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False! It may give you a headache but it won’t cause your eyes to permanently be stuck that way.

There is no separating diabetes and vision. If you or someone in your family has diabetes, make sure to have a regular diabetic eye exam to assess your health and prevent disease.

If you wear glasses, you're likely annoyed when your lenses fog up while wearing a mask. Here are a few ways to prevent that from happening.

Come by to SEE us and we’ll make sure you’ll see your beary best this holiday season!

Why do we have eyebrows? Not only do eyebrows express our feelings, but they’re also our eyes' personal umbrellas!

Wishing everyone a year filled with love, laughter, joy, and happiness Happy New Year!

Today we honor an amazing activist and minister for all of his accomplishments. To this day, he continues to inspire people all around the world. #MartinLutherKingJr

Diet plays an important role in preventing or mitigating diseases like glaucoma, macular degeneration, and cataracts. Read on to learn what foods to increase and which ones to avoid. What’s your favorite recipes using these eye-healthy nutrients, comment below!

WOW! It’s been quite a year hasn’t it?! What are you looking forward to the most in 2021?

Wishing everyone a healthy and very Merry Christmas!

Your benefits run out by the end of the year! Book an eye exam today.

It’s time for your eye exam!

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

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Now that face masks are part of our everyday wardrobe, you may notice your eyes getting a little dryer than usual. Here are some tips to keep that from happening: - Wear a mask that fits snugly around your nose. This will ensure the moisture exits through the side of your mask and not above it. - Try to blink more frequently. - Ask us about lubricating eye drops.

As you prepare to chef-it-up this holiday season, keep this in mind as you chop up your next onion! A cut onion releases a gas called Propanethiol S-oxide, and when mixed with certain enzymes in the onion, it creates a sulfur gas that irritates the eyes and triggers your tear glands. Here's a tip: keep your onion refrigerated! Cold onion doesn't release that chemical compound as easily as it would if it were warm.

Don’t forget to use your vision benefits or flex spending plan. Schedule an appointment today.

Dry eye is treatable. You don’t have to just grin and bear it. Contact our office today to schedule a screening.

Schedule your appointment today!

Eye injuries are more likely to happen at home than anywhere else. Home cleaning, yard work, or even just playing with the kids puts you at risk for an eye injury. Make sure to wear the proper protective eyewear when handling chemicals, flying debris, and dust particles.

Don’t be one of the many people suffering in silence from dry eyes. Book a dry eye assessment today!

Scary things happen on Halloween... don't let an eye infection be the scariest! Decorative contacts are a great addition to any costume, but when used without a valid prescription, they may seriously harm your eyes & vision. Contact us to get safely fitted & enjoy a healthy and fun Halloween.

For those working and schooling from home, screen time has now doubled! Here are some tips to help minimize the damaging effects of too much screen time:

There are treatments which aim to restore or maintain the normal amount of tears to minimize dryness, discomfort and maintain eye health. Book an appointment today!

Have you decided on this year's Halloween costume? For most costumes, makeup is the most essential part! Here are some tips to help you avoid eye irritation or infection when using makeup:

Billions of people around the world experience vision problems because they don’t have access to the proper eyecare & glasses. Most of these vision impairments could have been avoided had they been diagnosed & treated early on by an eye doctor. When was the last time you had an eye exam? Make sure to get annual eye exams and encourage your family, friends, and colleagues to do so as well! #HopeInSight