Eye Care & Health Resources

A collection of resources to help you keep your eyes healthy

Astigmatism Facts

Your yearly visit to your optometrist should be a routine thing. Read a few letters, get your eyes dilated, and walk out wearing those really silly looking paper sunglasses, and you're set for another 12 months. This year, though, something changes. Your optometrist says that you've developed an astigmatism and hands you a new prescription… Read More »
Cataract Treatment and Prevention Guide

A cataract is a condition which causes the lens of the eyes to become cloudy. This restricts light from getting into the retina. The result is the blurring of images, overall blurry vision, and in many cases blindness. In fact cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness. Who is most likely to get… Read More »
Glaucoma Prevention and Treatment Guide

Glaucoma is an eye condition that damages your optic nerve. Over time, it will deteriorate at a steady pace and can really weaken your eyesight. Although it’s an illness that people tend to get when they are older, it can also be hereditary. It can cause permanent blindness over a relatively short period of time, so Glaucoma… Read More »
Introduction to Contact Lenses

In our opinion, contact lenses are among the greatest inventions of our time. Millions of people all around the world wear contact lenses. You may not notice it on a person wearing contact lenses; the eyes will look natural, but the contact lenses are there. History of contact lenses Although contact lenses are associated with a modern… Read More »
The Difference Between Bifocal and Progressive Lenses

If you’ve been told that you need either bifocal or progressive lenses, and you aren’t sure which one to choose, have no fear. This is a question that we hear quite often, and is important for choosing your next pair of glasses. While both lenses will help to correct your vision, many wearers find that… Read More »
What is Macular Degeneration

For most people, the ability see is essential to their daily life and losing part or all of their vision is challenging at best, and utterly devastating at worst. One of the most common causes for vision loss, especially in older men and women, is called macular degeneration. While it may sound terrifying, this condition… Read More »