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Life Update - My CRAZY Life as a YouTube Eye Doctor
Hey everyone! In today's video, I’m excited to share an update on my journey as an optometrist and content creator. It’s been a busy few months, and I want to take you along for the ride as I balance my professional and personal life.
From volunteering with the American Optometric Association to hosting my podcast, "Eye Give a Damn," and creating educational videos for doctors on EyeTube.net, there’s never a dull moment. I’m also committed to my UA-cam channel, where I strive to bring you valuable content while still seeing patients in the clinic.
In this video, I’ll be honest about the challenges I face, including work-life balance, mental health struggles, self-criticism, and perfectionism. It’s not always easy, but my passion for public education and creating helpful content keeps me going.
Join me as I open up about my experiences, share behind-the-scenes insights, and discuss the highs and lows of being a creator and optometrist. Your support means the world to me, and I hope my journey can inspire and resonate with you.
Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more updates and eye care tips!
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Chapters
0:00 Life Update - My Crazy Life
1:03 Behind the Scenes of Optometry
3:40 Grow with Video Live
5:36 Balance, Overwhelm, and Values
8:47 Tips for Your Passion
10:07 Behind the Scenes of Content Creation
12:17 Perfectionism
14:39 Work/Life Balance Struggle
15:47 Prioritizing Wellbeing
16:58 What's next?
18:57 Thank you
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PhotoChromic Glasses Explained - Everything You Need to Know
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Learn about photochromic glasses! Photochromic lenses change from clear indoors to dark like sunglasses when you step outside. Today we review everything you need to know about photochromic lenses! Sponsored by Zenni Optical imp.i279709.net/Y9Mmjj Photochromic glasses offer numerous benefits, making them a versatile choice for eyewear. These lenses automatically adjust their tint based on UV li...
Chalazion: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
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Ever had a chalazion? Learn what causes them, how to treat a chalazion, and how to prevent them! 👉 Check out MYZE for eyelid hygiene products! Save 10% with code DEH10 helpmyze.com/collections/doctor-eye-health Eyelid styes and chalazia are common conditions that affect the eyelids, each with distinct causes and characteristics. A stye, or hordeolum, is a painful, red bump that usually forms ne...
Glasses Prescription Explained - How to read your prescription for glasses
Переглядів 19 тис.Місяць тому
Learn how to read your prescription for glasses! Dr. Allen walks through what an eyeglasses prescription really means in this glasses prescription explained video! Looking to buy new glasses? Watch my guide! ua-cam.com/video/FVPj4om505E/v-deo.html Understanding your glasses prescription can seem daunting, but it's essential for ensuring you receive the correct eyewear. Whether you're looking to...
Red Light Therapy: Eye Health Miracle?
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Dr. Allen reviews the latest research on red light therapy for eye health (myopia, dry eyes, macular degeneration, and diabetes). Red light therapy is a hot topic in eye health right now so please let me know if you have further questions! Red light therapy, also known as Low Level Light Therapy or Photobiomodulation, is emerging as a promising approach in the field of eye care, offering potent...
3 Ways to Change Your Eye Color (for real)
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Learn how to change your eye color! From eye color changing eye drops to the latest eye color change surgery options, in this video Dr. Allen reviews how to change your eye color and the safety risks you need to know about. I have had several patients and viewers alike ask me if it is possible to change your eye color. Thankfully, modern science has found several ways to change eye color, each ...
The Rarest Eye Colors in the World - Eye Colors Explained
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Eye Colors Explained! Dr. Allen ranks the rarest eye colors in the world and explains what causes them! Eye color is determined by the amount and distribution of melanin in the iris, the colored part of the eye. Melanin is a pigment that also gives color to our skin and hair. The amount of melanin present in the iris can vary, leading to different eye colors. The most common eye colors are brow...
THIS Nutrient Helps Boost EYE and BRAIN Health for Kids
Переглядів 19 тис.2 місяці тому
New study reveals eye health and brain health benefits for kids when taking lutein and zeaxanthin supplements! Dr. Allen reviews how this supplement can improve attention, focus, eye fatigue, and cognition in children! New Children's Lutein Supplement Study link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12325-024-02785-1 Thank you to OmniActive for sponsoring this video. Browse the many brands with Lutemax...
The Solar Eclipse Can BLIND You - How to Watch Solar Eclipse Safely
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The Solar Eclipse Can BLIND You - How to Watch Solar Eclipse Safely
Castor Oil for Your Eyes: Dry Eyes, Eye Bags, Eye Floaters, Cataracts
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Castor Oil for Your Eyes: Dry Eyes, Eye Bags, Eye Floaters, Cataracts
Best Eye Drops for Dry Eyes - My Top Picks!
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Best Eye Drops for Dry Eyes - My Top Picks!
How to Order Prescription Glasses Online LIKE A PRO
Переглядів 55 тис.4 місяці тому
How to Order Prescription Glasses Online LIKE A PRO
The Hidden Dangers of ACCUTANE and RETINOL on the Eye
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The Hidden Dangers of ACCUTANE and RETINOL on the Eye
The SURPRISING Link Between Covid and Dry Eyes
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The SURPRISING Link Between Covid and Dry Eyes
Do Glasses Make Your Eyes worse?! Eye doctor Debunks Top Vision Myths
Переглядів 54 тис.5 місяців тому
Do Glasses Make Your Eyes worse?! Eye doctor Debunks Top Vision Myths
The Journey This Far - 2024 Life Update
Переглядів 18 тис.6 місяців тому
The Journey This Far - 2024 Life Update
7 Bad Habits Making Your Dry Eyes Worse
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7 Bad Habits Making Your Dry Eyes Worse
AMAZING Contact Lens Improves Eyesight AND Treats Dry Eye
Переглядів 35 тис.6 місяців тому
AMAZING Contact Lens Improves Eyesight AND Treats Dry Eye
Screen Time Science: How New Smartphones Aim to Protect Your Eyes
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Screen Time Science: How New Smartphones Aim to Protect Your Eyes
Groundbreaking! The First SUCCESSFUL Total Eye Transplant
Переглядів 34 тис.7 місяців тому
Groundbreaking! The First SUCCESSFUL Total Eye Transplant
WARNING! Another Eye Drop Recall - What You Need to Know
Переглядів 280 тис.7 місяців тому
WARNING! Another Eye Drop Recall - What You Need to Know
Reviewing EVERY Transitions Lens: The Ultimate Showdown
Переглядів 76 тис.8 місяців тому
Reviewing EVERY Transitions Lens: The Ultimate Showdown
This Could Change Eyeglasses Forever... Neurolens Review
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This Could Change Eyeglasses Forever... Neurolens Review
The 5 AMAZING Eye & Health Benefits of Lutein
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The 5 AMAZING Eye & Health Benefits of Lutein
Blinded by Headlights? Here’s what to do
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Blinded by Headlights? Here’s what to do
What causes PHOTOPHOBIA (light sensitivity) and how to fix it
Переглядів 61 тис.10 місяців тому
What causes PHOTOPHOBIA (light sensitivity) and how to fix it
Debunking Myths: Can Screens (really) Damage Your Eyes?
Переглядів 48 тис.11 місяців тому
Debunking Myths: Can Screens (really) Damage Your Eyes?
How I Manage Eye Strain (Tips and Eye Exercises)
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How I Manage Eye Strain (Tips and Eye Exercises)
9 Habits (secretly) Ruining Your Eyes
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9 Habits (secretly) Ruining Your Eyes
Living with Dry Eyes (what has helped me)
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Living with Dry Eyes (what has helped me)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @fulicious2991
    @fulicious2991 4 години тому

    Can't wait until the price of these lower! Would be great for more people to be able to get these

  • @pmason6076
    @pmason6076 4 години тому

    "Drive a ship" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @pmason6076
    @pmason6076 4 години тому

    When it comes to these types of sunglasses, people either love or hate them. You could almost say that the public is completely polarized! 😂

  • @ranirodrigo9915
    @ranirodrigo9915 5 годин тому

    Thank you. Was worried about my red eye. I have been coughing very badly for over a week. Thanks again

  • @josephmiller38
    @josephmiller38 5 годин тому

    What percentage of people with red hair has green eyes?

  • @trentfarmer9862
    @trentfarmer9862 5 годин тому

    You make me want to be a better person… thank you

  • @paradonym
    @paradonym 6 годин тому

    I'll look for green and blue in women... But if it fits the hair colour, everything fits

  • @kingshaw1079
    @kingshaw1079 6 годин тому

    I love Walmart optical the warranty and price and its great quality for cheap prices

  • @kimvezina6470
    @kimvezina6470 7 годин тому

    Can amber eyes have a mixture of 2 colors? My eyes look almost identical to the eyes in your photo for amber eyes, but you can see there are two colors showing in that image. I’ve never really known my true eye color because although they do not have any green in them, they do have two colors, so maybe hazel.?

  • @california8901
    @california8901 8 годин тому

    Put castor oil full strength for Blepharitis on upper eye lid??

  • @ashrafchowdhury2477
    @ashrafchowdhury2477 8 годин тому

    I couldn’t wear progressive lens and returned to my old myopic lens as I couldn’t drive with those. That peripheral distortion made me crazy.

  • @liannafurtado6535
    @liannafurtado6535 8 годин тому

    I really want to improve my eyesight. Specs are making it only worse, i thought specs will improve but it's not. So I'm gonna yse these tips from now on and wait to remove my glasses completely. Thanks a lot Doctor. I'm gonna keep you as my personal eye doctor🥰

  • @bonnielynn8362
    @bonnielynn8362 8 годин тому

    Please share a link of what I should order for my dry eyes, it hurts, ty!

  • @t.m.4254
    @t.m.4254 8 годин тому

    When I become angry a startling metamorphosis occurs, my eye turn greenish-white and my skin turns green 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣

  • @BelendaLp
    @BelendaLp 9 годин тому

    I have lupus and my eyelashes are turning up into my eye and hard eyelashes with eyes closed with swelling and it makes this liquid with oily buildup.and im having vision problems ❤

  • @aurora6920
    @aurora6920 9 годин тому

    Thank you, dragging the lense to the side then pinching really works

  • @chrissmith834
    @chrissmith834 9 годин тому

    You're not tricking me into sitting infront of a big ass neuralizer. Nice try!

  • @ILikeMetricMusic
    @ILikeMetricMusic 9 годин тому

    Last time i had my eyes dilated it took like 7 hours for it yo go back to normal

  • @atenara3351
    @atenara3351 10 годин тому

    Thank you very much 👏👏🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @johnnick3
    @johnnick3 10 годин тому

    Nice. I had a cataract removed and had a corrective lens inserted. Floaters are gone but the doctor said the surgery does not affect floaters.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Ah! But cataract does change your focus! Light my be refracted differently inside the eye and maybe that’s why you don’t notice as much

  • @didih9736
    @didih9736 11 годин тому

    What if someone is legally blind with their left eye they see nothing with that eye would that qualify them for disability benefits?

  • @almaveronicagutierrezdevel7973
    @almaveronicagutierrezdevel7973 11 годин тому

    Do aquarium LED lights damage your eyes?

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Hard to say. Probably not great to state at them directly. It depends on the energy of the light. Have you ever looked up the safety sheets of the product?

    • @almaveronicagutierrezdevel7973
      @almaveronicagutierrezdevel7973 10 годин тому

      @@DoctorEyeHealth I haven't bought them yet. I didn't even know they carry any sort of safety sheet.

  • @khenricx
    @khenricx 11 годин тому

    Started having them 3 month ago, lasts from 15 minutes to 1 hour, both eyes, happenend 6 or 7 times already. I'm 28 Yo. No headaches, saw two ophtalmologists, no problems in my eyes. Got a cerebral RMI, perfect brain too (thanks god) So the diagnositc is set : migraine with aura without headaches. Really a strange phenomenon. And fucking scary the first few times it happens. Seems to be linked to stress and fatigue.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Same here! Stress and not getting enough sleep

  • @bridgetteowen5242
    @bridgetteowen5242 11 годин тому

    They help me. I feel the strain off my eyes when I wear them on the computer.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Happy to hear that!!! What brand do you like use??

  • @aleix1337
    @aleix1337 11 годин тому

    I've got very light blue/gray eyes and I am photophobic. I am autistic and I also have migraines, but the migraines started way later than the sensitivity and eye pain.

  • @velvetstitching3631
    @velvetstitching3631 12 годин тому

    Just found this video. I'm scheduled for cataract surgery in 3 days. I had prior Lasik, and doctor says I should have only monofocal lens. Wish I could try the light changing IOL - yes, more work, more expense, but 20 yrs without glasses has been wonderful - I don't want to wear glasses. I will have to wear Readers and I do very close work with stitching (I am a seamstress). I only have Health Savings - so even with a self-pay discount this surgery is costing $8200. Ouch. I was told I could wait 3 more years til Medicare will pay. I find that sad - that if the Government pays I can "afford" it - but out of pocket I get standard lens and it is still very costly. Just stating some comments for my care.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Hey thank you for sharing!! Yes, the cost of things can be tough and insurance is an odd game. Happy to hear your had such great success with the Lasik. Did you do mono vision with the lasik too?

    • @velvetstitching3631
      @velvetstitching3631 8 годин тому

      Yes - I had monovision with the Lasik. I didn't ask for it - but it is what I ended up with. It took a while for me to get used to - but eventually did very well with it. The surgeon said they will do abt - 1.25 or - 1.50 - I will be slightly near sighted, but will have vision for cellphone, computer and vehicle dashboard. Reading glasses for the up close stuff. I can see very tiny print at the moment with a distortion (my cataract is congenital and in the middle of the lens. The distortion has become enough that I struggle to see well out of my right eye.

  • @sowjanyapk6798
    @sowjanyapk6798 12 годин тому

    Thank you very helpful

  • @lolita5678
    @lolita5678 13 годин тому

    Castor oil 💛 Try it on you bellybutton too ower the night and then comment here ☝Eyelashes are longer and agespots are gone 😋

  • @AZZapper1
    @AZZapper1 13 годин тому

    Hi Doctor. This is so interesting. We used to make castor oil in Colombia. Only organic, this is before organic was named that. It grows natural and everywhere. Castor Oil was one of those things that if you didn't have it home, you didn't have a home. It was a medication, a cosmetic, a pain killer, anti histaminic and an all purpose substance. We used it all over our bodies without any hesitation. Fresh pressed and stored in a glass recipient in dark and cool place, it provided comfort to our parents just knowing it was there.

  • @jonjimihendrix
    @jonjimihendrix 14 годин тому

    So it’s basically an off-center progressive bifocal, with the center calibrated to your natural foveal resting position. Neat, I’d still buy it if my insurance covered more than like 10% of the price.

  • @joedyhicks9415
    @joedyhicks9415 15 годин тому

    I find the headlights on the Subaru cars to be extremely uncomfortable as an oncoming driver

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Haha I have heard that from a lot of viewers

  • @joedyhicks9415
    @joedyhicks9415 15 годин тому

    Want to make this problem go away ?? Pass strict laws regulating the intensity and adjustment of these headlights and most importantly hold the manufacturers liable for the use of their product !!

  • @RealPackCat
    @RealPackCat 17 годин тому

    I often get a red laser flash shooting down rapidly when turn my vision to the right corner sometimes. It is difficult enough to explain this to a doctor.

  • @phyllischeung5489
    @phyllischeung5489 17 годин тому

    👍

  • @callmeterry5371
    @callmeterry5371 18 годин тому

    May I know what lens do you use in your video? Is it Transitions or not a photocromic lens since it's quite clear?

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Which one? For this video, the frames/ lenses worn are the ones shown during each chapter

  • @claireday-li4lz
    @claireday-li4lz 18 годин тому

    How do you take them out?

  • @SenseiEli
    @SenseiEli 19 годин тому

    I think my eyes are Hazel because some people see it as Brown and others as Green. The rarest colour I have seen was yellow! Yellow eyes very unique ! My father had greed eyes, My sister Has green eyes... What am I happy about? My vision is great! And I think the most of us want a very functional eye sight!

  • @isabellelawrence1768
    @isabellelawrence1768 19 годин тому

    Im your 4.2K like!❤

  • @bellalucy-sx4yq
    @bellalucy-sx4yq 19 годин тому

    Poor diet and sleep deprivation.

  • @bellalucy-sx4yq
    @bellalucy-sx4yq 19 годин тому

    Low blood pressure and hormonal imbalance???? could mess with your eyes. Is this true doctor???

  • @Sam_T2000
    @Sam_T2000 19 годин тому

    my eyes are blue-ish green, with gold-ish brown rings around my pupils (hazel?), and the outer quarter/third-ish sector of my left eye is dark brown (sectoral heterochromia). …so where do I rank?

  • @seleloleputu6332
    @seleloleputu6332 20 годин тому

    Is the eye drops to use for this

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      There are low dose atropine drops, several case reports on using it for symptoms but it ultimately does not cure the presence of floaters, only reduces symptoms for some people

  • @KMar-yj6ty
    @KMar-yj6ty 20 годин тому

    I have always wondered why eye doctors tell you to wear your distance glasses all day, every day, EVEN when doing close up work. What is the reason for this if people who are nearsighted can see up close?

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth 10 годин тому

      Some people can take off the distance glasses but it depends on the status/ pull of the eye muscles. For myself, I’m so nearsighted that if I take my glasses off, or don’t wear my contact lenses, then I can see things up close near my face but to keep things single I have to close my eyes. Otherwise I go cross- eyed and start to see double .

    • @KMar-yj6ty
      @KMar-yj6ty 9 годин тому

      Thanks for your response! Is it true that using glasses for up close work, if you are nearsighted, can make your myopia worse?

  • @ep6507
    @ep6507 20 годин тому

    Zenni lenses online are the greatest! Mine were accurate! $16, $39, and $68. 2 pairs of regular prescription with anti glare and blue block, and 1 pair of sunglasses with blue block and uv block…all 3 for a little over $100! I will never go anywhere else to get glasses!

  • @amyatif7648
    @amyatif7648 21 годину тому

    I use DESIO the best Italian brand