by Eye Contact | Jun 21, 2021 | General, Vision
Your annual comprehensive eye exam is a vital component to maintaining your overall health – well beyond just your vision. At your exam, your optometrist will perform several screening tests for underlying health concerns. Some of the conditions which may first be...
by Eye Contact | Jun 7, 2021 | Pediatric, Vision
Amblyopia is a condition in which one eye cannot see better than 20/30 even with glasses or contacts and the reduced vision is not due to another disease within the eye. This condition is commonly called “lazy eye”. Amblyopia primarily affects children...
by Eye Contact | May 10, 2021 | General, Vision
Protecting your eyes is of great importance. There are several specific instances which have custom eye protection needs – such as welding, sports, and some workplaces – but there are many situations that you will encounter at home in which eye protection is...
by Eye Contact | Mar 29, 2021 | Eye Surgery, Pediatric, Vision
The alignment of our two eyes can vary from person to person. Strabismus refers to a condition in which the eyes are not aligned properly. This can be sorted into several different categories: one eye or alternating between both eyes, turning inwards or outwards,...
by Eye Contact | Dec 7, 2020 | Vision
Many people require spectacles, contact lenses, or refractive surgery for clear vision. Whenever light comes into the eye, it must focus perfectly onto the neurosensory back of the eye, the retina. Refractive error is a mistake in this process, where the eye either...
by Eye Contact | Nov 11, 2020 | Vision
If you find your vision is blurrier in the distance than up close and require glasses to see well far away then you likely have nearsightedness, or myopia. This means either that your eyeball is too long for its refractive surfaces or that it is too powerful in how it...
