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We promise -- it’s not a made up thing! Wearing glasses may give you 20/20 vision, but you probably still see small distortions due to the characteristics of your eyes and the limitations of regular lenses. Thanks to advances in lens manufacturing technology, you may be in luck!  High-defi...

You take good care of your body and mind, but don’t forget your eyes!  The older we get the more our doctors tell us to take care of our bodies with a healthy diet and lifestyle. In the much the same way, we must also keep an eye on our eyes.  You may be thinking this message isn’t ...

Some situations demand extra protection for your eyes. That’s where safety glasses come in! When working (or playing) in situations that pose a risk to your eyes, safety glasses are your best bet. Unlike regular glasses, they’re designed to conform to a higher standard of impact resistance. M...

Glamorous, practical, and good for your eye health—sunglasses are the perfect accessory! Humans have been using eyewear to block out the sun for thousands of years. Check out these facts to appreciate how far sunglasses have come:  1. People Have Worn Sun-Blocking Eyewear For About 2,000 Y...

Although wearing protective eyewear is the best way to prevent eye injuries from happening, there are several other ways that you can protect your eyes. Whether you’re at home or work it’s necessary to protect your eyes from injuries. There are several different ways in which you can protect ...

Just like adults, children need to get their eyes checked. Research shows that about 25 percent of preschoolers have vision related problems. The American Optometric Association suggests that infants receive their first eye examination at around six months old. After that, children should receive...

You may have inherited a knack for cooking from your parents, but it’s also possible you inherited certain eye disease risks. Many Eye Conditions Have Genetic Links Does someone in your family—a parent, grandparent, uncle or aunt—have AMD (Age-related macular degeneration)? If so, your risk...

There are lots of perks to getting older... Retirement, travel, stability, grandkids, etc. However, few of us want to look older. One of the first places we show our age is in the skin around our eyes. Good habits can keep us looking younger longer! 1. Get Your Beauty Sleep While we sleep our bod...

The gift of sight allows us to enjoy nature’s beauty – from the majesty of snow-covered mountains to the color of a flower in bloom. We provide vision care so that people can continue to have these life-enriching experiences. That’s why this April 22nd, Earth Day, we invite you to join us i...

Tears may be triggered by an exhausting day, a joke, a sweet emotion, or as a means for protecting and cleaning our eyes. Photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher examined the micro-makeup of human tears in her project The Typography of Tears. The photographs below show in microscopic detail the d...