The Internet has made it easier to perform a range of health-related tasks, including ordering a prescription refill. You can even have your eyes examined online and order prescription glasses. However, there are some concerns about doing so. If you are thinking of having an online eye exam or ordering glasses from a website, here is what you need to know. Should You Have an Online Eye Exam? Online eye exams are touted as a way to have your vision checked without the need to go to an eye doctor's office.
4 October 2017
Contact lenses are a great way of being able to clearly see the world around you without having to put up with glasses. However, under rare circumstances, problems can happen with contact lenses. One of these problems is the potential for a contact lens to curl up and end up under your eyelid. If this has happened to you, read on to learn what you should do in this situation.
9 June 2017
Everyone wants to enjoy good eye health for their entire lives, but many people do not know everything they can do to protect their eyes from free radicals and the effects of aging. One important way to protect the health of your eyes from the outside is wearing sunglasses whenever possible, as you may know, but you may not realize that you can do even more to protect your eye health.
11 May 2017
Eyelashes help to protect your eye from getting damaged from dust and debris, but sometimes eyelashes themselves can cause problems. Having your eyelash fall into your eye is an irritating and upsetting experience, and removing it can be dangerous to your vision if done incorrectly. If you have an eyelash stuck in your eye or just want to know what to do the next time it happens, keep reading. Don't Rub, Don't Touch
24 April 2017
Do you notice that once the day starts to wind down and the sun sets, your vision becomes less clear? You may wonder if this change in vision is all in your head or if there's something seriously wrong with you. Chances are, neither of these worries are true. Blurry vision at night is quite common, and luckily, it is almost always caused by rather minor issues. Read on to discover the most common causes of blurry night vision and what you can do about them.
7 October 2015
If you are a baby boomers inching your way through middle age you may be surprised to discover that your eyes don't' give a hoot if 60 is the new 40. Your eyes, it seems, will continue to age despite your efforts to remain young and energetic. By their early to mid-40s, nearly everyone develops some presbyopia and by age 50 can no longer read fine print at arm's length, says Doctors of Optometry Canada.
8 July 2015