Silicon Valley Eyecare Optometry & Contact Lenses

Your eyes are especially vulnerable to germs and infections. Even things that just irritate your eyes can affect your vision. For those reasons, you should always wash your hands before touching your eyes or handling your contact lenses!

If you aren't getting adequate sleep, sooner or later your eyes will likely show signs of fatigue and sleep deprivation. Aim to get to bed early enough to allow yourself to get a minimum of 7 to 9 hours of sleep!

Exercise and maintaining a healthy weight can help your eyes, not just your waistline! Type 2 diabetes, which is more common in people who are overweight or obese, can cause damage to the tiny blood vessels in the eyes. Get your body moving today!

Food for healthy eyes: nuts and legumes! Seeds are high in omega-3s and are a rich source of vitamin E. Seeds are available for purchase in most grocery stores and online!

Some eye conditions are hereditary, so being aware of eye conditions that your parents or grandparents had can help you take precautions. At your next eye exam, let us know of your family history so that we can ensure that you have optimal eye health!

It's very important to protect your eyes from the strong sun rays when you're outdoors! Remember to always wear a hat and wear sunglasses!

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. Ensure your eyes health by giving us a call 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.

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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!

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There’s more to your eyes than just your vision- they can be a window into your health. While very rare, here is the story of a teen with headaches that found a brain tumor during a routine eye exam. Everyone, even young healthy people with good vision, should get their eyes examined every year!

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.

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

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