When School Starts, You Want the Best Health for Your Children’s Eyes The school year is upon us again, and it’s absolutely critical that you include an eye exam for your kids among all of your other academic preparations. Parents run around making sure their children have their proper immunizations and supplies for school, but…
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Eye Conditions Common Eye Conditions & Diseases of the Eye At Beaumont Vision, we offer the highest quality, most complete and in-depth services available. Our residency-trained optometrists are trained to diagnose and deal with the following common eye conditions, and diseases of the eye. Myopia (Near-Sightedness) When the function of a person’s eye during the…
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The Sun Is Out: Protect Your Eyes With Sunglasses It’s that time of year again: time for those of us who live in places where the sun hides for most of the year to buy yet another pair of sunglasses. For many, it seems like the ones we had just nine short months ago can…
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Don’t Forget About Your Eyes When It Comes to your Summer Sun Protection As we hurdle into summer, it’s important to think of our eyes before spending hours out in the sun. In the same way that you religiously wear sunscreen and sun hats in order to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UV…
Continue ReadingHow Do You Really Know When It’s Time to Get Glasses?
More Than Half of the Country Wears Glasses; So When Do You Know if They’re Right for You? According to Popular Science, over 40% of the U.S. population suffers from myopia, or nearsightedness. According to statistics published by CBS, 61% of the U.S. population uses some form of corrective lenses. A higher proportion of elderly…
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Keeping Your Eyes Safe From Fireworks on Independence Day Independence Day and the start of summer means fireworks season. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, fireworks send over 10,000 people to the emergency room each year, and eye injuries make up a serious portion of those injuries. The American Academy of Ophthalmology says…
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The Link Between a Good Night’s Sleep and Good Vision According to a new study by the Sleep Foundation, most adults require between 7 and 9 hours of sleep each night in order to function at the highest capacity. On the flip side, getting less than five hours of sleep per night can have adverse…
Continue ReadingWhat Causes Cataracts and How Are They Treated?
Understanding Cataracts A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the lens of the eye. The natural lens of the eye is located behind the pupil and the iris. In a healthy eye, light passes through the lens and into the retina where it then changes into nerve signals and is sent to the…
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Has Anything Like This Ever Happened to Your Eyes? Most of us don’t really think about our eyes very much, as long as we can see clearly and nothing is irritating them. When something does go wrong with our eyes, however, it can quickly send us into a panic, especially if we don’t recognize the…
Continue ReadingMay Is Healthy Vision Month: Here’s What You Can Do for Your Eyes
Taking Care of Your Eyes During Healthy Vision Month May is healthy vision month, and while every month is a good month for you to make sure to take proper care of your eyes, the National Eye Institute uses May as an opportunity to put focus on eye health for people who have not typically…
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