OptiHealth Optometry

05/28/2026

Dry eye or ocular surface disease can have a variety of signs and symptoms. But sometimes there are no symptoms at all.
If you think you might have dry eye, schedule your eye exam at eyeexamsanamonica.com today

05/19/2026

Our Optometrist, Irina Yakubin was recently featured in the Santa Monica Daily Press discussing eye health, community education, and the mission behind OptiHealth Optometry.

Seeing beyond vision care - A Santa Monica optometrist is taking eye health education to the next level.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-optometrist-expands-eye-health-education-through-book-and-nonprofit/

05/07/2026

You optimize your sleep. Your workouts. Your diet.
But if your vision fluctuates, your focus does too.

05/04/2026

Happy May 4th from OptiHealth Optometry

05/04/2026

Check out The Eye Care Guide Now Available in Paperback by Dr Irina Yakubin OD. This easy-to-read book makes learning about the eyes fun and easy.

05/02/2026

Think your eyes are fine?

Many patients with dry eye don’t feel “dry.”
They notice: • fluctuating vision • eye fatigue • watering or irritation
These are often signs of underlying dry eye—especially related to the oil glands in your eyelids.
Take this quick 1-minute check to see if your symptoms may be related.

Most people with dry eye don’t feel “dry.”

Take the 1-minute check: https://www.eyeexamsantamonica.com/dryeyesymptomchecker

05/02/2026

You optimize your sleep. Your workouts. Your diet.
But if your vision fluctuates, your focus does too.

Dry eye evaluation and treatment in Santa Monica focused on identifying underlying causes and managing chronic dry eye symptoms.

04/30/2026

And sometimes, they live on your eyelids; this is called Demodex blepharitis.

It is

1. More common than people think
2. Damaging to your ocular surface
3. Can by completely asymptomatic- you don't even KNOW they're there

Schedule an eye exam and ask your eye doctor to check for Demodex to ensure that your eyelids, and your eyes, are safe

Demodex mites are microscopic arachnids, related to spiders and ticks.

They make their home in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands of human skin, particularly on the face, forehead, nose, and eyelashes.

Nearly every adult carries these mites, where they reside as a normal part of the human skin microbiome.

These tiny creatures feed on the natural sebum oil and dead skin cells produced by the skin, effectively cleaning out our pores, making humans their entire ecosystem and source of survival.

They are mostly active at night, when they emerge from pores to mate and navigate the surface, before returning to lay eggs within the hair follicles.

A notable, and somewhat unsettling, biological aspect is that they do not possess an a**s, leading them to store their f***s internally for their entire roughly two-week lifespan, eventually dying and breaking down within the pore.

We found this out and wanted you all to know it too... 😅

04/30/2026

You optimize your sleep. Your workouts. Your diet.
But if your vision isn’t performing at its best, neither are you.

OptiHealth Optometry is an independent optometry practice in Santa Monica offering comprehensive eye exams, dry eye care, pediatric eye care, and more.

04/30/2026

Dr. Irina Yakubin released "The Eye Care Guide: What Your Optometrist Wants You to Know" to help readers understand their eye health.