Cataract surgery helps over 1 million people each year see better.  A cataract is a clouding of the natural lens of the eye that happens as we age.  As we get older, the lens of our eye becomes hazy causing glare with oncoming headlights at night, glare with sunlight and blurred vision.  Nothing needs to be done about a cataract until the vision is affected to the point that it interferes with quality of life.  Our board certified cataract surgeons at North Shore eye care in smithtown new york specialize in all aspects of cataract surgery, from the routine to the complicated.  In cataract surgery, our long island patients benefit from the best in cataract surgery including cataract surgery with no needles, no stitches,and our patients do not even require an eye patch following cataract surgery.  Our eye doctors specialize in premium intraocular lens implants that are designed to reduce the need for glasses or contact lenses.  These lenses are the crys

One of the most frequent complaints of patients other than poor vision are tired eyes and ocular dryness is usually the culprit.  Age is probably the number one cause of this problem, but sociological, physical, and disease states can contribute to this problem. In todays modern society people often spend hours on the computer often working in poorly humidified offices.  This and other activities as prolonged reading, working with a microscope and stress can lead to decreased blink rates and drying of the eyes.  Millions of people today are now wearing contact lenses.  Unfortunately the mechanical irritation from theses lenses as well as the solutions used to disinfect them often lead to inflammation which in turn can lead to dryness.  Other medications used to treat eye conditions as well as commonly used antidepressants and antihistamines can be causative for this problem.  Even diets such as fatty snack foods and red meat which can be rich in tran

The board certified lasik doctors and lasik surgeons at North Shore Eye Care in Smithtown New York specialize in the latest in laser vision correction and ilasik.  Our eye doctors have created an environment of excellence and striving for perfection that is unique in long island.  Two of our three board certified lasik surgeons, Dr. Jeffrey Martin and Dr. Larry Zweibel, have been voted Top Doctor in the New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly.  Our new associate, Dr. John Mauro recently completed his fellowship at Harvard with a prominent uveitis specialist and laser eye surgery specialist.  We perform only the best in lasik which is bladeless custom lasik or ilasik.  With ilasik, we use Intralase to make the thinnest and most accurate flap possible in the cornea.  We then use customvue by visx that automatically centers and tracks as well as uses iris registration for the absolute best in lasik and laser eye surgery anywhere in the world.  It is our c