School and Sports Have Tremendous Visual Demands
The school year is almost here! As kids prepare to work their brains, keep in mind that being a student also places great demand on their eyes. Time for an Eye Exam It’s always a good idea to have your student’s eyes checked at the start of a new school year. As much as 75% of learning is visually-based [...]
Your Children’s Vision and Success in School
Early eye examinations are crucial to make sure children have normal, healthy vision so they can perform better at schoolwork or play. Students may give up on their classwork rather than admit they can’t see what their teacher is writing on the board. This seemingly simple issue can become a significant barrier to learning and may contribute to further [...]
Do children really need sunglasses?
According to most eye doctors and researchers, the answer is an emphatic “yes.” Because children tend to spend more time outdoors than most adults, experts say nearly half of a person’s lifetime exposure to ultraviolet radiation can take place by age 18. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation and blue light (also called high-energy visible, or HEV, light) from sunlight appear to increase the [...]
Five Features of Children’s Sunwear that are Musts
In addition to having lenses that block 100 percent of the sun’s UVA and UVB rays and a significant amount of potentially harmful blue light, children’s sunglasses should also have these features: Impact-resistant lenses. The best lenses for children’s sunglasses are made of polycarbonate. Polycarbonate lenses are up to 10 times more impact-resistant than standard plastic lenses for superior eye protection [...]
Relief From the Symptoms of Seasonal Allergies
One of the side effects of the beautiful explosion of color known as Spring is itchy, red, watery eyes from seasonal allergies. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, seasonal allergies develop when the body becomes sensitized and overreacts to something in the environment. By their estimates, as many as 50 million people suffer from it. In [...]
The FDA Warns About Improper Contact Lens Wear
Eye Safety this Halloween FDA joins eye care professionals—including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists and the American Optometric Association—in discouraging consumers from using decorative contact lenses. These experts warn that buying any kind of contact lenses without an examination and a prescription from an eye [...]