Recent News from Ross Eye Institute

Your vision is of utmost importance to us. At the Ross Eye Institute, we understand the importance of continuing to meet your vision care needs. We take your health and COVID-19 precautions very seriously. Your health, and ours is of utmost importance. We follow the...

Diabetes is a complex and invasive disease that can cause myriad health problems in nearly all of the body’s major systems. This includes a number of conditions that can impact the eyes and a person’s ability to see. One of the most devastating is diabetic...

Over the past few months, Ross Eye Institute has been busy at work at its Northtowns office in Amherst, working to complete a series of renovations and remodeling projects to deliver a new, enhanced patient experience. The work has recently completed, and as of Sept....

Scrapes and skinned knees are commonplace injuries that we’ve all suffered at one time or another. Fortunately, for most of these minor accidents, taking some precautions like cleaning a cut and covering the wound with a bandage will help the body to naturally heal....

Dr. Sandra Sieminski recently spoke with In Good Health to discuss five tips for your vision and eye health, including diet, family history, smoking and COVID-19 precautions. Read the full article on the In Good Health website.

If you’re one of the roughly 45 million Americans who wears contact lenses, taking care of your lenses is an important part of your everyday life. Improper care of contacts can cause infections, abrasions or ocular conditions that can threaten your vision. Are you...

As we age, we are increasingly likely to develop issues with our eyes. For some, this may be as simple as losing a little sharpness of detail – which, after an eye exam to rule out other possibilities, may be addressed as easily as getting a new pair of prescription...

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, making this month the best time to learn more about one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide and what you can do to help protect your vision. Due to its often-unnoticeable symptoms early in its development,...

Other than the brain, the eyes are the most complex part of the human body. And while the complexity of the eye is necessary for its unique functionality, this same complexity means there are more possibilities for things to go wrong. It’s also why there are many...

Styes, floaters and dry eye are among the most common complaints of the eye. Click to read more about these issues and learn when you should see a doctor.