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Vision Screenings For Children
When children begin school, they frequently have vision screenings to help identify any large visual deficits or problems. These screenings are usually performed by the school nurse with a limited amount of equipment and testing ability. While these screenings can be...
Can Vision Training Improve Sports Performance?
At all levels of sports, athletes try to find ways to maximize their performance and excel in their respective areas. A growing area of athletic training is sports vision training. This type of training focuses on providing the best possible vision and then training...
Benefits of Daily Disposable Contact Lenses
When considering what type of contact lenses to wear, daily disposable contact lenses are often considered the best option due to several factors. These contact lenses are least likely to result in dry eye syndrome, least likely to have allergic reactions, and are the...
Things to Know About Steroid Eye Drops
Steroid eye drops have many uses for treating eye problems and conditions. A growing use of steroid eye drops is to treat dry eye syndrome and symptoms of severe dry eyes. There have been new steroid eye drops approved for the specific purpose of treating dry eye...
Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Can It Be Treated?
Charles Bonnet Syndrome is a rare condition in which vision loss or poor vision leads to hallucinations in the area of vision loss. This can be quite frightening for the individual as well as any caretakers. These hallucinations are usually not threatening or menacing...
How is a Herpes Eye Infection Treated?
Herpes is a virus that can infect the body and remain dormant in certain nerves for years. When the herpes virus activates, it can result in a severe eye infection. Treating the herpetic eye infection is very important to both relieve the symptoms that it causes and...
How Can You Improve Presbyopia?
Presbyopia is an aging change that is normal and occurs in all eyes over time. The focusing ability of the eyes will reduce and begin to cause blurry vision up close typically starting in the forties and worsening with age. This is commonly corrected with reading...
What Treatments are Available for Macular Degeneration?
Macular degeneration is a chronic eye condition that leads to loss of central vision. While there is no cure for macular degeneration, there are treatments available for the symptoms and options to prevent the progression of the condition and worsening of loss of...
How Do No Line Bifocals (Progressive Lenses) Work?
How are Prisms Used in Glasses?
A prism is a piece of glass or plastic that is created to change the direction of light that goes through it. Prisms have many uses in optometry and in glasses. It is not uncommon to prescribe glasses that have a specific prism in the lenses to help with daily...
What Can Cause Impaired Night Vision (Nyctalopia)?
Our vision is often much better in bright, well-lit conditions than in dim conditions, however, even at night vision should be adequate for tasks such as driving, walking, and identifying known objects. There are multiple eye conditions which reduce night vision only...
Why Does My Eye Hurt in the Morning?
If you have painful eyes in the morning, there are several conditions that could be responsible for the eye pain. These conditions are all made worse overnight and then are most painful in the morning. Types of Eye Pain There are multiple types of eye pain that...