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February is AMD Awareness Month. This is My Jam.
AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) is the leading cause of vision loss in people over 50. As a fellowship-trained retinal specialist,...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Feb 18, 20191 min read


Happy Lunar New Year!
Growing up in suburban New Jersey among only a few Asian families, I didn’t know much about Lunar (Chinese) New Year. I didn’t speak...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Feb 5, 20192 min read


Ever take on a bold new challenge with no clue of what you’re doing?
That’s exactly what I did when deciding to gut renovate a Brooklyn brownstone. A gut renovation is when you strip down the walls and...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Jan 13, 20192 min read


What are Your New Year's Resolutions?
As 2019 approaches, it’s time to make our New Year’s resolutions. Rather than setting overly-ambitious short-term goals (daily workouts?...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Dec 31, 20182 min read


Merry Christmas! Don’t You Love that Holiday Music?
By today, pretty much everybody is sick and tired of Christmas music. But I have a secret - I love it! It’s my guilty pleasure. I’ve been...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Dec 25, 20181 min read


You are Perfectly Imperfect - and So Am I!
Instagram and social media has a strange way of making you feel insecure about yourself. Instagram has no shortage of people who are...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Dec 11, 20182 min read


Want to "Shadow" Me for a Day?
In medical training, students or trainees often "shadow" a senior doctor to learn from them. Shadowing simply means following a doctor...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Dec 8, 20182 min read


#ThisIsMyLane - What Physicians Think About Gun Violence
#ThisIsMyLane I am an American who is concerned about school shootings and gun violence. I am a physician. On 10/30/18, the American...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Nov 15, 20181 min read


Over 2 Billion People Can't See Because of This Easily Curable Problem
People who live in Greenwich and Stamford, CT, where my office is located, are, for the most part, quite fortunate. Most can afford...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Oct 1, 20183 min read


5 Essential Things You Need to Know about Blue Light
A common question I get from my patients is “should I be worried about blue light?” In recent years, with more adults and children...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Jul 27, 20183 min read


Google your medical conditions? What your doctor really thinks about you...
Are you one of those people who always googles their health problems and tries to diagnose yourself? Ever wonder what your doctor really...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Jul 6, 20183 min read


Everything You Need to Know about Flashes and Floaters
What are Floaters? Floaters are the visual sensation of seeing “cobwebs” of “debris” in one’s vision. People sometimes initially believe...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Jul 2, 20184 min read


Welcome to My Blog
As a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained retinal specialist, I created this blog to help people filter through all the...
Jerry Tsong, MD
Jun 30, 20181 min read
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