Tips For Adjusting To Your First Pair Of Contact Lenses

Posted on 7 November 2016

If you spend a lot of time hiking and have decided that you are tired of your eyeglasses fogging up while you are on the trail, then you will be very happy once you get used to your new contact lenses. However, you need to understand that it does take a bit of time and effort to get used to wearing contacts. The good news is that there are many things you can do to help yourself adjust to wearing contact lenses, including the following tips: [Read More]

Three Things To Avoid If You Don't Want To Come Down With A Case Of Dry Eyes

Posted on 19 October 2016

No matter what you're planning on doing throughout the day, dry eyes will be very uncomfortable and will make even simple tasks more difficult to perform. Especially if you don't have time to constantly wash your eyes out with clean water, it's important to avoid all the situations likely to make your eyes dryer than normal. Specifically, make sure to avoid these three things if you don't want to come down with a case of dry eyes. [Read More]

What Are the Different Types of Surgery Performed to Repair Retinal Detachment?

Posted on 30 September 2016

The retina is a part of the eye that allows visual images to be sent to the brain through the optic nerve. The retina is located at the back of the eye, and there is a clear collagen vitreous gel that fills the eye between the retina and the lens. There are several different things that may cause the vitreous gel to pull away from the retina so that it becomes detached, including glaucoma, nearsightedness, severe trauma to the eye, and a family history of retinal detachment. [Read More]

Should You Choose Glasses Or Contacts For Hiking?

Posted on 12 September 2016

If you are an avid hiker, backpacker, and camper, deciding on the right vision correction method to take with you into the backcountry is vital. The longer you plan to be hiking, the more important it becomes to make the right choice. The following guide can help. Contact Most contact wearers naturally feel like they can see better when they have lenses in as opposed to wearing glasses, but concerns with dirt on the trail and limited hygiene facilities pose a major concern when taking out or putting in the lenses. [Read More]

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Spare Eyeglasses: Always Update Them when Your Prescription Changes

Like many teenagers who began wearing glasses at an early age, I was eager to switch to contact lenses when my parents allowed me to. Over the years, my contact lens prescription changed, but I stopped replacing my spare pair of eyeglasses with my updated prescriptions. One spring, my seasonal allergies hit me hard one morning and my eyes were too itchy to wear my contacts. I found my spare pair of eyeglasses, and I quickly realized that my prescription had changed so much that I could barely see in them and had to call off work! I then learned the importance of keeping eyeglasses around with my current prescription as my eyes changed. I hope someone can learn from my experience, and I created this blog to share all of my eye care tips because it is important to treat your eyes right!