How Does Animal Eyesight Work?
We wouldn’t have gone into the optometry field if we weren’t fascinated by eyes, and there are some incredible ones in nature.
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5 Practical Tips to Ensure Your Child’s Eye Health and Safety
August is child eye care and safety month. Now that you know how to prepare your child for their eye exam and new eyewear, here are some practical ways to protect their future vision! 1. Guard against UV damage with sunglasses Sunglasses are essential for the long-term health of the human eye. Yet children often […]
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Eye Exams: Vital to Your Child’s Education
A staple of every school nurse’s office is the big E eye chart.
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5 Tips to Help Your Child Adjust to Eye Exams and Glasses
Getting glasses for the first time is a big task for anyone. Getting eyeglasses as a child can feel monumental. How do you keep your child from feeling overwhelmed when they find out they need vision correction? We’ve come up with 5 ways you can help your child ease into wearing their new eyeglasses. […]
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Eyesight Is More Than 20/20 Vision
We tend to think of 20/20 vision being a synonym for perfect eyesight, but that isn’t quite true.
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Seeing True Color for the First Time with EnChroma® Eyeglasses
If you were to close your eyes and picture a sunset, rainbow, or the changing leaves of fall, what would you see? Can you picture the vibrant shades of red? Stunning pinks? The excitement of yellow and orange? What about the mysterious depth of purple? Or the light but warm, comfort of blue? All these […]
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Welcome to the Glasses Club!
Wearing glasses can be a big adjustment for kids when they’re just starting out.
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Eye Floaters and Pineapple: a Curious Connection
Have you ever noticed tiny spots in your vision? They might look something like bugs fluttering by when you look around or like strings floating around in your eyes. These spots are called “floaters” and can be a common experience for many. While often benign, eye floaters can indicate serious issues which should always […]
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Misight® Lenses: Myopia Management for Kids
Wearing contact lenses involves careful consideration, especially when it comes to children. Parents are often unsure of whether or not their children are ready for contacts and can be nervous about the risk of infection that comes with contact lenses. However, clinical studies have found that with proper care, children have the same risk […]
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The History of Cataract Treatment
Cataracts are the world’s leading cause of blindness, and the history of treating them is long and fascinating.