North Shore eye care was founded in 1962 by Dr. Sidney Martin, a board certified eye surgeon that was raised in the new york metro area.  Dr. Martin started his practice in smithtown new york to take care of Long Islanders with glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetes and diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, dry eye, uveitis and other eye care problems.  North Shore Eye Care grew with Long Island and eventually Dr. Martin was joined by Dr. Lawrence Zweibel and later his son, Dr. Jeffrey Martin.  Today, Dr. John Mauro is the latest member of the eye doctors and eye surgeons at our eye care practice.  With the advent of Laser vision correction and lasik, North Shore Eye's lasik surgeons and lasik doctors have lead the way in laser eye surgery in Suffolk and Nassau County in Long Island.  We perform only the best in lasik including bladeless custom lasik with Intralase and Customvue.  The significance of ilasik is that Intralase is a laser that makes the safest

Spring time is coming and that spells flower buds, blooming trees — and for the many people who have springtime allergies, it means runny nose, sneezing, congestion, eye irritation, tearing and itching. Seasonal allergies occur during certain times of the year from exposure to certain airborne substances (pollen), particularly the spring, summer, or fall—depending on the particular allergy.   Symptoms usually involve  the membrane lining the nose, causing allergic rhinitis, and  the membrane lining the eyelids and covering the whites of the eyes (conjunctiva), causing allergic conjunctivitis. In the spring, wind-borne pollen from trees such as alder, birch, juniper, oak, maple, elm come across frequently. As Spring finishes and turns to Summer, different types of grasses play a key role, such as orchard, bermuda, timothy, johnson, and weeds such as English plantain and Russian thistle. As Fall comes around, ragweed is the key culprit. Signs and symptoms of a