16 Eye-Healthy Meal and Snack
Meal and Snack Ideas That Promote Good Vision Did you know that March is both Save Your Vision Month and National Nutrition Month? The combination makes it a good time to talk about healthy foods that are not only good for your general health but also good for your...
Digital Eye Strain
Digital Eye Strain: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention In an age of digital overload, you demand a lot from your amazing eyes. Let’s take a good look at how prolonged screen time is affecting your eyes, and how you can protect your vision. You can’t remove yourself from the digital world – it’s a large and pervasive part of daily life. Work, education, and leisure time all involve screen time but you do need to be aware of just how much digital time you log and its implications to your physical and mental health. Screen Time is Steadily Increasing Global daily average...
Eyeglasses vs Contacts
“Eyeglasses? No thanks, I wear contact lenses” Your eyecare professional will guide you through the decision process but the best vision solution for your eyes often includes both eyeglasses plus contact lenses. Choosing to wear eyeglasses or contact...
Medically Necessary vs Elective Contact Lenses
With good communication between us and your vision insurance carriers, we can often get vision plan benefits to apply to medically necessary contact lenses. Elective contact lenses for cosmetic purposes are often covered as well. It all starts will all of us being on...
Top 5 Holiday Eye Safety Tips
1. Sharp-Edged ToysAs gifts are opened Christmas morning, take the time to check for any sharp/pointy edges. Eye injuries often occur on Christmas Day when excited children play with new toys. 2. Mistletoe CollisionsThe mistletoe is meant to be a surprise, but...
Are you considering LASIK?
Are you considering LASIK? Here are a few of the questions to ask during your appointment: Is my prescription within the approved range? LASIK is approved by the FDA to treat certain degrees of nearsightedness, farsightedness and certain types and degrees of...
Do you have Dry Eye Syndrome?
In the U.S. there are between 20-30 million dry eye sufferers. Unfortunately only about 5% of those have been diagnosed with the disease and treated. Millions of people are unaware that there is a solution to their discomfort. Dry Eye Syndrome happens when your eyes...
Keeping Sight of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
As the US population ages, cases of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) are expected to double. Right now more than 2 million people are affected by AMD. Although AMD is the most common cause of eyesight problems in people over 50 years old, it doesn’t affect...