Geek Chic Part 1: History of Nerd Glasses

Bell bottoms, leg warmers, wide leg pants, high waist pants, big hair, and geek glasses: all trends that have come full circle in the past few decades.  These trends were all incredibly popular when my parents were growing up and now they have returned to popular culture. Geek Eyewear witnessed a popularity surge after NBA […]

Cross Your T’s, Not Your Eyes!

Growing up, I don’t know how many times my mother told me not to cross my eyes. “They’ll stick that way!” Was she right or was she just trying to avoid the unpleasant sight of looking at me with crossed eyes? I did some research to try and find out what happens. Here is what […]

Digital Day Discomforts

Like a lot of people, I spend the majority of my day staring at a computer monitor. For meetings, I take my iPad for notes. Occasionally, I’ll look down at my iPhone… see the trend? Digital devices are taking over! We depend on them to stay connected in our personal and professional lives. I notice […]

The Golden Rule for Back-to-School

With schools moving at faster paces, kids don’t have any time to waste picking up new material in the classroom.  When students struggle with their vision, they will stumble over words, lose their place, and get letters confused.  After so much, they will get frustrated and quit. When 80% of what children learn is processed […]

Eye Health for Pools, Schools, and Looking Cool!

To me, being able to swim and go to the lake is one of the best parts of the summer! But, how much does the chlorine really affect your body? Well, chlorine is great to kill unhealthy bacteria, but it can create chemical compounds that will irritate your eyes. Your eyes will turn red when […]

Look at Those Eyes, Baby!

We had an exciting event in my family last week, my nephew turned one! At his birthday party, he was looking at all of the balloons and it got me thinking: what can he actually see? So, I did some research about the development of his eyes. I found that in the first month of […]