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Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Oct 7, 20214 min read
Light on Glaucoma. Care for your optic nerve with acupuncture & Chinese medicine
Glaucoma is a common eye disorder, often associated with aging. It refers to damage to the optic nerve. It mostly occurs in persons over...
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Sep 9, 20215 min read
Light on Pink Eye: Chinese medicine for conjunctivitis
Pink eye, or conjunctivitis is very common. Not all cases are due to poor hygiene or bacteria! Pink eye is an infection of the...
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Light on surfer's eye: Chinese medicine & acupuncture for pterygium
The main symptom of surfer's eye, or pterygium (pronounced tur-IJ-ee-um), is a growth of pink, fleshy tissue on the conjunctiva, the...
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jul 23, 20213 min read
Ocular electrical therapies in the acupuncture clinic
If you have ever been to the acupuncturist, you might have received "e-stim" or electrical stimulation on the acupuncture needles. Or you...
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jun 30, 20212 min read
3 eye exercises to reduce computer eye-strain
Eye exercises or eye yoga is a practice designed to strengthen and relax the eye muscles, help you focus, ease eye movements, and...
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jun 11, 20214 min read
5 autoimmune conditions that can affect your eyes and your vision
When the immune system attacks the body and damages healthy cells, vision is often collateral damage. The eyes often give both a patient...
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Alex's success story with acupuncture for Retinitis Pigmentosa
Recently, I had the honor to receive Alex as a patient for ophthalmology acupuncture. Alex came to me ta address his Retinitis Pigmentosa...
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Oct 20, 20205 min read
Dry eyes : what acupuncture & Chinese medicine can do
As holistic medicine practitioners, we believe that the best way to address dry eye syndrome is to combat systemic inflammation
Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Sep 28, 20204 min read
The dark side of blue light exposure.
What is blue light? Sunlight is made up of the full spectrum of visible light as a combination of red, orange, yellow, green, blue,...
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