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The Vital Link Between Eye Care and Total Body Health
Your eyes tell the story of your life – past, present, and future – like a timeline of your health. Your eyes both reflect your history and also hold important clues about your present and future general health. According to a survey by the American...
Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Comprehensive Eye Exam
Is it time for your annual comprehensive eye exam? Most adults have experienced an annual eye exam, and understand that the exam accomplishes more than just checking for 20/20 vision: Regular eye exams help protect your overall eye health. Whether it’s your or your child’s first exam, knowing what to expect makes the experience easier. Eye exams — which are comfortable and non-invasive — provide your eye doctor with two...
8 Do’s and Don’ts for Cleaning Sunglasses
It’s sunglasses season! In our optometric practice, it’s always sunglasses season. That’s because we recommend everyone wear their sunglasses 365 days a year, rain or shine. Doing so will protect your eyes from the damaging UV rays of the sun that...
4 Reasons You Need Multiple Pairs of Sunglasses
Hooray: It’s sunglasses season! While the educated patients who read this optometric blog know that you should wear your sunglasses 365 days a year, every time you go outside, whether it’s cloudy or sunny (to protect your eyes from the sun’s damaging...
How to Get Kids To Wear Sunglasses
As a parent, you want to do everything in your power to protect your kids and give them the best possible opportunity to thrive and enjoy a healthy, happy life. It’s a tough job—overwhelming at times—but one that provides life’s greatest...
6 Must-Have Qualities For Kids’ Sunglasses
What’s cuter than a toddler in sunglasses? Not much! But does your toddler really need sunglasses? And if so, how can you get him to wear them consistently? Do toddlers need sunglasses? The answer is yes! Your toddler’s developing eyes will benefit from...
25 Eye-mazing Eye Facts
The human eye is a fascinating organ, second in complexity only to your brain. That’s why you can see clearly in both the bright, mid-day sunlight and also when you’re awakened suddenly from a deep sleep late at night. Without thinking about how you do it,...
Eat Your Way To Better Eye Health
As your parents always told you: You are what you eat. Science and research studies continue to confirm the fact that with every single bite or sip you put into your body, you’re either feeding or fighting disease. For example, we know that whole foods, fruits,...