Wearing Masks? What About Eye Protection?

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Posted on May 7, 2020 by AEOAdmin

Eye Protection By now most people know how to protect their bodies and themselves when venturing out during this pandemic. But what about your eye protection? Do you know what you need to know about your eyes? Today we are sharing an invaluable article on the questions you may be asking yourself ...

CDC Warns Against Touching Eyes

Posted on April 7, 2020 by AEOAdmin

CDC Warns Against Touching Eyes The Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines are clear: keep your hands away from your eyes! Learning more about the different symptoms of novel coronavirus COVID-19, it’s clear that conjunctivitis is present in some individuals who have tested positi...

Eye Protection at Work

Posted on March 26, 2020 by AEOAdmin

March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month. In keeping with this theme, we have been talking about injuries and protecting your eyes in the workplace all month long. Today we are sharing a portion of an article from verywellhealth.com that talks about the types of eye protection you should be wearing....

Eye Safety at Work

Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 by AEOAdmin

March is Eye Safety at Work Awareness Month. At Advanced Optometry Eyecare we will be focusing on ways workers and employers can help keep eye safety a priority in the workplace, all month long! Eye Injuries at Work Striking or scraping: The majority of eye injuries result from small particles or...

Diet & Nutrition: Adding Powerful Antioxidants to Your Diet Can Improve Your Eye Health!

Posted on May 15, 2018 by AEOAdmin

Diet & Nutrition There’s no substitute for the quality of life good vision offers. Adding certain nutrients and antioxidants to your diet every day – either through foods or supplements – can help save your vision. Researchers have linked eye-friendly nutrients such as lutein/zeaxanthin, vi...

MACULAR DEGENERATION – Eyecare Tip Of The Week

Posted on November 26, 2017November 27, 2017 by AEOAdmin

My senior patients often ask me about Macular Degeneration. First of all the Macula is the central part of the inside of the eye that we used when we are looking straight at something. It’s the area of highest vision sensitivity and maximum color vision. In Macular Degeneration, small micro nerve...

Eye Exams – What Do You See In My Eye – Eyecare Tip Of The Week.

Posted on November 13, 2017 by AEOAdmin

Eye Exams Patients often ask me, “Doc. What do you see when you look in the back of my eye?” Well, we see lots of things, we see lots of things related to your general health. Because we look at the optic nerve, we can tell if certain types of brain tumors or brain aneurysms […]

Cataracts In Seniors – Eyecare Tip Of The Week From Advanced Eyecare Optometry

Posted on November 12, 2017November 13, 2017 by AEOAdmin

Cataracts In Seniors My senior patients frequently have cataracts. A cataract is a cloudiness in the lens behind the pupil and when the cataract is bad enough, it obscures vision. The of the lens of a child’s eye as a clear pearl onion, over the years that clear onion-like tissue becomes cloudy l...

READING IN THE DARK

Posted on November 11, 2017November 12, 2017 by AEOAdmin

Reading In The Dark Parents often tell me that their kids like to read in the dark and they are concerned that that is bad for their eyes. When a child or anybody reads in the dark it really does no permanent damage to their eyes or their vision. However, when it’s dark, it’s certainly […]...

Inexpensive Glasses (Off The Shelf) – Eyecare Tip Of The Week

Posted on November 8, 2017 by AEOAdmin

Patients often ask me if they can use dime store reading glasses, cheaters or magnifiers. And certainly they can, depending on the power. Powers under 200 are usually safe to wear for a length of time without causing eyestrain or headaches. However, since these glasses are mass-produced, the cent...