Protecting Your Eyesight Over The Years
As we get older, our bodies don’t function as well as they used to, and that includes our eyes. However, there’s a lot we can do to keep our eyes healthy, which is why we’d like to take a look at a few of the most common age-related vision and eye problems and what can […]
Protecting Your Eyes From Snow Blindness
Have your eyes ever felt gritty and watery after an outdoor adventure? Maybe you felt a burning sensation and suffered temporary vision loss? If this sounds familiar to you, you may have been exposed to high levels of UV rays from light reflections while boating, hiking at high elevation, or participating in snow sports like […]
Protecting Your Eyes From Germs
Rubbing your eyes can feel like a harmless response to fatigue, irritation, or discomfort. Unfortunately, this common habit could be putting your eye health at risk. While it may offer temporary relief, the act of rubbing can actually worsen the situation by transferring harmful bacteria and other particles from your hands to one of the […]
Protecting Your Eye Health While You Work
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, and we want to make sure our patients have all the information they need to protect their eyes at work! The type of job you have will determine what kinds of risks your eyes may be in for injury or health issues, so we’re going to break them up […]
Protect Your Sight As You Age
We all get older and so do our eyes, but there’s still a lot we can do to keep our eyes healthy as we age. Today, we’d like to go over a few of the most common age-related eye problems and offer tips on keeping your eyes healthy and strong. Be Aware Of Common Eye […]
Protect Your Eyes With Winter Eye Gear
Just because winter days are shorter, that doesn’t mean we can slack on eye protection! The sun’s UV rays can be just as harmful on a snowy slope as they are on a sunny beach — sometimes even more so. Despite being bundled up in layers of winter gear, our eyes remain particularly vulnerable to […]
Protect your eyes when enjoying fireworks
Remember to keep your eyes safe this Fourth of July. Did you know that over 10,000 people are treated in the emergency room each year due to fireworks? Did you know that over 20% of these injuries are eye-related? How do eye injuries happen with fireworks? The bulk of fireworks injuries actually occur to innocent […]
Progressive Lenses Versus Bifocals
Nearly everyone over the age of 65 will experience a reduced elasticity of the lenses of their eyes — a condition called presbyopia. Those of us lucky enough to have perfect vision until that age will only require reading glasses to help with up-close vision. However, for the 42 percent of Americans who are nearsighted […]
Preventing Sports Eye Injuries
Most eye injuries are entirely preventable. This includes those sustained during athletic activities. While eye protection is commonly associated with professions like welding, construction, or laboratory work, it’s equally crucial for athletes. In the United States alone, proper eye protection could prevent approximately 27,000 of the 30,000 eye injuries reported annually in sports — that’s […]
Preventing Fireworks Eye Injuries
There’s something about a fireworks display that brings out feelings of childlike wonder in all of us. The last thing we want is for that enjoyment to be marred by eye injuries, but unfortunately, this happens far too often. Handle All Explosives With Care Fireworks might just seem like harmless lights and sounds to anyone […]