Blog list

Eyes For Life Blog

Learn more about optometrist care in our blog!

The Benefits Of Vitamin A And Beta-Carotene

The two most important ones for promoting eye health and preventing vision loss are vitamin A and beta-carotene...


Swimming Pool Eye Safety Tips

For many of us, summer time means a lot of trips to the pool, but before we dive in, we should take a look at what we should be doing to protect our eyes while we’re cooling off underwater...


Finding Your Perfect Summer Shades

Choosing the right pair of sunglasses is a little more complicated than finding the ones that best suit your style. Our first priority should always be finding the pair that offers the right protection for our eyes...


UV Rays And Our Vision

However, it’s important to be careful not to expose our eyes (or our skin) to too much ultraviolet radiation, as it can cause a number of problems both in the short-term and the long-term...


Why We Need Tears

However, tears are really the unsung heroes of eye health. They come in different types and there’s more to them than just water, so let’s take a closer look...


Let’s Look At Women’s Eye Health

In general, women are less likely than men to sustain an eye injury during their lifetime, but the unfortunate tradeoff is being more susceptible to various eye diseases...


Flaxseed Oil Or Fish Oil For Dry Eye?

These products claim to have a variety of benefits, but today we just want to focus on two: flaxseed oil and fish oil, and what they can do to combat dry eye...


Protecting Your Eye Health While You Work

The type of job you have will determine what kinds of risks your eyes may be in for injury or health issues, so we’re going to break them up into two main categories: jobs that mainly involve physical labor and office jobs...


What Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

In AMD patients, vision loss occurs as the macula deteriorates over time. The macula is the part of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision, AMD can make it difficult or impossible to do daily tasks like reading...


Smart Contact Lenses?

What exactly are smart contact lenses, and what would they be for? Let’s take a look at a few of the different possibilities we could be seeing in the not-so-distant future...


Helpful Articles