Whether you’re six or eighty-six, digital screen use means you’re likely dealing with digital eye strain. Headaches, dry eyes, blurry vision and neck & shoulder pain are symptoms to watch for. Several factors can contribute to strain and discomfort. Poor lighting, glare from your screen, poor posture, incorrect viewing distance and undiagnosed vision problems are [...]
Why do we recommend sunglasses ALL year round? Winter is here, and some of us put our sunglasses into hibernation. Take them out of storage!! Sunglasses are a necessity all year round. Here are 5 reasons you need to pull those sunnies out of the vault. UV radiation can be just as damaging in [...]
From Review of Optometry Online May 10, 2018: Healthy vision offers patients more than good eyesight; for many, their quality of life is greatly diminished if their vision is less than adequate. For example, needing help reading a menu or being nervous to drive at night can limit patients’ independence, but nutritional support can help [...]
Due to the increased prevalence of diabetes, a few basic tips to control diabetes and your blood sugars are listed below for you and your loved ones. We care about your eyes and health! Make good lifestyle choices and enjoy each and every day! Tips for Avoiding Diabetes: Wear a pedometer and get 8,000 to [...]
...doctors caring for children suffering from a concussion should recognize near point of convergence as a “diagnostic entity and understand its implications for return-to-learn to best support children as they re-enter the academic setting after a concussion.
According to the CDC and a recent oncology report, the incidence of an aggressive skin cancer known as melanoma has doubled since 1970's in the US for children and adults. And melanoma is on track to remain high, unless Americans take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to UV radiation. Dr. Lisa Richardson, the Director [...]
The best way to protect your eyes is to prevent the injury. Everyone knows that wearing sports glasses can prevent eye injury. Sports eyewear can be made with your prescription, or without, like for over contact lenses. More and more eyewear wore by active people now have impact resistant lenses (polycarbonate or Trivex) to protect [...]
Discover how ChromaPop Lenses, the new "super" lens of the future, can give you precise optical clarity and vivid colors. By blocking specific color wave intersections as they pass through the lens, ChromaPop is able to eliminate color confusion, so your brain can recognize truer color, faster. Petrou Eye Care invites you to see the water [...]
According to a new report published online February 24, 2014 in Ophthalmology, air pollution and atmospheric pressure are the most influential environmental risk factors for the development of dry eye syndrome (DES). Solid and liquid particles in the air were noted to be a significant cause of dry eye disease. Researchers from Bascom Palmer Eye [...]
On the front of its Business Day section, the New York Times reports that “2013 has been the Year of the High-Tech Glasses,” all designed to improve vision. The piece goes on to showcase new Adlens Variable Focus lenses which can use knobs to “precisely adjust the liquid pressure on a curved membrane inside the [...]
