November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month, designed to bring awareness to the importance for those with diabetes or have pre diabetes to have a comprehensive eye exam. The fact is there are almost 2.4 million people in Florida with diabetes. With approximately 600,000 people in the sunshine state don’t realize they have diabetes and 5,800,000 [...]
Where do you get your contact lenses? A recent study from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA's) Forensic Chemistry Center, published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, found many counterfeit or unapproved contact lenses were contaminated with microbes frequently found in spoiled food and hospital waste water! “Of the 29 different brands of counterfeit [...]
October is Eye Safety Month, a time to bring awareness to the important role vision plays in everyday life. Preserving your eyesight for a lifetime is as easy as taking a few proactive steps. "It's easy to incorporate steps into your daily routine to ensure healthy eyes and vision," said Mitchell T. Munson, O.D., president [...]
Eye exams are more important than you think, they are an important key to preventative health care. We need our eyes in every facet of our daily lives. It's important to develop a relationship with an eye care facility before you start having vision problems, many eye diseases or issues can be successfully treated if [...]