It’s Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month! Kids are headed back to school this week and it’s important to know the warning signs if your child is experiencing a vision problem. This includes: frequently rubbing eyes, squinting, wandering eyes, disinterest in reading, tilting and turning head to look at objects. Some common conditions that can affect a child’s vision are [...]
It is officially summertime and the hot weather is here to stay…for now. One of the best accessories to have on hand this summer is sunglasses. Whether they are used for driving, vacation or outdoor activities, your eyes will thank you for helping to protect them from harmful UV rays later…But what happens when sunglasses are left in the [...]
Last year, Coach shocked the fashion world with the purchase of the designer handbag company Kate Spade. This year Coach is shocking us again. Not with a business acquisition however, but with a name change. That’s right, the infamous purse company has decided to take their brand name in a new direction and be renamed themselves Tapestry. Some people may [...]
Wash Your HandsThis may sound like common sense, but this is a key element in ensuring the cleanliness of your lenses. Your hands come in contact with a lot of different substances. These substances can be transferred to the contact lenses and potentially cause harm to your eyes. It is very important to wash your hands before you begin handling [...]
7 BAD HABITS THAT ARE AGING YOUR EYES Rubbing Your Eyes The skin around your eyes is one of the first areas on your face to show signs of aging. Rubbing your eyes can break tiny blood vessels under the skin's surface and cause dark circles and puffy eyes, as well as premature crow's feet and drooping eyelids. Botox injections [...]
What Is Ocular Health? Ocular health is, simply, the health of our eyes. Our eyes capture light and then work with our brains to help us see. Good ocular health is defined as having vision that is 20/20 or better with or without correction, and disease free eyes. What Threatens Ocular Health? Unfortunately, our eyes are constantly being exposed to things that [...]
Most of us have heard about how UV, which stands for ultraviolet radiation, is dangerous. It is invisible light, and only some of it is blocked by the ozone layer. It can cause sunburn and skin cancer. But UV isn’t just bad for your skin. It’s also harmful to your eyes. UV can be linked to plenty of eye problems, [...]
What Is Blue Light? Sunlight, or “white light” has a wide color spectrum. This visible light is made up of red, orange, yellow, green, and blue light. These types of light range in wavelength and energy. Blue light has the most energy of the visible lights, due to its shorter wavelengths. Blue light is very prevalent and makes up one third [...]
Currently, more than 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma, approximately 120,000 are blind from glaucoma, accounting for 9% to 12% of all cases of blindness. Glaucoma is called “the sneak thief of sight” since there are no symptoms and once vision is lost, it’s permanent. As much as 40% of vision can be lost without a person [...]
