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Ask the Docs: Episode 14
You asked and we answered!! Here is the fourteenth segment of the “Ask the Docs” Answer Session with Dr. May and Dr. Martin. We hope you learn something and enjoy! Questions from this session: Is it safe to look at a sunset or a sunrise without special...
Wellness for Health, not Disease
Today’s healthcare system focuses too often on disease detection and medical treatment after the fact. The increasing numbers of people diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes is a perfect example of this in our country. A far better approach is avoidance of the disease by...
Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Fever at JOA
In support of the Carolina Hurricanes great playoff run, the eye docs have caught the hockey fever. We hope you enjoy our video and LETS GO...
Watch us prank Dr. Johnson!
Happy April Fools’! We pulled a prank on Dr. Johnson and he had no idea what was going on. Watch the video to see what we did. Do you have a great April Fools’ prank story to share? We are giving away two JOA wireless Bluetooth speakers! Comment on the...
Time to Save Your Vision
The American Optometric Association has declared the month of March as Save Your Vision Month. The message is simple: the importance of the role of regular eye examinations in the maintaining of good vision and eye health. The message is worth repeating to those of us...
Takin’ Care of Patients (“Takin’ Care of Business” Parody)
Check out Dr. Hammond’s song-writing debut with our take on the classic Bachman-Turner Overdrive song from 1973!! At JOA, we love takin’ care of patients! Takin’ Care of Patients (lyrics by Bob Hammond, vocals by Andrew May) We get up every morning From...
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Glaucoma is a disease that affects nearly 3 million people and the numbers are on the increase as our population ages. As a Baby Boomer this statistic concerns me both as an eye doctor and an aging patient. Presently, there is no cure for Glaucoma. However, with early...
Ask the Docs Episode 13
You asked and we answered!! Here is the thirteenth segment of the “Ask the Docs” Answer Session with Dr. May and Dr. Martin. We hope you learn something and enjoy! Also, we have a SPECIAL feature on this episode! Dr. Irene Brodsky from Brooklyn College...
When Nothing More Can Be Done…
“I am so sorry, Mr. or Mrs. Patient, but nothing more can be done.” These are words that doctors, including eye specialists, hate to utter. Unfortunately, patients that have lost significant vision may feel abandoned with little or no recourse. For me, this rings...
The Amazing Adventures of Dr. May and Dr. Martin: Episode 1
The Case of the Broken Phoropter Step into a comic book world where Dr. May and Dr. Martin are mystery-solving Super Eye Docs intent on solving all eye-related problems. In this episode, they try to figure out why all of the phoropters are...
