Why Your Annual Eye Exam Is About More Than Just Vision Most people think of an eye exam the same way they think of a vision screening: can you see the letters? Do you need glasses? Has your prescription changed? If everything seems fine—aka, if you’re not squinting at street signs or struggling to read…

A Step-by-Step Walkthrough Most people know they should get their eyes checked regularly. And those same people, if they’re being honest, have probably let it slide longer than they planned to. Maybe it’s been a year; maybe it’s been several. Maybe you’ve been telling yourself you’d schedule it after the holidays, after the busy season…

Contact Lenses 101: Daily vs. Monthly, Astigmatism-Friendly, and Everything In Between The contact lens aisle, or the dropdown menu on any lens ordering site, can feel genuinely bewildering. Daily disposables, monthly lenses, toric lenses, extended wear, lenses for dry eyes. How do you know what’s right for you? If you’ve ever stared at the options…

Your child has been doing homework on a laptop since third grade. They FaceTime their friends, watch videos on a tablet, and, if you’ve looked away for more than ten minutes, potentially even have multiple screens going at once. Sound familiar? That’s the world that we live in now. Screens likely aren’t going away anytime…

If your eyes burn by mid-afternoon, feel gritty when you wake up, or water at the exact moment you need them not to, and you’ve been reaching for eye drops so often they’ve become a permanent fixture on your person, you’re not imagining it. And you’re not alone. But most people with chronic dry eye…