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It is crucial to look after the eye health of your family. For that, you must choose the right optometrist. Choose one who can accommodate your family's needs.

Undergoing a comprehensive eye exam is important in maintaining good vision. This is why the American Optometric Association encourages people of all ages to have this type of eye exam. It can reveal eye and vision problems early. Early detection can result in early treatment. Here are the key details to expect during your comprehensive eye exam.

Many prefer contacts to prescription glasses due to comfort and convenience. But a condition may prevent you from wearing conventional contact lenses. Fortunately, there is a viable option called specialty contact lenses.

There’s no getting away from the fact that wearing contact lenses do take some getting used to. After all, you are putting your correction equipment into your eyes rather than simply slipping something over your nose. However, the good news is that most people can adjust to wearing contact lenses fairly easily.

Contact lenses are a very effective and convenient way of correcting refractive vision problems like myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. However, if you have a condition called dry eye, wearing contact lenses might not be such a simple prospect. Here's what you need to know about dry eye and how you can manage the condition when wearing contact lenses.

Scleral lenses are a type of specialty contact lens. They are considered specialty because they have a few unique design elements that set them apart from conventional contact lenses and because they are designed to address certain visual issues that can make it hard or impossible to wear standard contacts.

As a parent, you need to determine early if your little one has a chance of developing some vision problems. To do so, you need to start taking your child for pediatric eye exams early. Studies suggest that an alarmingly high percentage of preschoolers and school-aged kids have vision problems. Thus, it is vital to detect early signs of vision problems to prevent permanent vision loss.

It’s true that we should never take our vision for granted. This means that when problems occur with the condition of our eyes or our eyesight, it can be easy to panic and assume every scenario is an emergency. However, this is rarely the case. 

Ultraviolet radiation, whether from artificial sources or the sun, can affect the health of your eyes year-round. This is why you need to take daily precautions against UV overexposure.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology defines glaucoma as an eye disease that damages your optic nerve. This condition develops when fluid collects in the front section of your eye. The excess amount of fluid presses on your eye and damages your optic nerve. Glaucoma can result in vision loss. If you want to know more about glaucoma diagnosis and care, here’s what you should know.