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27 Telltale Signs Your Child Has a Functional Vision Problem
It’s been a back-to-school season like no other! And whether your student is learning in a classroom or you’re overseeing their virtual learning program from home, vision is critical to how kids learn in a multitude of ways. The first way vision is...
5 Visual Skills Your Child Needs This School Year
While this back-to-school season is unlike every other back-to-school season we’ve ever experienced, one thing that remains the same: It’s important that your student is seeing their best so they can take advantage of every learning opportunity presented to them. Whether it’s in-person learning in a classroom or a virtual learning scenario, your child’s visual system is responsible for about 80% of what they learn. Making sure they’re seeing their best has never been more important. We often think of good vision as having 20/20 eyesight. That number—20/20—is a measure of a person’s visual acuity. It is important for seeing well both up-close...
Attitude of Gratitude Can Help You Through The COVID-19
How Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude Can Help You Through The COVID-19 Crisis We’re all in this together. There’s a global pandemic in our midst. Businesses are closed, sporting events have been canceled,...
7 Ways to Save Your Vision
It’s Save Your Vision Month, which the American Optometric Association (AOA) decrees as the perfect time to bring awareness to the importance of good vision, healthy eyes and steps you can take to achieve both. Did you know that more than 40 million Americans...
How The Eye’s Different Parts Power Your Vision
March is Save Your Vision Month, as designated by the American Optometric Association (AOA). This month is an ideal time to increase awareness of the importance of scheduling a comprehensive annual eye examination with your optometrist. Optometrists diagnose eye...
The Curious Case of an Eye Cancer Cluster
In our most recent post, we explored the rare diagnosis of eye cancer—specifically ocular melanoma, which occurs in about 5 people out of a million. That’s around 2,000-2,500 cases diagnosed per year in the US. Risk Cancers for Eye Cancer Eye cancer is...
Exploring the Facts Around Eye Cancer
The good news about eye cancer is that it is not a common cancer: Only 5 in every 1 million adults will develop it in their lifetime. However, though uncommon, it’s in our patients’ best interest to understand the basic facts around the disease. Types of...
What is 20/20 vision?
It sounds so futuristic; it’s a new decade and a year we’ve been eagerly anticipating here in your optometrist’s office. Why? Because we want to help all of our patients to enjoy 20/20 vision both in the year 2020 and for many years into the future....
9 Eye-Healthy Ways to Use Your Flex Spending Account Balance
There’s only a couple of weeks left in 2019, which means you only have a handful of days remaining to spend your Flex Spending Account (FSA) funds before they’re forfeited back to your employer. That’s right: It’s a “Use it or Lose...
How a Flex Spending Account Saves Your Tax Dollars
It’s December already, and we’re counting down the final days of 2019 before we get to the year 2020—and you know that’s going to be a favorite year for all of us in optometry, right? After all, 20/20 vision is the measurement of ideal visual...
What is Diabetic Eye Disease?
Diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease that can cause extreme changes to your eye health, and is a leading cause of blindness for those under the age of 74. Because the condition causes changes in the blood vessels that feed the eyes, it can cause eye problems...