Hyperopia (Farsightedness) Adults and children with uncorrected farsightedness often complain of a frontal headaches or a brow ache. If you are farsighted, you may find it difficult to focus on nearby objects and may feel eye strain, pain around the...
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Digital Eyestrain and Headaches
Eye Strain Simply overusing the focusing muscles of your eyes can cause eye strain which often results in a headache. Our high tech world has improved our lives considerably, but small-screen texting and web browsing often causes strain on our...
Headaches
If you get headaches regularly, one of the first things to do is to get your eyes checked. There’s a variety of eye problems that can cause headaches, including astigmatism, hyperopia (farsightedness), muscle misalignments, myopia (nearsightedness) and other more serious...
Myopia
Myopia (Nearsightedness) Myopia is a condition where the distance vision of an individual is blurry, while the near remains clear. Myopic people tend to squint to see things better. They struggle to read subtitles on the TV, they have difficulty...
Struggling to Read Small Print?
Presbyopia- Difficulty Seeing Close due to Age. Presbyopia is a condition whereby the eyes become farsighted due to age. The far sightedness is caused by the lens’ inability to focus objects at near. It is a natural process that usually...
Computer Related Eye strain (Computer Vision Syndrome)
Most of us spend time in front of a computer, regardless of what profession we’re in. Prolonged computer use can harm your eyes and even lead to poor vision. The most common result of prolonged computer use is Myopia (nearsightedness)....
Optometrist and Ophthalmologist, what’s the difference?
A lot of people struggle with this one, often going to one for a problem best suited for the other. Optometrists are primary health care providers, meaning they are the gateway to specialists such as Ophthalmologists. Optometrists are your starting...
Prescription Sunglasses
With only 6 working weeks before the holidays, now is a good time to order your prescription sunglasses! Some people just don’t like transition lenses (the ones that go dark in the sun), and their poor vision prevents them from...
Depth Perception
Poor depth perception The two eyes are rarely exactly the same. We normally don’t notice the difference in our day to day lives because we have both eyes open, and as we know, two is always better than one. When...
Holiday Prep tip- Prescription Sunglasses
Another great idea for the holidays is a pair of prescription sunglasses. You can get a stylish pair of sunglasses, fitted with lenses in your prescription, tinted to look and perform just like they should! Contact us for an eye...