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Vision and the Challenges of Night Driving

For those of us without perfect eyesight, this can be an increasingly stressful adjustment to make every year, and we should all take the dangers of night driving into careful consideration...


Vision and the Challenges of Night Driving

In winter, when the days are shorter, we tend to end up driving more at night. For those of us without perfect eyesight, this can be an increasingly stressful adjustment to make every year, and we should all take the dangers of night driving into careful consideration. It won’t just make a diff...


How Our Eyesight Changes as We Age

The majority of people will experience changes to their eyesight as they age. It’s essential to stay on the watch for signs of age-related vision loss the older we get. As eye health professionals, one of our priorities is making sure our patients are informed so that they both know what to exp...


Winter Is Here! Are Your Eyes Protected?

In fact, winter can be even more dangerous in some ways. Just because most of our skin is bundled up from the cold, that doesn’t mean our eyes are safe...


Winter Is Here! Are Your Eyes Protected?

When we think of sunburns, most of us probably imagine sandy beaches and summer heat, but we can get sunburned in any season, including winter. In fact, winter can be even more dangerous in some ways. Just because most of our skin is bundled up from the cold, that doesn’t mean our eyes are safe...


Optomap Retinal Imaging

Early detection is essential to reduce the risk to your sight and health. Your retina (located in the back of your eye) is the only place in the body where blood vessels can be seen directly...


Encouraging Healthy Vision Development

Did you know that babies have to learn how to see, just as much as they have to learn how to walk and talk? That’s right, learning how to use their eyes and understand what they’re seeing is a process. There’s a lot we can do as parents to help them develop essential visual skills — every...


Smoking Versus Healthy Vision

Smoking is harmful to every system in the body, and it’s also harmful to our vision. A smoking habit can do more damage to our eyesight than disease can, in a few different ways...


Happy Thanksgiving

We at Eyes for Life wish each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Our office will close Wednesday, November 27th at noon and will reopen Monday...


Smoking Versus Healthy Vision

The most common health effects that come to mind when we think of smoking are lung cancer and bad teeth, but it doesn’t stop there. Smoking is harmful to every system in the body, and it’s also harmful to our vision. A smoking habit can do more damage to our eyesight than disease can, in a fe...


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