Exercise Your Eyes

Today’s modern lifestyle places great demands on our eyes. For the majority of us, eyes that are focused on a computer screen, tablet, smart phone or television for long hours have to adapt to different contrasts and levels of brightness. Up to 30,000 times a day! No wonder we sometimes suffer from red, itchy, and […]

What Are Your Eyes Telling You?

Our eyes are more than just windows to the soul, they are windows to our health. High cholesterol is one of the many conditions that an optometrist can detected with an eye health exam. When you have high cholesterol, you may develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Over time, these deposits make it difficult […]

Does Good Vision Equal Good Eye Health?

Does Good Vision Equal Good Eye Health? [divider] Can you see signs clearly and read without glasses? If so, you probably have good vision. But you don’t necessarily have good eye health. For many people, good vision means good eye health, but that may not always be the case. In addition to many sight-robbing diseases, […]

Fact or Fiction: Which Eye Care Statements are True?

How do you know which wives’ tales about vision are fact and which are fiction? Webmd.com came up with a great article outlining myths and facts about sight. Here is a quick synopsis of my favorites. “Sitting Too Close to the TV Will Damage Your Vision” Fiction: This old wives’ tale was a tool to […]

Do Carrots Improve Vision?

We’ve all heard the old wives tale about how carrots are good for your eyes. But is there actually any truth behind that statement? The answer: yes and no. Saying that something is good for your eyes doesn’t necessarily mean it does anything for your vision. Carrots are good for eye health, but they will […]

Optical Lingo Cheat Sheet

What is the deal with this optical lingo and what does it mean? Sometimes it may be difficult to understand  all the jargon used when buying a pair of glasses. What does polarized, anti-reflective or photochromic mean? These are not terms you would use everyday so here is a quick cheat sheet. These terms can […]