Why Progressive Lenses? While all of us would like to feel eternally young when you reached the age of 40 or so the need for the dreaded “B” word (bifocal) will eventually be mentioned by your eye care doctor. The baby-boomer generation is maturing but mature doesn’t have to mean “old”. Progressive Lenses are bifocals without a line which allows patients the ability to focus from distance to near without having to take the glasses […]

Unprotected exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can increase the risk of developing cataracts and damaging the retina, which could lead to total blindness. UV damage is cumulative, so the longer your eyes are exposed to UV radiation, the greater the risk of developing conditions such as macular degeneration later in life. However, it’s never too late to begin protecting the eyes from the sun’s harmful rays. Here are the top 5 ways to […]

When shopping for sunglasses, many people tend to look at fashion first, rather than function. Keep in mind the most important reason for wearing them in the first place: to protect your eyes. Ultraviolet radiation (UV rays) from the sun can be very dangerous, sometimes causing irreversible damage to our vision. To properly shield your eyes, you must wear the right type of sunglasses, since wearing the wrong type can cause more damage than wearing no […]