Carmel Mountain Vision Care

80% of learning is through our eyes! Autistic behavior is often disguised as vision problems. Eye examinations to uncover and address vision problems are critical to ensure that children have the best chance at success. Be sure to schedule your child’s routine eye health exams! World Autism Awareness Day

Chia seeds are good for your eyes and easy to add to your diet with their high omega 3s, a good amount of calcium, and a simple way to get more fiber into your diet. Follow this link for a few tasty and healthy chia pudding recipes: https://bit.ly/3roYc5k

Happy first day of spring! While this season brings with it warmer weather, brighter skies, and fresh flowers, spring can also bring with it seasonal allergies that leave you with itchy, swollen eyes. Questions about your eyes and your allergies? Leave them in the comments!

Eat a banana. Why? Because your eyes will appreciate it. The amount of vitamin A they carry is helpful towards protecting your eyes, maintaining normal vision, and improving vision at night, according to the National Institute of Health.

One of the most important responsibilities of the kidneys is to act as a filter to remove waste from your body. If they aren't working properly, a build-up of minerals and salts can make their way to your eyes. If you have kidney disease, make sure to pay close attention to if/when you notice sudden changes in vision like blurring, floaters, or flashing lights.

Don't be a couch potato! At least... not all day. While you're sitting there, here's something productive you can do: make an eye exam appointment! Let's get you on the schedule. #eyehealth

Happy Holidays! Warmest thoughts and best wishes to you and your loved ones!

Wishing everyone a healthy and very Merry Christmas!

Did you know that vision is SO important to humans that almost half of your brain’s capacity is dedicated to visual perception?

The countdown to Christmas is almost over! What's your favorite family holiday tradition? Comment below!

This week our office will be open Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm by appointment only. It is our primary goal to keep everyone safe, so please be patient with us while we take the appropriate precautions to minimize health and welfare risks to our patients and team members.

Fun fact for today: An iris has 256 unique characteristics! To put this in perspective, a fingerprint has only 40 unique characteristics. This is why retina scans are becoming increasingly popular for security!

A comprehensive eye examination can also diagnose other symptoms and disorders. A comprehensive eye examination will also provide an accurate prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Vision + Learning

Our practice specializes in examining if our patients are nearsighted, farsighted, or have an astigmatism. These factors can all affect your vision tremendously!

Just like the rest of our bodies, our eyes begin to weaken as we age. There are a number of common age-related eye conditions such as presbyopia, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration that can begin to affect your vision and your daily life.

Your eye health is very closely correlated with your overall diet! Make sure to be consuming your share of veggies and fruits today!

Eye exams are critical because many vision threatening eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, or diabetic retinopathy have no or minimal symptoms until the disease has progressed! Call us to schedule yours today.

Check out this image to test your knowledge on our visual system!

With screen time increasing during the pandemic, patients may wonder what this could mean for their kids' eye health. Experts weigh in: https://bit.ly/3flifwb

I can see clearly now my glasses are on. -Unknown #katespade

We provide state-of-the-art eye wear and offer comprehensive eye exams! Call us today so that we can ensure that you have the healthiest eyes!

Periodic eye and vision examinations are an important part of preventive health care. Come visit us!

We hope that you have a happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for this year?

Happy Thanksgiving! Let's eat! *Our doors will open again on Monday

Our eyes contain around 107 million light-sensitive cells!

Pink or blue? It’s up to you!! Seeing clearly is, too. Come visit us! #katespade

Myth or Fact? Reading in poor light will hurt the eyes. Before the invention of electric light, most nighttime reading and other work was done by dim candlelight or gaslight. Reading in dim light today won't harm our eyes any more than it did our ancestors' eyes or any more than taking a photograph in dim light will damage a camera.

Can you guess what the fastest muscle in your body is? A blink typically lasts 100-150 milliseconds.

Dry eye is most often the result of the natural aging process. However, it may also be caused by other problems so it's always a good idea to schedule an appointment so that we can pinpoint the issue!

Advances in contact lens technology have created great options for everyone! Let's find the perfect lenses for you! Call us today!

True! Call us today so that we can find the perfect frame for you!

At our practice, we perform several tests to evaluate depth perception, color vision, eye muscle capabilities, peripheral vision, and responsiveness to light to ensure optimal eye health!

Facts! Make sure to be doing all that you can to preserve your eye health!

Happy Tuesday! Do you need coffee to start your day? Because, same. Tag your favorite coffee shop in the comments! #katespade

Don't forget to take some time away from your screen to look around and enjoy everything else around you!

A visit with your optometrist is a good place to start for headache relief, eye strain relief, and more. #SeeBetterFeelBetter #LetUsHelp with Neurolens. Want to get an appointment on the calendar? Request one here: https://www.carmelmountainvisioncare.com/appointments/