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What Is Vision Therapy, and What Conditions Can It Treat?

There are visual conditions that eyeglasses and contact lenses cannot adequately resolve. These conditions require therapy since good vision requires your visual pathways and brain to coordinate. When there is no coordination, it affects the processing of information.


Visual and Ocular Migraines

If you’ve ever had a patch of shimmering light widen to fill your field of vision, you might’ve had an ocular migraine. It can be quite an alarming experience for someone who hasn’t had one before and doesn’t know what is happening. The name is also a little misleading because ocular migr...


Face Shape and Glasses Frames

Do you choose glasses frames based on how well they fit the shape of your face? Whatever glasses you wear, they will be a large portion of anyone’s first impression of you. Aside from helping you see, glasses are a great way to show off your personality, but there are a few things to take into ...


What Are Our Eyebrows and Eyelashes For?

We don’t just have eyelashes and eyebrows to look pretty. They also aren’t there simply to help us make facial expressions or flirty looks. Their most important job is actually to be the first line of defense our eyes have against contaminants and other hazards in the air. The Defense Eyelash...


What Sunglasses Do for Your Eyes

Summer is almost here, and that means longer days with more sunlight! We tend to spend more time outdoors in the warm summer months, which exposes our eyes to more sunlight and the harmful UV rays that come with it. Sunglasses that block UV rays are great for protecting our eyes in all seasons, b...


Comprehensive Eye Exam vs. Regular Eye Exam: What's the Difference?

Getting your eyes examined regularly is the best thing you can do for your eyes. That is because the health of your eyes contributes to your general well-being. This makes it important for people of all ages, including children, to have eye exams at least once a year.


The Anatomy of the Human Eye

How much do you know about the structures of the human eye? All within something as small as a large marble, photons of light are transformed into streams of accurate, detailed, moving images that we are able to interpret and react to. Our sense of sight keeps us connected to our surroundings in ...


Battle of the Sexes: Eye Health Edition

You might be surprised how different vision and eye health can be between men and women. For instance, men are more likely to sustain a sight-threatening eye injury than women, but women are more vulnerable to a variety of eye diseases. What can men and women do to address their unique eye health...


The Visual Skills Athletes Need

The first traits we tend to associate with athletes are speed and strength, but vision should be a close third. Good visual skills are as essential to an athlete’s success as having strong muscles. An athlete needs to be able to process and react to visual information in a split second. What’...


Germs Can Infiltrate the Body Via the Eyes

Do you have a habit of rubbing your eyes? It’s the kind of thing we tend to do without really noticing whenever we’re tired, our eyes are itchy or dry, or we get something stuck in them. It’s an automatic response to try to alleviate the issue. The trouble is that it’s likely to do more h...


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