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16 Eye-Healthy Meal and Snack

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

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...

Protecting Your Eyes at Play

Protecting Your Eyes at Play

In sports, we take precautions to protect ourselves from broken bones, bruises, concussions, and other injuries, but how do we protect our eyes? An unprotected eye can be injured in numerous ways and nearly all sports pose some type of risk: Baseball – Risks...

Safe at Home

Safe at Home

Nearly Half of all Eye Injuries in this Country Happen at Home Home is where we feel safe, comfortable, and at ease but is also the setting for nearly half of all eye injuries. From flying wood chips to weed whacker debris to even an errant champagne cork, our eye...

Getting High Performance from your Eyewear

Getting High Performance from your Eyewear

Interest in high performance sunglasses has been booming in recent years.  There is a growing selection of products available to address vision challenges unique to sports such as mountain biking, skiing, golfing and many other outdoor activities.  Providing...

Colored Contact Lenses

Colored Contact Lenses

All contact lenses, whether they correct vision or not, require a prescription and proper fitting from an eye doctor If you have ever wished that your eyes were a different color or that you could give them a different “look,” you might understand why...

Learn to Love Your Glasses

Learn to Love Your Glasses

There may have been a time when glasses were considered “nerdy” or “geeky” but today “geek is chic” and bold eyewear that make a statement are in style. Best of all, glasses can enhance your appearance as well as your sight. If you...

Eyeglasses vs Contacts

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 lenses for vision...