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Archive for March, 2013

Eye Care Tips for Allergy Season

Monday, March 25, 2013 @ 09:03 AM
Author: Amit Mathur

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Spring is a time when everything is blossoming and mating, which also means plenty of pollen floating through the air. This can be a problem for people who have allergies. If your symptoms involve itchy, dry or watery eyes, then you will need to take precautions to help alleviate them.

How to Care for Your Children’s Eyes

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 @ 09:03 AM
Author: Amit Mathur

How to Care for Your Children's Eyes
Your child is ever-growing and your job is to make sure that he does so in a complete way. Having good vision can be obtained if you help your child to develop good habits. The eyes are very sensitive and with just one mistake could cost your child’s vision. Let’s take a look into how you can help your child learn about proper eye care.

What is a Refractive Lens Exchange?

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 @ 03:03 AM
Author: Amit Mathur

What is a Refractive Lens Exchange?For any number of reasons at all, you may at one point or an other find your self in need of a procedure called a refractive lens exchange. Of course, as with all long named procedures, this may set your anxiety on high. Having to go on for any type of procedure is nerve wracking; having to go in for a procedure you know little to nothing about is even more nerve wrecking. But refractive lens exchange is not that extreme of a procedure; in fact, it is considered by many eye health specialists to be a better choice than LASIK for corrective eye surgery in some cases, as it is easier, cleaner and less invasive for patients.

What Are Phakic Intraocular Lenses?

Friday, March 15, 2013 @ 03:03 AM
Author: Amit Mathur

What Are Phakic Intraocular Lenses?There are many terms in the medical world that may seem a bit big, a bit complex, and more than a bit confusing to some. In the vision health world, one of these terms is phakic intraocular lens. At one point or an other in your life time, you may need to have a pair of phakic intraocular lenses. So that means you may need to know what exactly these lenses are, how they work, and why they would possibly be prescribed to you in the first place.

How to Buy Eyeglass Frames on a Budget

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 09:03 PM
Author: Jason Lau

How to Buy Eyeglass Frames on a BudgetI like the black ones. No, I like the metal frames. Wait a minute; I prefer those trendy oval ones. Does this sound familiar? Like many, you may have a difficult time buying eyeglass frames. After all, there are so many choices that you are sure to be pulled in a number of different directions.