Dr. Douglas Lazzaro
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“As we get older, our eyes have more difficulty seeing under certain lighting conditions,”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro noted that reading in poor lighting can increase eye strain and that older adults may have difficulty adjusting to darker environments.
“Patients will come in at some point, usually between 40 and 50, and say they can't see up-close anymore; it happened overnight,”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro described how patients typically come in between ages 40 and 50 reporting they can no longer see up-close.
“The only way you know you have glaucoma is by going to the ophthalmologist.”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro emphasized that visiting an ophthalmologist is the only way to know you have glaucoma.
“Most of them can be removed locally without a big problem if diagnosed early,”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro added that most eyelid cancers can be removed locally without a big problem if diagnosed early.
“If you're going be reading and it's not a bright, sunny day outside or you're not inside with bright lights, you should increase the lighting,”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro recommended increasing lighting when reading in less-than-bright conditions to reduce eye strain.
“Its nickname is 'the silent thief of sight,'”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro noted that glaucoma is known as a silent disease that can lead to blindness.
“We always tell our patients, particularly in the summer, if they're going out on a hot day … make sure to hydrate, because not only will it dry out the body … but it can dry out your corneas.”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro said staying hydrated helps keep the cornea moisturized and advised patients to hydrate on hot days.
“They also have an increased incidence of vascular phenomena in the eye … People who don't sleep well have fluctuations in their circulation at night.”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro discussed how people with sleep apnea face higher rates of glaucoma and vascular eye conditions.
“Sometimes the only way you know you have glaucoma is by going to the ophthalmologist. It’s a disease that we see with increasing frequency as we get older.”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro said glaucoma often develops without symptoms and that a comprehensive eye exam is frequently the only way to detect it early.
“There's certainly a lot of known data about poor diets [contributing] to poor cardiovascular health, and that same thing can apply with the eye.”
Dr. Douglas Lazzaro · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-05
Lazzaro said diet is important and that poor diets contributing to poor cardiovascular health can also apply to the eye.