Spring has sprung, and with it comes beautiful, warm, sunny days with spring showers that wash the smog from the air. The scent of freshly blooming blossoms on the air…
You may have seen the words Single PD, Dual PD, binocular PD, or monocular PD on your prescription. Or perhaps you heard your doctor use the words “pupillary distance” and…
Contacts are one of the most versatile medical devices on the market today. Not only can they resolve certain medical diagnoses and treat vision problems, but they can also be…
Our world is becoming more and more technologically based. Many tasks that we used to perform manually, as well as many physical objects, are being replaced with digital counterparts. Therefore,…
What are Cataracts? For people with normal vision, the lens of the eye is clear. For people with cataracts, however, this lens becomes cloudy. Although unnoticeable at first, this cloudiness…
Light sensitivity, sometimes called photophobia, can be frustrating and painful, and can even interfere with your ability to do daily tasks. There are many different causes of light sensitivity so…
With thousands of attractive frames on the market in every imaginable color and shape, it can be a little overwhelming to walk into an optician’s shop and wonder which glasses…
Whether this is your first time getting prescription glasses, or you have worn them all your life, there is a lot to learn about the materials of your lenses, the…
If you have recently been diagnosed with astigmatism, you may be curious about what astigmatism is, what causes it, and how your doctor will treat it. The good news is…
It is not very commonly known that wearing the incorrect prescription can actually damage your eyes over time. Whether the prescription is too weak or too strong, it is important…
FACE A FACE eyeglasses are as far from boring as it is possible to get. With bright and stunning avant-garde colors and patterns and creative new styles and shapes in…
Myopia control is a term that is used in optometry for any treatment that is prescribed by an eye doctor to control or slow down myopia or nearsightedness. Not only…
With the beginning of 2020, many of us are setting new goals and looking ahead to the future. As we enter the “Year of Optometry”, our staff is looking ahead…
What Types of Conditions Does LASIK Surgery Treat? LASIK surgery is generally used to treat three different conditions. These conditions are myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Myopia, often called nearsightedness, is…
The eyes are an extremely sensitive and intricate part of the body. It is no surprise, therefore, that they can also be the source of some strange and mysterious symptoms…
A green field full of yellow, red, and purple wildflowers, a Christmas tree twinkling with multicolored lights, and a bunch of festive balloons at a child’s birthday party: these are…