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Why Anti-Fatigue Lenses May Benefit Your Student This Year
As the new school year approaches, it’s time to prepare your student for a productive academic year filled with achievements, learning, success, and fun. Did you know that up to 80% of learning is achieved through your student’s visual system? One of the...
5 Unusual Home Eye Injuries
(And How To Avoid Them) Have you or a loved one ever injured your eye? It can be incredibly painful and very scary when you have an accident that could damage your vision. It’s a good reminder that our sense of vision, which we often take for granted, could be stolen from us in an instant. An estimated 2.4 million eye injuries occur each year in the United States. Whether at home, at work, or while playing sports, the good news is that -- by simply wearing protective safety eyewear -- up to 90% of eye injuries can be prevented. We see a lot of eye injuries in our office. A lot of them happen in our patients’ homes. Here are five of the strangest eye injuries...
Eat Your Way To Better Eye Health
As your parents always told you: You are what you eat. Science and research studies continue to confirm the fact that with every single bite or sip you put into your body, you’re either feeding or fighting disease. For example, we know that whole foods, fruits,...
5 Questions About Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Month, a time to promote awareness of these conditions that impact millions of Americans in their daily lives. You may know someone who has been diagnosed with or is experiencing age-related macular...
5 Reasons To Wear Sunglasses in Winter
It’s February! This most misspelled month is the shortest of the year and the final month of meteorological winter. It’s also Low Vision Awareness Month and National Cancer Prevention Month. Are you aware that protecting your eyes from the sun’s UV...
Say Goodbye to These 6 Poor Eye Health Habits
Are you doing everything within your power to protect your vision and maintain good eye health? Studies show that many Americans aren’t. But it’s not too late to turn things around and adopt good eye health practices that will benefit you now and help you...
6 Tips For Living With Glaucoma
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, a time to draw attention to one of the leading causes of blindness and vision loss in the United States. Glaucoma is known as the “silent thief of sight” because it doesn’t have any noticeable symptoms in its...
Contacts or Glasses: Which is Right For You?
According to the Vision Council, more than 194 million people in the U.S. wear prescription lenses – either contact lenses or eyeglasses. If you’re one of them, and you’re trying to decide which type of corrective lenses are right for you, read on....
5 Questions About Vision Care and Flex Spending Accounts
With just a couple of weeks remaining in 2021, time is running out to spend your designated “Flex” funds from your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) on eligible healthcare costs. If you or your spouse have an FSA account through an employer, now’s the...
15 Facts About Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes is a disease that affects approximately 25 million American adults and children. For anyone diagnosed with diabetes, one very real concern is vision loss from the onset of diabetic retinopathy. What is Diabetic Retinopathy? So what is diabetic retinopathy?...
6 Eye Care Tips for People Living With Diabetes
November is National Diabetes Awareness month. If you or someone you love are living with diabetes, you likely understand the importance of controlling blood sugar levels to stay within the target range your doctor sets. When blood sugar levels are well-controlled, it...