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Why Diabetes Makes Regular Eye Exams More Important Than Ever

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, which includes World Diabetes Day, observed around the globe on November 14. Diabetes is one of the world’s most prevalent and fastest-growing health challenges. An estimated 1 in 9 adults worldwide are living with...

Halloween Eye Safety: Keep Your Kids’ Eyes Safe While They Dress Up

Ah, Halloween: A night when your kids can step into just about any costume they can imagine: A superhero, an ugly-cute Labubu monster, Moana, Shrek, Bluey, or even K-Pop Demon Hunters. Plus, they get all that free candy! What’s not to like? You may not know it,...

Myopia Is More Than Blurry Vision: Why Controlling Its Progression Matters

If you are one of the many parents in our practice who has a child with myopia (nearsightedness), you may think the solution is simple: Make sure your child wears their prescription glasses and come back for an eye exam to update their prescription each year. However,...
First Aid Tips for Eye Injuries

First Aid Tips for Eye Injuries

Even a minor eye injury can cause serious, lifelong eye damage. Bleeding in the eye caused by an eye injury may lead to glaucoma later in life. Eye injuries can cause loss of vision or complete loss of an eye. Eye injuries can happen at any time anywhere. Children in...

Good Vision for School Students

Good Vision for School Students

Good Vision….Important for a Successful School Year for Students Parents everywhere are racing to get the entire back to school checklist completed; school supplies, new clothes, bigger shoes and physical exams at the Pediatrician.  Eye exams need to be...

Protective and Sports Sunwear

Protective and Sports Sunwear

If you play sports, you should keep two things in mind related to your vision: protection and vision performance. Sports lenses protect the wearer’s eyes. Sports such as tennis, baseball, softball and racquetball may have ball speeds of 90 mph or more. In...

Choosing Sunglasses for Children

Choosing Sunglasses for Children

Children usually get more sun exposure than adults because many of their activities are outdoors including recess, sports and playtime. This increased exposure to sunlight also increases children’s exposure to damaging ultraviolet (UV) light – an...

Protect Your Most Cherished Sense

Protect Your Most Cherished Sense

For most of us, the eyes are the most cherished of our senses. Yet we potentially expose them to danger simply by going outside. Over time, the sun’s rays can seriously damage the eyes and surrounding skin, sometimes leading to vision loss and conditions from...

Contact Lenses That Enhance Sports Performance

Contact Lenses That Enhance Sports Performance

Many athletes choose contact lenses because of the competitive advantage they can provide. More than half of American adults have vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism and need corrective lenses.  ...