Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you not to sit too close to the TV? Nowadays it is commonplace to spend a significant portion of our day with digital screens mere inches from our face. Globally, the average person spends almost 7 hours per day in…
Published: March 18, 2024 Read Post
Contact lenses are a great alternative to traditional prescription framed glasses and, if properly cared for, can provide safe, clear and effective correction for your vision needs. Contact lenses work by adjusting the refractive light that enters the eye while sitting directly on the eye so that objects will appear…
Published: March 4, 2024 Read Post
At CLIENT NAME, patients know that we often stress the significance of comprehensive eye exams. This suggestion is not just to make sure you can see clearly or to update a prescription, early detection and intervention is necessary because unlike other areas of the body, eye diseases can go undetected for…
Published: February 18, 2024 Read Post
The average person spends 40% of their waking hours in front of a digital screen. Current average screen time statistics suggests that means the average American spends nearly 7 hours per day viewing a computer screen or digital device. You probably aren’t surprised then to notice the correlation between hours…
Published: February 4, 2024 Read Post
Bring out your personality while seeing the world around you in clarity and vibrancy. Finding the perfect frames-a guide to choosing eyeglasses-where you can discern the best way to frame your face. While certain styles may be more flattering than others, determining the shape, color and comfort of your prescription…
Published: January 18, 2024 Read Post
Aging changes the components of the eye that can lead to age-related eye diseases. One of the most common eye conditions that causes vision loss is macular degeneration. As the name implies, age-related macular degeneration or AMD is the result of a damaged macula characterized by the progressive and often…
Published: January 4, 2024 Read Post
The busyness of life often keeps us from making appointments for what seems like mundane tasks. We tell ourselves we’ll get around to it and then we realize that weeks or months have gone by. It is especially easy to do if we do not exhibit any signs or symptoms…
Published: December 18, 2023 Read Post
If you suffer from burning, itching, watery eyes you may have dry eye syndrome. Dry eye is common and affects up to 40 million people. Dry eye syndrome is caused by a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye and is more common among…
Published: December 4, 2023 Read Post
Wearing sunglasses year-round is necessary because the sun, specifically the harm caused by ultraviolet rays, is not a seasonal adversary. No matter the time of year, sunlight exposure increases the risk of damage to the eyes including the development of cataracts, eye cancer, pterygium, and macular degeneration. However, not all…
Published: November 18, 2023 Read Post
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults. Around 15 million Americans have the progressive eye disease known as AMD, age-related macular degeneration. Some people can go years without any noticeable changes to vision while others experience rapid vision loss. Total blindness is rare as…
Published: November 4, 2023 Read Post