North Shore Eye Care, a specialized eye care practice in Long Island New York has four convenient locations to serve the people of Suffolk and Nassau Counties in Long Island.  We have offices in Smithtown, Riverhead, Holbrook, and Deer Park.

At North Shore Eye Care we see many patients with all types of glaucoma. Glaucoma occurs in both children and young adults although more common in adults. Glaucoma occurs in both children and young adults although more common in adults. 

North Shore Eye Care had their Winter Symposium of Optometrists today in Huntington and it was a huge success.  There were 150 optometrists in attendance and the day was filled with fellowship and education.

In the year that North Shore Eye Care celebrates its 50th year anniversary we have also achieved are greatest growth.

At North Shore Eye Care we offer complete eye care to all our patients with specialists in many fields of Ophthalmology.  

Risk factors for glaucoma include race, age, diabetes, smoking and family history. At North Shore Eye Care we see many patients with all types of glaucoma. Glaucoma occurs in both children and young adults although more common in adults.

In Smithtown, Riverhead and all over Long Island, there is an amazing eye care and eye surgery practice called North Shore Eye Care.  Our board certified eye surgeons are highly skilled at cataract surgery, LASIK laser eye surgery, glaucoma care, retinal care including macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy as well as dry eye treatment and eye lid disorders.

Glaucoma carries with it many misk factors that include race, age, diabetes, smoking and family history. North Shore Eye Care welcomes Dr Sonya Dhar, glaucoma specialist! North Shore Eye Care is proud to be the official eye care provider for the New York Islanders!

In Smithtown and Riverhead Long Island, there is a glaucoma specialist that has joined, North Shore Eye Care, the leader in specialized eye care including cataract surgery and LASIK laser vision correction. 

North Shore Eye Care, the leader in eye care in Long Island New York including locations in Riverhead and Smithtown, welcomes Dr. Sonya Dhar, glaucoma specialist.  Our board certified eye doctors are thrilled to have Dr. Dhar join our list of eye surgeons including Dr. Sidney Martin, Dr. Larry Zweibel, Dr. John Mauro, Dr. Jeff Martin, Dr. Grace O'Malley and Dr. Paul Choinski. 

Whether you are in good health or not the surgeons at North Shore Eye Care recommend routine eye exams  to not only preserve the health of your eyes but to preserve your sight.

North Shore Eye Care in Smithtown and Riverhead welcomes Dr. Sonya Dhar, glaucoma specialist to it's team of board certified eye doctors.  Our eye surgeons are leaders in the fields of LASIK and cataract surgery and are happy to add a fine ophthalmologist like Dr. Dhar.

Glaucoma carries with it many risk factors that include race, age, diabetes, smoking and family history.  Many studies have shown that close to over one-third of cases remain undiagnosed. Here at North Shore Eye Care....

While generic drugs are cost effective,  patients and their doctors should be aware of potential pitfalls.  The physicians at North Shore Eyes Care are concerned with the use of generic drugs when treating certain eye condistions, such as glaucoma.

At North Shore Eye Care we recognize the importance of eye screening especially above the age of 40 for blindness prevention.  The importance of this should not be underestimated.

North Shore eye care will be opening in riverhead new york in long island on November 1st.  North Shore eye care has a large state of the art eye care facility in smithtown and our four board certified eye doctors specialize in cataract surgery, lasik laser eye surgery, dry eye, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.  We are thrilled to be offering the patients on the east end of long island the quality of care that our patients have come to appreciate.

North Shore eye care is thrilled to welcome Dr. Sonya Dhar to our team of expert ophthalmologists.  Our board certified eye doctors are happy to have a glacuoma specialist in their practice to serve their patients from smithtown to riverhead.

Glaucoma carries with it many misk factors that include race, age, diabetes, smoking and family history. People diagnosed with glaucoma usually have slow form of the condition called primary open angle glaucoma in which it can take years for it to incur damage to the eye. Many studies have shown that close to over one-third of cases remain undiagnosed.

North Shore Eye Care is a multispecialty eye care practice in suffolk county in new york.  Our main location is in smithtown in a new spectacular 6000 sq foot office with the very best in technology and board certified eye surgeons to help you with your eye conditions.  We take care of patients with cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, lid problems and those that desire lasik laser eye surgery.  We also have a full time doctor of audiology on staff.

North Shore Eye Care is giving a full day Optometric Symposium this Sunday May 15 in Huntington New York.  Our Smithtown eye care practice is having its third symposium that should be strongly educational and interesting for all.

North Shore eye care is a multispecialty eye care practice located in Smithtown New York in Long Island.  We currently have four board certified eye surgeons providing the best in eye care and Dr. Robyn Shapiro, a doctor of audiology providing hearing services.  We care for patients from Western suffolk county such as Melville to Eastern suffolk  county including riverhead.

 With baby boomers reaching the age of 65 the incidence of sight threatening age related diseases will soar.

 Because age related diseases affect many people who were previously healthy when young, it becomes increasingly more important to be routinely evaluated by not only your medical doctor but also your ophthalmologist in order to diagnose and treat any vision threatening problems before irreversible damage can occur.

North Shore eye care is a specialty eye care practice in suffolk county long island.  Our Smithtown new york ophthalmology practice is staffed by four board certified eye surgeons with visiting eye doctors in retinal care and oculoplastics assisting in patient care. 

As a child of an aging parent, it can become difficult to determine the cause of decreased function.  Many of our parents begin to have balance issues, memory issues, among other functional problems.  Blurred vision can be another cause.

North Shore eye care, a leading specialty eye care practice with board certified eye doctors in general ophthalmology, cataract surgery, laser vision correction, uveitis, retina, and oculoplastic surgery, is expanding its primary location in smithtown new york in long island to better serve their patients.

 Many studies have shown that close to over one-third of cases remain undiagnosed. Risk factors for glaucoma include race, age, diabetes, smoking and family history. At North Shore Eye Care we see many patients with all types of glaucoma. Glaucoma occurs in both children and young adults although more common in adults. 

Glaucoma, a leading cause for irreversible blindness in this country can now be treated more safely while at the same time being more accurately diagnosed. 

Dr Sidney Martin began a tradition of excellence over 40 years ago and it still continues today. Here at North Shore Eye Care we pride ourselves in providing the best ophthalmology care for all our patients.

With better diagnostic tools and treatment less people are losing sight from this dreaded disease.

 While preserving vision doesn't seem to be an important priority for most people, as people age the need to maintain good  health is paramount.  An interesting statistic that highlights the importance of maintaining good health is that people over the age of 65 consume 10 times the eye care as those under this age.  It's a good thing Medicare starts at age 65.

People with glaucoma usually have slow form of the condition called primary open angle glaucoma in which it can take years for it to incur damage to the eye. Many studies have shown that close to over one-third of cases remain undiagnosed. Risk factors for glaucoma include race, age, diabetes, smoking and family history.

North Shore eye care, a leading cataract surgery eye care practice in smithtown new york in long island, is at the cutting edge when it comes to cataract surgery.  There are times when the front of the eye is narrow which puts patients at risk for narrow angle glaucoma.  Cataract surgery is often curative in these glaucoma situations.

Primary open angle glaucoma affects approximately 2.22 million people in the United States and in 10 years this number is expected to rise to 3.3million, a major health problem. 

As people age vision declines as well as most other bodily functions.

Glaucoma still a leading cause of blindness in spite of of better treatment and diagnosis.  An astounding 80 million people suffer from this disease while at the same time 11 million people have gone blind from glaucoma.

Computer portals have become a new aid in patient care.  Patients often complain when entering busy offices because of long waiting times before they are able to see their doctor.  One big reason for this is the delay in filling out new or annual patient information forms. 

Because vision lost from glaucoma is lost forever it is important to detect this disease early.  Early diagnosis, however can sometimes be difficult.

Glaucoma is an insidious disease that slowly robs one of their vision.  By the time someone is aware of visual loss significant damage usually has occurred.

Glaucoma cannot be diagnosed by a simple screening pressure test, a common misperception amongst many patients.  This is because up to 20% of people may have normal pressures at time of screening.  Conversely, many patients with elevated intraocular pressures may not have glaucoma.

Glaucoma is a preventable disease that can lead to loss of vision and even blindness.  In susceptible patients visual loss can occur quickly.  This disease is so insidious that visual loss can be quite profound without the patient even being aware of it.

North Shore Eye Care's first Symposium for Continuing Education for Optometrists was a huge success.  There were interesting speakers from many disciplines of eye care and practice management.  Our long island eye care practice in smithtown new york was proud to offer this opportunity for the local optometry population.  The day went very well and was enjoyed by all.

Diabetes, a major cause of blindness in the United States has reached epidemic proportions.  In this blog Dr. Zweibel discusses screening and treatment options.

Cataract surgery has improved dramatically over the past ten years.  In Long Island New York in Suffolk County, North Shore eye care has been a leader in cataract care for many years.  A cataract is a cloudy lens of the eye that develops as we age.  Cataracts are a normal part of aging.  When a cataract gets significant enough to cause blurred vision, our board certified cataract surgeons will speak to you about cataract surgery.  Our New York eye doctors perform cataract surgery right here on Long Island and use the most up to date technology and techniques.  We remove the cloudy lens using gentle computer controlled ultrasound called phacoemulsifcation. 

Here at North Shore Eye Care, all of our board certified physicians Dr Sidney Martin, Dr Larry Zweibel, Dr Jeff Martin and Dr John Mauro, all are experienced in the proper screening, diagnosis and treatment of many eye diseases. This includes: glaucoma, cataracts, diabetes, macular degeneration, dry eye syndrome, uveitis, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, allergies, emergency eye problems and general eye examinations. In addition, we are one of Long Island's leading authorities in laser refractive surgery (LASIK/PRK/LASEK). In Long Island (suffolk and nassau counties), we see patients from smithtown, nesconset, saint james, kings park, cold spring harbor, huntington, commack, northport, dix hills, melville, centerport, greenlawn, plainview, woodbury, syosset, massapequa, sayville, manhasset, jericho, muttontown, east meadow, merrick, rockville center, garden city, mineola, roslyn, manhasset, levittown, new york city, brooklyn, bronx, queens, and many other towns.

Uveitis is inflammation anywhere in lining of the eye, known as the uvea, or uveal tract. The inflammation is named according to its location, as anterior uveitis, intermediate uveitis, posterior uveitis, or panuveitis (or inflammation that affects the entire uveal tract). Sometimes, uveitis is referred to by the name of the specific part that is inflamed—for example, iritis (inflammation of the iris), choroiditis (inflammation of the choroid), or chorioretinitis (inflammation that involves both the choroid and the overlying retina). Uveitis can occur because of infection, autoimmune disorders (which causes the body to attack its own tissues), or for unknown reasons.

Examples of autoimmune disorders include; Anklosing Spondylitis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Addison’s Disease, Hepatitis, Behcet’s Disease, Pemphigoid, Crohn’s Disease, Dermatomyositis, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Grave’s Disease, Juvenile Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Psoriasis, Reiter’s Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Wegener’s Granulomatosis. Infections include tuberculosis, syphilis, Lyme disease, herpes simplex virus, shingles (varicella-zoster virus), toxoplasmosis, and cytomegalovirus.

Symptoms of uveitis including eye pain and aching, eye redness, sensitivity to bright light, flashing lights, loss of peripheral vision, or blurred vision and floaters are typical. A eye physician may be able to see prominent blood vessels on the surface of the eye or cornea, white blood cells floating in the fluid that fills the front part of the eye (aqueous humor), and deposits of white blood cells on the inside surface of the cornea.

An eye physician makes the diagnosis and treatment based on the symptoms and a complete physical examination. Depending on suspicion for diseases that also affects other organs, appropriate tests are done. Uveitis is a serious eye disease and can rapidly damage the eye. It can cause long-term, vision-threatening complications, such as glaucoma, and cataracts. Many people have only one episode of uveitis. Others may have periodic recurrences over months to years. All patients with a history of autoimmune disorders should be seen regularly by an eye doctor.

The ophthalmologists at North Shore Eye Care  have consistently been recognized in Castle Connelly's book of Top Doctors. All of the surgeons are board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.  More recently Dr. John Mauro has joined the practice and is well recognized for his work in ocular immunology and inflammation, allergic disease and auto-immune disorders.

In Long Island (Suffolk and Nassau Counties), we see patients from Smithtown, nesconset, saint james, kings park, centereach, selden, coram, middle island, riverhead, ridge, stony brook, setauket, port jefferson, shoreham, wading river, miller place, mt sinai, rocky point, patchogue, medford, farmingdale, farmingville, bellport, bayport, blue point, yaphank, brookhaven, shirley, mastic, moriches, manorville, calverton, jamesport, cutchogue, mattituck, southold, eastport, westhampton, east hampton, southampton, sag harbor, montauk, amagansett, hampton bays and many other towns.