Eyeglass World suggests 4 ways to keep your eyes healthy: eating well, getting regular eye exams, resting your eyes and protecting them! Eating well A major component of healthy eyes starts first with what…
You know you should eat right and exercise for the sake of your body, but did you ever consider that eating the right power foods can also play an important role in your eye…
There’s an intricate link between diabetes and eye health. In some cases, your optometrist may be able to detect the onset of diabetes before a regular doctor can. As diabetes worsens, a condition called diabetic…
Every once and a while my husband needs to use my phone or computer. His first move when he looks at one of my screens is to adjust the brightness. He has “bat” vision…
You’ve got your coat, your hat, your gloves and your scarf. What do you need more than all those cold weather accouterments combined? You need your sunglasses! Bright white snow can wreak more havoc on…
Did you know that the average mass-market paperback book is printed using a 10-point font? Chances are, the print on your computer or tablet monitor is set slightly larger than this. The text on…
There’s one assessment at the optometrist’s office that makes me feel a little nervous…the “air puff” to check for glaucoma. Don’t get me wrong. The test takes just a few seconds from start to…
Have you ever watched someone sit and stare at their phone? I’ll admit, most of the time I’m too busy staring at my own phone to observe anyone else doing the same. Last night…
My daughter’s best friend now wears glasses. When I asked her mother why she had decided to get her daughter glasses, she replied that she was slightly far-sighted but had a significant astigmatism. Then…
“Keep Myopia Away, Go Outside and Play.” This is how a poster in Singapore reads. The reason for this advertising campaign? Asia has an epidemic: It’s an epidemic of myopia. The truth is there’s a myopia…