A Brief History Of Contact Lenses With all the crazy technology we see today, you probably haven’t thought much about the small wonder that helps you see all that cool tech: your contact lenses! The concept of the contact lens was conceived over 500 years ago! But it didn’t really become what it is today until […]
Are You Blinking Enough? We don’t often pay attention to our blinking habits throughout the day. But whether we realize it or not, blinking is vitally important to our eye health. The average adult blinks between 10 and 20 times per minute. Even though a blink only takes one tenth of a second, all those […]
Lighting Tips For Less Eye Strain And Better Visibility Light… it’s the most essential element of vision. We are surrounded by it all day, whether it be natural or artificial. So it’s no surprise that we frequently get asked if certain types of light can negatively affect our eyes. Here we’ve compiled some tips […]
Treat Your Eyes Right, Ladies Women are at greater risk of serious eye disease, but there are steps you can take to protect your eyes. Numbers don’t lie, but they sure can make us think. You may have heard the news that the vast majority of visually impaired people—two out of three—are women. Part of […]
You know it’s been a long day when your eye starts twitching. These annoying little tics are often signs from our body telling us to have healthier habits! Eye twitching happens when the tiny muscles and nerves around the eye are stimulated. In most cases, minor twitching is painless and will go away on its […]
Did you know there are roughly 40,000 sports-related eye injuries every year in the U.S. alone? Eye protection is important for everyone with an active lifestyle, but especially for young people who play a school sport. In fact, most victims of sports-related eye injuries are children. Sports-related Eye Injuries Are Preventable A staggering 90 percent of […]
With about 2,000 workplace eye injuries occurring each day, eye safety at work is a serious concern, one with long-term consequences. Approximately 10-20% of on the job injuries lead to temporary or even permanent blindness. You wouldn’t knowingly work in poor air quality or skip the helmet in a construction zone, but are you taking […]
The eye is an extremely amazing and unique organ. In fact, it is the only place in the body where a doctor can see part of the central nervous system—the optic nerve! What Is A Dilated Eye Exam? The pupil is the opening in the center of the eye. When your pupil is not dilated, […]
Are you suffering from headaches? You may want to ask yourself when your last eye exam was! If you have undetected or uncorrected vision problems, you may be suffering from headaches needlessly. Headaches Can Be Caused By Eyestrain A routine eye exam can uncover a variety of issues that may be causing headaches. While most […]
It is with a very heavy heart that we share with you that Bernadette–our lifelong friend and team member–passed into God’s arms yesterday morning (Saturday Feb. 20) after a years-long battle with cancer. Her indomitable spirit and courage will continue to inspire us throughout our life times. Please keep her and her family in your […]
