Oku Optometry

We hope that you have a wonderful holiday weekend with your family and loved ones!

We hope that you have a wonderful holiday weekend with your family and loved ones!

Your diet influences your eye health! You should include plenty of fruits and vegetables, especially deep yellow and green leafy vegetables.

Your diet influences your eye health! You should include plenty of fruits and vegetables, especially deep yellow and green leafy vegetables.

Your eyes are an important part of your health. Most people rely on their eyes to see and make sense of the world around them. But some eye diseases can lead to vision loss, so it is important to identify and treat eye diseases as early as possible.

Your eyes are an important part of your health. Most people rely on their eyes to see and make sense of the world around them. But some eye diseases can lead to vision loss, so it is important to identify and treat eye diseases as early as possible.

Sun exposure can damage your eyes and raise your risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Protect your eyes by using sunglasses that block out 99 to 100% of both UV-A and UV-B radiation.

Sun exposure can damage your eyes and raise your risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Protect your eyes by using sunglasses that block out 99 to 100% of both UV-A and UV-B radiation.

If you wear contacts, take steps to prevent eye infections. Wash your hands well before you put in or take out your contact lenses!

If you wear contacts, take steps to prevent eye infections. Wash your hands well before you put in or take out your contact lenses!

Friendly reminder to wash your hands before and after you touch your eyes. Not only can your hands infect your eyes, but your eyes can infect others! Viral and bacterial conjunctivitis, or pink eye, can be easily transmitted from person to person.

As you age, you are more susceptible to eye disease and vision loss. If you are over the age of 60, The National Eye Institute recommends routine visits that include eye dilation to ensure your eyes are the healthiest possible. If you have any questions or need to schedule a visit, call us today!

Routine eye exams and care can help keep your vision from deteriorating. Be sure to mention your family’s eye history so your doctor can ensure the proper measures are being taken to keep your eyes the healthiest possible.

When you squint, you are allowing less light into your eyes helping you see more clearly! Sunglasses can help reduce your eyes from squinting and protect you from harmful UV rays.

Eye injuries should not be treated at home. If you have had trauma to your eye, informing a medical professional quickly can give your doctor the best chance at preserving your vision.

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

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

Eye exams can also find diseases, like glaucoma, that have no symptoms. It's important to spot them early on, when they're easier to treat.

Maintaining your eye health is crucial to ensure that your eyes perform optimally as you age! Routine eye care exams are the best way to maintain optimal eye health! Contact us to schedule your next visit before the year ends!

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

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.

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.

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!

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

Our eyes contain around 107 million light-sensitive cells!

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.

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

125 MILLION people wear contacts worldwide! Contacts are a great alternative for times when physical activity can come into play! Having a spare pare of contacts, even if you're a loyal glasses wearer, can be a great option to have if you decide last minute you want to take those glasses off and not worry! Give us a call today so that we can find the perfect pair of contacts for you!

Did you know that nature really is bliss? Veering your attention to nature has many benefits for your eyes! Looking at greenery is good for your eyes because studies have shown that the color green is very soothing to the eyes! Take a look away from your phone or laptop and look up at the nature around you!