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9 Fun Eye Facts in Observance of World Sight Day

9 Fun Eye Facts in Observance of World Sight Day

October 10 marks World Sight Day, a global event dedicated to raising awareness about eye health, preventing blindness, the various diseases that affect our vision, and the effects those conditions can have on everyday life. The global observance day was launched by...

9 Critical Visual Skills for Student Athlete Success

9 Critical Visual Skills for Student Athlete Success

9 Critical Visual Skills Student Athletes Need to Perform Their Best It’s that time of year again! Back-to-school means back-to sports—and competition is ramping up for exciting seasons of football, soccer, baseball, basketball, golf, and tennis, plus any number of other individual and team sports that require talent AND good vision! Most sports are fast-moving, and the pace of action requires multiple demands on the eyes. Each of the visual skills listed below play an essential role in enabling your student athlete to enjoy and perform their chosen sport to the very best of their ability. 9 Visual Skills Needed in Sports Wide field of vision: The area of space an athlete sees...

5 Questions About Dry Eye Symptoms and Care

5 Questions About Dry Eye Symptoms and Care

July is National Dry Eye Awareness Month. It is estimated that at least 17 million and up to 50 million Americans suffer moderate to severe symptoms from Dry Eye. Twice as many women as men experience the pain and discomfort of Dry Eye. A significant percentage of...

8 Tips To Protect Eye Health All Summer

8 Tips To Protect Eye Health All Summer

Summer fun and summer chores are in full swing – school is out, vacations are planned, weekend events are on your calendar, and yard work is a weekly activity! Summer poses a number of threats to eye health and vision. You may have noticed itchy, red, or...

5 Questions About Cataracts

5 Questions About Cataracts

June is Cataract Awareness Month, a great opportunity to educate yourself on this eye condition that so many of us will experience in our lifetimes. By age 65, as many as 90% of people have at least one cataract forming. We’ve all heard the term cataract, but...

5 Proven Ways To Get Kids To Wear Sunglasses

5 Proven Ways To Get Kids To Wear Sunglasses

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you may already know that by the time your son or daughter reaches age 18, they’ve already received up to 80% of their entire lifetime’s worth of exposure to the sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays!...

Why Children Need High-Quality Sunglasses

Why Children Need High-Quality Sunglasses

May is Healthy Vision Month. A lifetime of healthy vision starts in childhood, by protecting your eyes from injury and damage and developing good eye health habits. Did you know that by the time your child turns 18, they have received 80% of their lifetime exposure to...