Look around in the remote corners and drawers around your home and you're likely to find old eyeglasses that aren't being used any more. So, the question often comes "What can I do with these old glasses? It seems a shame to throw them away, and perhaps someone else could use them, but where do I … [Read more...]
Transistion Lenses have been around for some time now. In fact, the term "Transition Lenses" has become common usage now for all lenses that darken up to help with the sun. This article will walk you through the options available for sun-adaptive lenses. Photochromatic Lenses Corning Glass … [Read more...]
Ask every eye doctor when they think children are old enough to wear contacts and you'll hear a very large range of responses. But it really boils down to this....is the child responsible enough to wear contact lenses safely. Contact lens use raises the risk of eye infections and other … [Read more...]
For most patients, the choices available have met their visual needs. For many years, we've had bifocals (with lines), progressive lenses (no lines), and reading glasses to improve reading vision and other near tasks. But innovation and technology has led to new advancements in reading … [Read more...]
Google Goggles and Glasses What are Google Goggles? Google Goggles is a downloadable image recognition application developed by Google. It is used for getting information by taking an image of a known or famous location or landmark, barcode, label, and etc…It may have further uses such as … [Read more...]
What is Astigmatism? In very simple terms, it means that as light enters the eye and is focused on the retina, the different portions of the eye that focus the light are not round or spherical. Therefore, the light is not focused to a clear sharp point but is focused to a linear pattern on the … [Read more...]
Bifocal contact lenses have been around for some time now, and in the early days the results weren't very promising. This article will help to bring you up to date on some of the newer technologies available. How do they work? Most bifocal (also called multifocal) contact lenses work by … [Read more...]
Shooters, photographers, athletes, weekend warriors, landscapers, golfers, tennis players, boaters, you name it - there are eyeglasses available to meet your needs. But where do you start? The choices out there can be overwhelming, but the first step is to assess what your needs are. What do … [Read more...]
Amblyopia is an often misunderstood term. Some people use the term 'lazy eye' but that's not really a good description. This article is designed to help you understand what amblyopia is and isn't, and the options to treat it. What is Amblyopia? Amblyopia is the condition where … [Read more...]
Video screens are now part of everyday life for all ages, especially children and young adults. Between computer screens for school work, smart boards in the classroom, video games on the computer or on the television screen, and watching TV, kids have screens in front of them all day long. Some … [Read more...]
