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 [...]
Whether you need contact lenses or prescription glasses, an eye exam can detect much more than just vision problems. They can discover eye related health issues as well as diseases, before someone experiences any symptoms. A typical eye exam includes several tests. An eye muscle movement test, examination of the outside and inside the eye, [...]
Now that school is back in session, it’s time for sports to begin. It is important to remember how easily sight threatening injuries can occur. Whether your an adult or child, an ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure! Just take it from 15 year old Angellia Lilmaiava, while going up for a [...]