Swimming Pool Eye Safety Tips
School’s out and it’s time for summer! For many of us, summer time means a lot of trips to the pool, but before we dive in, we should take a look at what we should be doing to protect our [...]
Custom Contact Lenses
Many people stop using contact lenses because of: poor unstable vision, fluctuating vision, dry eyes, red eyes, allergies, and or uncomfortable contact lenses. Custom made Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Scleral contact lenses work for many patients! ASTIGMATISM & POOR UNSTABLE, [...]
Enjoy The Fireworks (But Protect Your Eyes)
The Fourth of July is a wonderful day to enjoy good food, good company, and, of course, an awe-inspiring fireworks display. If we want to be able to keep enjoying the sight of the rockets’ red glare in future years, [...]
The Mechanics Of Eyesight
Our eyes are amazing, complicated organs. Many different parts have to work together to convert the light bouncing off everything around us into a continuous stream of images that we can understand. What are these different parts and how do [...]
UV Rays And Our Vision
With summer just around the corner, a lot of us are probably looking forward to getting a lot of sun. However, it’s important to be careful not to expose our eyes (or our skin) to too much ultraviolet radiation, as [...]
Your Optometrist Versus Online Eye Exams
The internet has changed a lot about how we do things, but not all of those changes are improvements. Having access to all kinds of information within seconds, shopping from home, and easily staying in touch with old friends are [...]
Computer Glasses For Digital Eye Strain
You’ve heard of reading glasses. You’ve heard of sunglasses. But what are computer glasses? Have your eyes ever felt tired and itchy after a long day of working in front of a computer screen? Or maybe you’ve been having more [...]
3D Movies and Our Eyes
Have you ever wondered how 3D movies work? Well the answer is different depending on what era of film you’re looking at, but the basic idea is to attempt to trick the eyes into thinking they’re not actually looking at [...]
Vision And Night Driving
Nights are long in the winter, and that means fewer hours of daylight for our morning and evening commutes. Many of us feel safer driving during the day, particularly if our eyesight isn’t perfect. The dangers of night driving are [...]
Dry Eye: Causes And Treatment
Tears play a vital role in the health and function of our eyes. That’s what makes dry eye such a serious problem. Tears serve as our eyes’ first line of defense against irritants like dust and germs, washing them away [...]