Neurolens
“This pair of lenses is life changing.”The patient who said that was prescribed reading glasses, as she expected, but with neurolenses this time. Big surprise, she happened to discover, by wearing them when she was a passenger in a car, they prevented her carsickness. Backseat or front, no more carsickness. Life changing!
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Undiagnosed Vision Issues Can Impact Children In Unexpected Ways
Eye and vision disorders can impact child development, school performance, social interactions, engagement in athletics, self-esteem, and behavior. Vision screenings in schools and pediatrician offices are not substitutes for comprehensive eye exams with an optometrist. According to the American Optometric Association, current vision screenings give less than 4% of the information of a comprehensive eye…
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Recycling Contact Lens Packaging
Love your contacts, but not the packaging? Let’s Recycle It! We’re partnering with TerraCycle® to help keep contact lens packaging out of landfills and get it recycled. TerraCycle® recycles the ‘unrecyclable,’ including contact lens blister packaging. We Are Now A Drop-Off Site for recycling contact lens blister packs. Let them dry, bring them to us,…
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Vision For Learning
According to the American Optometric Association, 25 percent of all children, or 1 in 4, have a vision problem significant enough to impact learning. A child may pass a visual acuity screening and still have an undetected vision problem; 20/20 eyesight does not indicate optimal functioning of the visual system. Routine, comprehensive eye exams are…
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Cool new tool!
Fascinating new screening technology. We are so excited to be working with this super cool new tool! It shows you how your eyes work together, and can reveal reasons for symptoms you might be experiencing such as fatigue, eyestrain, headaches, neck pain, motion sickness, and others, even if your vision is 20/20.
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Does reading make you tired?
Fatigue with reading, discomfort, distractibility, poor comprehension, and losing your place can all be signs of vision problems. 20/20 vision is about clear sight, but there are other things going on besides seeing clearly, such as the way the eyes work together as a team, and the way the eyes move, with smoothness and accuracy…
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Neck Pain
Even neck pain can be related to vision system problems. Nearly 2/3 of adults experience painful symptoms of eye misalignment such as chronic headaches, neck pain, eye strain and dry eye sensation. Neurolens contoured prism design helps the eyes work together comfortably, bringing the eyes into alignment in order to avoid painful symptoms. Undiagnosed vision…
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Annual Eye Exams Help Set Students Up For Success
Why is eye health so important in learning and child development? “The American Optometric Association believes that eye health and vision disorders can greatly affect a child’s school success,” Dr. Benner, AOA President, said on “Good Morning Mid-Michigan.” “We know that about 80% of learning happens through the visual system, and unfortunately children aren’t always able…
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