued to a screen rather than looking at just about anything else. Just take a look around in any public place and you’ll see more people staring at their smartphones and tablets than enjoying their surroundings. […]

When I last cried, I had just been dumped. It was appropriate to shed tears in that moment, trudging up the gray sidewalk on a foggy day to my front door, feeling lonely and unloved. At the time, I didn’t make any connection between that piteous afternoon and another afternoon back in September, when I’d […]

How do you see the world around you? Many of us take good vision for granted, but, if your vision is less than perfect, there is a man who may be able to help you see the world more clearly. Dr. Solomon understands that customer service is just as important as technology. His patients may […]

Preferred EyeCare Center, Mount Pleasant Most people rely on sight to enhance their enjoyment of life from baby-hood well into their senior years. And Dr. Rachael Click at Preferred EyeCare Center wants to be her patients’ optometrist for the long haul. (Dr. Click’s) hope is to form relationships with new clients and to educate them […]

With a sometimes piercing sun and a nearly year-round allergy season, Lowcountry residents are always on the lookout for optimal eye care. 3D Optometry has successfully provided that service since 2005. Dr. Thomas Mirabile owns the Mount Pleasant location, as well as a practice in the Caribbean, where he returns five times a year to […]

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness. It occurs when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels inside the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. A healthy retina is necessary for good vision. If you have diabetic retinopathy, at first you may notice no changes to […]

LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person’s dependency on glasses or contact lenses. Charleston LASIK Info LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A knife, called a […]