As we wave goodbye to 2023, let’s leap into 2024 with positive vibrations for a healthy year ahead. The New Year is a time to start fresh and renew our commitment to health, happiness, and success. It’s important to include eye health and safety in these resolutions. Listed below are a few ways to prioritize your eye health for 2024. [...]
We are fast approaching the most prominent holiday season to celebrate, spend time with family, and spend most of our time in the kitchen preparing our favorite holiday dishes. As we prepare our delicious meals, we want to remind you to practice kitchen eye safety to protect you and your loved ones from preventable eye injuries. Don't Slip! Keep Floors [...]
An ocular migraine is a rare condition characterized by temporary vision loss or even temporary blindness in one eye. Ocular migraines are caused by reduced blood flow or spasms of blood vessels in the retina or behind the eye. In an ocular migraine, vision in the affected eye generally returns to normal within an hour. Symptoms Shimmering or flashing lights, [...]
Did you know that there are 37.3 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), diagnosed with diabetes, and about 1 in 5 people with diabetes don't know they have it? Being diagnosed with diabetes could have a connection to your eye health. If the blood sugar is high and uncontrolled, this threat could result in the diagnosis [...]
We are on the cusp of Spring, and the change in season promises fairer weather and new beginnings. Unfortunately, Spring’s new growth can also create seasonal allergies that leave you with congestion, headaches, and itchy, swollen eyes. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, eye allergies also called allergic conjunctivitis, are pretty standard. They occur when the eyes react to [...]
Prevent Blindness has declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month, and we want to share tips that can protect your eyes for those working in the office and those who work outside the office. We are raising awareness about digital eye strain and providing tips on decreasing the effects of increased screen time. Symptoms of digital eye strain include [...]
What is a Cataract? A cataract is a dense, cloudy area that forms in the eye's lens. A cataract begins when proteins in the eye form clumps that prevent the lens from sending clear images to the retina. The retina converts the light that comes through the lens into signals. It sends the signals to the optic nerve, which carries [...]
As a strong leader in the eye health industry and the originator of soft contacts lenses, Bausch & Lomb has held their own! Starting in November of 2016, Bausch & Lomb introduced their exclusive ONE by ONE Recycling Program. Since then, they have recycled nearly 27 million used contact lenses, blister packs, and top foils. The recycling program owes [...]
Since the worldwide pandemic, eyewear technology has evolved to help consumers during this unknowing time. People are going the extra mile to stay safe and healthy, including protecting your eyes. Because of this, the United States has created their first-ever anti-reflective coatings that include anti-bacterial technology. The coatings are only available through private practice doctors in the VSP network, but [...]
Happy National Different Colored Eye Day! This day was founded by Joan Quinn of B Able, Inc. This day recognizes those who have two different colored eyes. Those select few who have two different colored eyes have a condition called heterochromia. There are three different types of heterochromia: complete, partial, and central. Complete heterochromia is when one iris is a [...]
