Specialty vs. Standard Contact Lenses
Do you want to explore the different contact lenses out there? Is there a better option for your eyes than the regular contacts you are using? If so, you should learn more about specialty contact lenses.
How Often Do I Need to Update My Eyeglass Prescription?
When you first get your eyeglasses, the change in visual quality is one of the most impressive things you will ever experience. This is the same for many people, especially because when you first get your glasses, you have no idea what clear vision looks or feels like. And for many people, renewing their prescription or getting new glasses can feel unnecessary. They can see just fine, right? While you may think that you are seeing just as fine as the first time, chances are that your prescription has changed.
What Conditions Can Ortho-k Correct?
People commonly turn to eyeglasses, contacts, and surgery when correcting refractive errors in their vision. All these work wonderfully and have been working for quite some time—eyeglasses for several hundred years, contacts for about a hundred years, and laser eye surgery for a few decades. However, there is another option - orthokeratology (ortho-k).
What Is Dry Eye, and How Is It Diagnosed?
Dry eye occurs when the eyes fail to make enough tears to remain wet or tears fail to work correctly. It can leave the eyes feeling dry and uncomfortable, sometimes leading to vision problems. If your eyes feel scratchy and dry, you should visit your eye doctor for a test. These are common symptoms of dry eye disease. Testing will help determine if your eyes are making adequate tears. What is dry eye, and how is it diagnosed?
What Causes Color-blindness and is it Treatable?
Many of us are used to seeing the world around us in glorious technicolor. However, for a percentage of people, the things that they see aren’t as bright and beautiful as they are led to believe. In fact, they may be a different color altogether than the one they perceive. This is because they suffer from a condition known as color-blindness.
What Is Vision Therapy and Who Needs It?
Everyone can benefit from healthy eyes and better eyesight, whether through eyewear or not. That said, vision therapy is here to ensure that you can continue excelling in your daily activities without eye issues.
How to Handle Common Eye Emergencies
Accidents and emergencies can happen at any time, and they can affect any part of the body, including our eyes. Knowing what to do in an eye emergency can make a big difference to the outcome of any treatment that you may need. In fact, doing the right thing could be what saves your long-term vision.
Do You Need an Exam for Contact Lenses?
Did you know that about 45 million people in the United States wear contact lenses? The rapidly evolving vision care technology has made this optical device a popular solution for issues related to lens correction. These include blurry vision and refractive errors like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
Are You a Candidate for Ortho K?
Refractive eye problems are some of the most common issues to affect our eyes and vision. They occur when light isn’t refracted properly by the eyes, meaning that the message sent from our eyes to the brain is mixed up, resulting in blurred vision. Most people know refractive eye errors better by names such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
Common Eye Disorders
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one million Americans get eye infections every year. Most people are at risk of eye diseases due to an increasingly older population that suffers one or more eye infections related to age. When caught early, many eye illnesses can be treated or prevented. Here are common eye disorders that a timely eye checkup can check for.
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