Burgwald Eye Center

03/15/2026

March 15th, the Ides of March! Have a good Sunday.

03/14/2026

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, some facts about green eyes and the color of green!
Only 2% of the world’s population has green eyes. Hazel eyes come in at 5%, which can vary from green to brown and even blue as they reflect the colors around them.
Light eyes are standard in many northern countries. Sweden, Norway and Denmark have high percentages of light-eyed people. In Finland and Iceland around 90% of people have light eyes (green, grey, and blue).
The color of your eyes depends on how much of the pigment melanin you have in your iris—the colored part of your eyes. Green, blue, and grey eyes are lighter because they have less melanin.
We can thank Shakespeare for coining the phrase “green-eyed monster” in Othello as a reference to jealousy. Today the expression “green with envy” is commonly used.
The human eye can see more shades of green better than any other color. On a bell curve of colors distinguished by the human eye, greens are right in the middle. ... The reason our eyes see more shades of green than any other color has to do with the sensitivity of the three different types of cones to different wavelengths (colors) of light.
Roughly six out of every 1,000 people have congenital heterochromia, a condition where the eyes are different colors.

03/13/2026

FRIDAY FUNNY

03/12/2026

Do you get nauseous when reading or texting in the car?
Do big stores like Walmart ever feel visually overwhelming?
Do you lose your place, re-read lines, or feel like the words move when you read?
Do you avoid busy roads or night driving because it just feels… off?
Meet the Culprit: Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD)
It’s a subtle misalignment in the way the eyes work together, so small that it’s often missed, but big enough to make a person’s world feel a little off. The tricky part? Most patients don’t realize these symptoms are connected to their vision, or that BVD could be the cause.
And here’s the wild part: about 1 in 5 people are walking around with the symptoms of BVD. And most of them have been quietly struggling for years.
Book a consultation with our Binocular Vision specialist

03/11/2026

A vision screening does not replace a comprehensive eye exam.

03/10/2026

03/08/2026

Have a good Sunday!

03/07/2026

SATURDAY PUZZLE
The puzzle for today is a riddle!
What happens when you try to make a clock Spring Forward?

03/06/2026

FRIDAY FUNNY

03/05/2026

Comprehensive eye exams by a doctor of optometry are an important part of caring for your eyes, vision, and overall all health. Periodic eye and vision examinations are an important part of preventive health care. Many eye and vision problems have no obvious signs or symptoms, so you might not know a problem exists.
An in-person eye exam can detect early signs of visual system diseases like cataracts, glaucoma, or macular degeneration
An eye exam is one of the few exams where, without doing blood tests, invasive imaging or surgery, we can actually look inside the body, seeing blood vessels and nerve tissue that actually runs all the way to the brain.
A close inspection of the lens, retina and optic nerve can reveal a host of systemic disorders — high blood pressure and diabetes among them — sometimes before other symptoms become evident.
1. High blood pressure
2. Heart disease
3. Diabetes
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
5. Thyroid disorder
6. Parkinson's disease
7. Cancer
8. Multiple sclerosis