WHY CHILDREN’S EYE EXAMS ARE IMPORTANT

It’s important not to delay eye exams for young infants and children because some early eye problems can affect vision for life. Finding a problem early can keep a minor issue from becoming something major (and harder to treat). Eye exams help uncover vision problems, detect eye diseases early and [...]

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Conjunctivitis

WHAT IS CONJUNCTIVITIS?

Conjunctivitis, commonly known as “pink eye,” is an infection or swelling in your conjunctiva, which is a thin, transparent membrane that lies over the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the white part of your eye. When you have pink eye, blood vessels in your conjunctiva becomes inflamed.  The [...]

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POLARIZED LENSES

WHAT ARE POLARISED LENSES? Light can reflect off a number of different flat surfaces, including water, snow, cars, and roads. When light is reflected it travels in a horizontal focus, making it difficult for us to see. The unique filter in polarised lenses blocks out the intense glare that follows [...]

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GETTING THE RIGHT FRAME FOR YOUR SHAPE OF FACE.

Choosing the right frame enhances your facial features. Here is the scoop on eyeglass frame trends for each face. Choosing new eyeglass frames is like selecting a new face. As such, you’ll want to consider factors like your face shape, skin tone, lifestyle and personality to ensure your new glasses [...]

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DO DIGITAL DEVICES AFFECT MY EYES?

Digital eye strain or Computer Vision Syndrome is a group of eye and vision problems, that results from our use of digital devices, over an extended period of time. The visual problems can include eye strain headache, eye itching, tearing, dry eye syndrome, red eye etc. Your eyes may feel [...]

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DO I NEED SAFETY EYEWEAR AT WORK?

Eye injuries in the workplace are very common, workers sustain job-related eye injuries that require medical treatment each day. However, safety experts and eye doctors believe the right eye protection could have lessened the severity or even prevented 90% of these eye injuries. Eye protection is very essential and important [...]

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WHAT IS CATARACT

Cataract is a dense, cloudy area that forms in the lens of the eye. A cataract begins when proteins in the eye form clumps that prevent the lens from sending clear images to the retina. HOW A CATARACT FORMS A cataract is a cloudy lens. The lens is positioned behind [...]

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