Importance of properly fitting progressive lenses If you’ve always been able to see close-up, but have difficulty now, and you’re over the age of 40, there is a good chance that you have developed a condition called presbyopia...
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Eye exam frequency for different ages Doctors of optometry play an essential and ongoing role in ensuring the health of you and your family. We diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and disorders affecting the visual system, the eye, and...
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What is 20/20 vision? If you have an eye exam and are told you have 20/20 vision, does this mean you have perfect eyesight? Is it possible to achieve even better than 20/20 vision? And what is “perfect vision” anyway? If you are...
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Should I buy my glasses from an optometrist? Ecommerce or online shopping has made it easy to purchase virtually anything from the comfort of your home. Of course, eyewear is no exception. It’s not necessarily a secret that many optometrists and...
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Tips for choosing the best optometrist Generally, one would think that with aging, eyesight will begin to deteriorate. But with the advent of smartphones, people are becoming victims of poor vision no matter what their age is. The stress on the...
Read moreDo colour blindness-correcting glasses really work? New glasses are advertising an improvement in colour vision for people with common forms of red-green colour blindness. You may even have seen emotional, viral videos of people trying these...
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How can astigmatism be corrected with glasses? Astigmatism is a minor eye condition that occurs when the curvature of the cornea or the eye’s lens isn’t symmetrical. Wearing glasses for astigmatism is a common way to correct the condition. If you...
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How can an eye exam detect diabetes? Your eyes are expressive. They share emotion, happiness, sorrow, surprise, and they can also share information about your health. For instance, if the whites of the eyes are yellow, liver disease may be the...
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How do optometrists determine prescriptions? The tools used by Optometrists might seem intimidating to a regular person, and for this reason, many avoid or consistently delay their regular checkups with an eye doctor. However, these devices are...
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Why should I buy my contacts from an optometrist? Recently, a trend has begun in the contact lens wearing community to consider buying your contact lenses from online stores rather than the traditional method of ordering through your trusted...
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Some common eye care misconceptions Did your parents make you move away from the television when you were young because they thought sitting too close would hurt your eyes? Did you eat carrots thinking it would improve your eyesight? Have you...
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Benefits of wearing Acuvue® Oasys® contact lenses Acuvue® Oasys® contact lenses are manufactured by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. by way of their Vistakon subsidiary which is specialized in the production of contact lenses. A specialized...
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