Eye Care Part I - Getting Your Exam Eye care It's so easy to take your eyes for granted until you start to have problems They may start innocently as simply a slight blurriness when reading or watching TV Maybe you can't quite make out the lettering on the screen all that well But it's not that bad The problem is, it gets worse and worse until there's a serious problem Problems with your eyes don't ever have to get to that point Regular eye exams every ...

Extended Wear Contact Lenses - What Are The Benefits? Contact lenses that you can put in and wear continuously for many days are the dream of many contact lens wearers No fuss about cleaning, storing , inserting or removing them -sounds convenient, doesn't it? But is it safe? Find out if extended wear contacts are right for you How do extended wear contact lenses work? Most contact lenses are daily wear - you wear them during the day and take them out for the night Lenses have ...

Bifocal Contact Lenses - What Are They For year’s people who had both nearsightedness and farsightedness had to suffer with eyeglasses that had thick lenses with a line across them Not only were the glasses heavy but the frames for glasses in general were to say the least, unattractive The other problem with the bifocal lenses was adjusting to them You either have to look up or look down especially going downstairs People often experience dizziness while adapting to the ...

Can Astigmatism Be Cured? Astigmatism occurs in individuals who have a cornea shaped like a football The cornea should be shaped like a baseball in order to reflect light correctly When it is shaped like a football there is more than one curve on the cornea, generally a steep one and a flat one This causes light to reflect on more than one point in the retina which results in blurry vision for the patient Frequently nearsightedness or farsightedness occur ...

Does Laser Vision Correction Really Work? Have you considered laser vision correction, but are scared it won’t work out and you will be back to where you started from only with less money? If you are considering laser vision correction surgery then do not be afraid or concerned that it does not work There a millions of cases of laser vision correction surgery that has met or exceeded the patients’ expectations There are a few situations where the surgery fails, ...

Changing Opinions On Rgp Contact Lenses RGP contact lenses, also known as rigid gas permeable lenses, have made quite a few strides over the past decade and can provide comfort and improved vision to the wearer However, many people have a negative opinion associated with RGP lenses Fortunately, these lenses have changed for the better and are on a comebackRigid gas permeable lenses actually have quite a few bonuses that soft contact lenses cannot provide For instance, RGP lenses provide ...

A Simple Test For Myopia (nearsightedness) In simple terms, myopia is a visual defect in which a person cannot see distant objects clearly The near vision is usually quite good 1 To test for nearsightedness, you would need to use a distant vision chart Do not use your glasses or contact lenses 2 Place the chart on the wall at eye level under well-illuminated condition 3 Make markings of five feet from the chart, ten feet from the chart, and twenty feet from the chart 4 Start with the ...

Lasik Eye Surgery With Fewer Risks Using Intralase The introduction of laser eye surgery a number of years ago - first via the PRK procedure and then using LASIK (an acronym for Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis) - marked a major step forward in vision correction without having to wear eyeglasses or contact lenses Whilst the LASIK procedure has proven very popular with millions of successful operations carried out around the world, there has always been a slight risk of an unsuccessful operation or of complications These risks are ...

Lasik - A Cure For Blurry Vision? Presbyopia is an eye disorder that normally sets in between the ages of 40-50 A lot many theories have been suggested to delineate its proper cause However, the most convincing theory is that the eye lens loses its elasticity over time, and this in turn results in the loss of accommodation power of the lens Consequently, the lens is unable to focus on nearby objects, and hence the patient's near vision is rather blurry Presbyopia affects everyone at a certain ...

Halloween Contact Lenses - Safe For People Who Never Wore Contacts Before? Halloween contacts can add a lot of impact to your Halloween costume People who wear corrective contact lenses often experiment with costume lenses as well But if you don’t wear contacts on an everyday basis, would Halloween costume lenses be safe and comfortable for you?What are Halloween contacts lenses?Halloween lenses, also called costume or theatrical lenses, are soft contact lenses with a layer of color embedded in them ...