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- Medical Weight LossThe New Year is coming and many people include healthier eating and exercise in their resolutions for the year ahead. Well other than weight loss and overall health and disease-prevention, a healthy diet and regular exercise can protect your eyes and your vision. In particular, there are certain vitamins and...
- Pediatric CareDr. Christine Taruc graduated magna cum laude from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. She completed her training with clinical honors at Katzen Eye Group in Baltimore, Gubman Eye Associates in NJ, Charlotte VA, and The Witlin Center for Advanced Eye care. Dr. Taruc also earned a clinical excellence citation in pediatrics at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia. She is a member of Beta Sigma Kappa honor society, Gold Key Optometric Honor Society and the NJ Society of Optometric Physicians and has participated in many vision screenings, such as the NJ Special Olympics. She completed her undergraduate education at Rowan University, majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Psychology.
- Emergency CareDr. Taruc is excited to join the practice and provide high quality eye care to her patients. She will be able to provide comprehensive eye exams, treatment of ocular disease, emergency care, soft and specialty contact lenses, and pre/post operative care. Dr. Taruc also provides pediatric eye exams to children as young as 6 months.
- GlaucomaJanuary is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma, a silent eye disease, is the most common form of irreversible blindness in the world. It is actually a group of diseases that causes progressive damage to the optic nerve. Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease that can lead to...
- Macular DegenerationMacular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States for people over 65 years of age. Because people in this group are an increasingly larger percentage of the general population, vision loss from macular degeneration is a growing problem.
- Laser Eye SurgeryOur eye care center, An Eye To The Future, offers a full range of eye health services to clients of all ages, from children to older adults: routine eye exams and vision tests, eye disease diagnosis and management, immediate attention for eye emergencies, and complete eye health management. The optometrists in our practice provide eyewear prescriptions and offer corrective laser eye surgery co-management as well. You can get in touch with our eye doctor's office to set up an appointment at your convenience and learn more about some of our key services below.
- CataractsDr. Mark's training includes internships at the New England Eye Institute, the Hudson Valley Va Hospital and Omni Eye Services of NJ. This variety of eye care settings has given Dr. Mark a great deal of experience in the diagnosis, treatment and management of all eye diseases. It has also allowed him to become very experienced in the pre and post operative care of cataract and refractive surgery patients.
- Eye ExamTesting for nearsightedness may use several procedures in order to measure how the eyes focus light and to determine the power of any optical lenses needed to correct the reduced vision. Nearsightedness is detected in children and adults at any age during a comprehensive eye examination with a vision test and refraction.
- Pregnancy
- Mental HealthRegular exercise is an essential component of overall health and wellness. It is proven that exercise reduces sickness and disease; it increases strength, immunity, and mental health; and it also helps regulate bodily functions and maintain a healthy weight. Research shows that exercise can lower our risk of chronic conditions...
- Diabetes Care
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Allergies