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When shopping for glasses, it is easy to focus on the frames, but the lenses are where your vision truly lives. Many patients ask why some lenses cost more than others and whether inexpensive lenses work just as well.
Vacation mode: on. Sunglasses ready. Swimsuit packed. Flights booked. If you wear glasses or contact lenses, beach travel requires a little extra planning to keep your eyes comfortable, healthy and protected.
Macular degeneration is a common eye condition and one of the leading causes of vision loss in adults over 50. Understanding it and catching it early can make a big difference in protecting your eyesight.
Do your glasses feel like they are not helping as much as they used to? Maybe your eyes are tired, watery, or blurry, especially after long days on screens. The problem might not be your glasses at all.
Genetics play an important role in the way our eyes develop and function. Just as you may inherit your hair colour or height from your parents, you can also inherit traits that influence your eye health.
Contact lenses can allow you to go glasses-free for sports, fashion, or simply because you want to. If you have ever wondered what a contact lens fitting is like, let us dive in.
Before scheduling an eye exam, you may be curious about how long the process takes. After all, you have a busy life and want to make sure that you can fit a comprehensive eye exam into your schedule.
Ortho-k lenses are a type of specialty contact lens available from your eye doctor. Dry eyes due to contact lens wear or myopia in children are situations where ortho-k lenses may be a great treatment option.
If your eyes hurt after a long day on the computer, you may wonder how long this irritation lasts. Is the rest of your day ruined, or can you relieve this discomfort?
Proper vision is essential. Squinting and difficulty seeing make everyday tasks more challenging. These symptoms may indicate common refractive errors. So how do you tell hyperopia and myopia apart?
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