Sunglasses can make us look awkward or chic, but their real value lies in their ability to protect our eyes. Since damaged eyesight is difficult to correct, choosing the right sunglasses is key to maintaining good vision and eye health. Most optometry clinics have specially trained staff who can help
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Sunglasses: More than Just Fashion
Category: Newsletters, Glasses & Frames
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Swimming Pool Eye Safety
Category: Newsletters
Do you know how to avoid common eye issues that can occur after swimming in a pool?
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Swollen Eyelids
Category: Eye Symptoms
Swollen eyelids are a fairly common eye condition caused by inflammation or excess fluid in the connective tissues surrounding the eye. Depending on the cause, swollen eyelids can be painful or not painful and affect the upper eyelid, the lower eyelid, or both. Swollen eyes can be caused by many different
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Symptoms of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Category: Newsletters
Do you know how age-related macular degeneration can affect your vision?
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Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of an Eye Cold
Category: Newsletters
Do you have red, itchy, watery eyes? You may have an eye cold.
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Syntonics
Category: Vision Therapy Programs
Known also as optometric phototherapy, syntonics deal with the application of selected visible-light frequencies and are used to treat lazy eye and problems with peripheral vision and depth perception. By applying particular visible-light frequencies through the eyes, syntonics can improve vision. This
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Teaching Kids About Pink Eye
Category: Newsletters, Kid's Vision
Conjunctivitis is by no means limited only to children. An infection or inflammation of the conjunctiva -- the membrane within the eyelid and protecting the white aspect of our eyes -- can occur in individuals of any age secondary to an infection, an allergic reaction or chemical irritation. Infectious
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Tear Duct Obstruction
Category: Newsletters
Do you have watery eyes? A problem with your tear duct could be the reason.
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Tearing
Category: Eye Symptoms
Suffering from watery eyes, also known as tearing, or epiphora, is a condition that happens when the eyes make too many tears or produce them constantly. There are many causes of excessive tearing, but only a few are signs of more serious conditions. Causes of Excessive Tearing One of two things often
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Technology and Vision
Category: How the Eyes Work
The primary sufferers of technology-related eyestrain used to be adults whose work involved computers. Now, however, people of all ages use computers, smartphones, tablets and gaming devices, which can take their toll on the eyes. As people’s reliance on technology grows, so does the incidence of eyestrain.
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The Causes and Treatments for Astigmatism
Category: Newsletters
Could you be one of the 33 percent of Americans who have astigmatism?
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The Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments of Periorbital Cellulitis
Category: Newsletters
Pain and swelling around your eye can be symptoms of periorbital cellulitis, an infection that warrants a visit to the eye doctor.
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The Challenges of Night Driving and Your Vision
Category: Newsletters
Do you dread driving at night? Trying a few of these tips may make night driving less stressful.
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The Development of Your Child’s Eyes (Each stage outlined from infancy to adulthood)
Category: Newsletters
How does your child's eyesight change during the first year and beyond?
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The Effects of Smoking on Your Eye Health
Category: Newsletters
Do you know how smoking can harm your eyes?
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The Science Behind Perfect Eyesight
Category: Newsletters, Medical Perspectives
It's easy to take vision for granted when the eyes perform flawlessly. However, when eye problems crop up, it's hard not to wonder how the eyes work. In a properly functioning eye, a number of elements must cooperate perfectly to create good vision; just one malfunctioning factor in this instantaneous
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