The Aviva Journal
Eye Care & Conditions
Dry eye, glaucoma, and the everyday eye health questions Omaha patients ask about most.
Eye Care & ConditionsDry Eye in Nebraska: Winter Wind, Ragweed Season, and When IPL Helps
Nebraska is hard on a tear film: prairie wind, furnace-dry winters, and a long ragweed season. How I tell allergy from dryness, and what actually helps.
Ivey Thornton M.D.
Eye Care & ConditionsCataracts or Glaucoma? Reading the Early Signs
Both are common after 60, both threaten vision, and they’re completely different problems. Here’s how the early signs differ, and why one is far sneakier than the other.
Ivey Thornton M.D.
Eye Care & ConditionsGlaucoma Treatment Today: Drops, SLT and MIGS, Explained
Glaucoma care has quietly modernized. Where daily drops fit, what SLT laser treatment changes, and how minimally invasive surgery (MIGS) earned its place.
Ivey Thornton M.D.
Eye Care & ConditionsDry Eyes and LASIK: Why We Treat the Dryness First
Dry eye is the most common reason for LASIK hesitation, and the most fixable. How dryness affects candidacy, and why treating it first protects your result.
Ivey Thornton M.D.