May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month! This month and every month, remember to protect your eyes from the sun’s harsh, damaging ultra-violet and high-energy rays. Stop in to learn about the differences in sunglasses. We carry beautiful sunglass styles including the protective PolarizedPlus2® sunglasses from Maui Jim.
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Stop by next week and you’ll find new designs from MODO Eyewear for your fresh, Spring look! Featured here is the beautiful SS18 model. Truly elegant and outstanding, it features lightweight titanium temples and a form-fitting bridge in gem tones.
The bifocal strength will generally be less for kids than adults. In terms of “ADD power”, adults range between +1.50 to +2.50. Children will remain around +0.75 or whatever the lens manufacturer’s lowest power happens to be. They don’t need the stronger powers for vision, but just need the “ADD power” to relax their eyes.
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It seems like a very foreign concept indeed. Bifocals are meant for “old people.” Why would a child need something meant for grandma or grandpa? As we continue our discussion on myopia control, you may notice most of the treatments are already available but just used for other purposes. Glasses and contacts prescriptions for myopia
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Enhancements Lash Boost™ Eyelash Serum Dramatically improve the length and appearance of your eyelashes with this clinically-tested serum. In 4-8 weeks you will see your eyelashes appear longer and thicker with this revolutionary product. Find this new product at the Eye & Laser counter sometime next week. www.rodanandfields.com/pages/lash-boost
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MYOPIA CONTROL What is myopia? Myopia refers to the refractive error (glasses prescription) of patients who are nearsighted. What is myopia control? As some of you who are myopic have noticed from personal experience, once you are given a glasses prescription it keeps “getting worse” every time you visit the eye doctor. While your eyes
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All sunglasses* on sale 20% off during the month of March. Find a new look for your Spring wardrobe! You’ll find some great new looks. Stop in soon for the best selection. Need prescription sunglasses? All our frames will be 20% off as well when you order them with prescription lenses. * Some restrictions apply,
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Last week we gave you an overview of various lenses and screen filters that block blue light from ever reaching your eyes. This week we will focus on supplements designed to protect your eyes from the inside. THE SOLUTION – Supplements As mentioned in an earlier post, when light hits your photoreceptors a biochemical reaction
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss, and affects more than 2 million Americans older than 50 years of age. The image pictured gives an example of without and with AMD. Here are a few of the symptoms: Difficulty seeing in the center of your vision while driving, reading, or looking
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Our last post had some disturbing news about negative consequences of blue light. These next three posts will each discuss a specific way to limit your exposure to blue light. THE SOLUTION – Lenses and Screen filters Most of you that wear glasses are already aware of anti-reflective (AR) coatings and their benefit. Another coating
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