Nightstands are often made with sharp 90 degree angles.  Those corners are in close proximity to the sleeping person's eyes.  This can be a dangerous combination.  I have seen an elderly woman who hit her eye on the corner of her nightstand which resulted in her losing the eye.  Recently I heard of another such case (and saw pictures!) where an elderly man's eye literally came out of the socket - he also lost his vision.  I believe these accidents can be prevented if nightstands had rounded corners.

If you are looking for a new nightstand, choose a rounded design.  

Ilya Rozenbaum, MD

 Researchers at MIT developed a gadget that allows your iPhone to detect cataracts. It's called the CATRA system and it snaps on to the front of the iPhone. It's yet another example of how useful smartphones can be in an ophthalmology practice.

Ilya Rozenbaum, MD

Many people with astigmatism have been told that they cannot wear contact lenses.  Thanks to over a decade of research and development by contact lens companies, this is no longer true for most patients.  Since the new millenium, there have been multiple improvements in both astigmatism-correcting contact lens design and materials.