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Health - By Hillary Glaser, 22 views
Over 60 percent of the adult population wears prescription eyewear in one way, shape, or form but what do they really know about their eye exams? Test your eye exam IQ!
Fix Your Eyeglasses with Household Items
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 25 views
Our eyeglass frames are not infallible - even the most expensive ones. Learn a few tricks to fix simple eyeglass problems using household items.
Why Glasses Make a Great Gift
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 16 views
'Tis the season to give gifts and give back but have you ever thought about giving the gift of sight? Here are a few reasons why eyeglasses make the perfect gift this holiday season.
Maintaining Your Eyeglasses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 22 views
We live in a world where the slightest accident could cause major harm to our eyeglasses. Even just a tiny bump can knock them out of shape or scratch them. Here is a brief guide on how to maintain your eyeglasses longevity.
Drying Up Watery Eyes from Allergies
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 16 views
Those who suffer from allergies and light sensitivities understand the world of watery eyes all too well. Here are some tips for drying up watery eyes that occur from allergies.
How to Pick Out the Right Eyeglass Lenses for You
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 19 views
If you’ve ever been in a situation where a sales person isn’t guiding you through the eyeglass lens process, you may have felt helpless on your decision. Here is a short guide to help you pick out the best lenses for your vision.
Common Questions When Ordering Glasses Online
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 20 views
Ordering eyeglasses online is known to be easier, faster, and more convenient but many online customers ask questions not generally discussed in your every day FAQ. Here are a few common consumer questions that occur when ordering glasses online and their answers.
Understanding Eyeglasses and Lenses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 14 views
When going to get a new prescription for eyeglasses, it’s important to fully understand what your eyeglasses are meant to achieve and which lenses are the best option for your vision. Here is a short guide on understanding your glasses.
Understanding Optical Terms
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 22 views
When you head to your eye doctor, he or she may throw a new technical term at you related to your eyes - but what do they mean? Decipher the meaning behind some of the most common optical terms.
Autumn Trends in Eyeglasses for 2011
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 34 views
This fall season’s trends are steering away from the traditional and heading towards the experimental. Learn about the latest fall trends in eyeglasses for 2011.
Top 4 Questions and Answers About Eyeglasses and Lenses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 24 views
Whether you are new to wearing glasses or have been wearing prescription eyeglasses for years, questions are bound to come up. Here are some of the most common questions with answers that occur in the optics industry.
Foods to Eat for Better Vision
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 17 views
We know that eating healthy foods can prolong our lives and keep us healthy but do you know which foods to eat that give you better vision? Here are some tips for which foods to eat to keep your vision healthy!
Selecting an Eye Doctor
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 35 views
Choosing a doctor you can trust is difficult as is but choosing between an optometrist and ophthalmologist can be irritating if you don’t know the difference between the two eye doctors. Learn how to select the right eye doctor for your needs.
The Difference Between Readers and Reading Glasses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 22 views
Many people are told they need reading glasses after the age of 40 but few people know the actual difference between prescription reading glasses and basic readers. Before you invest in new glasses, learn the difference.
The Importance of Eye Examinations
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 30 views
Everyone knows how important it is to see your doctor for regular checkups but few people see their eye doctors for annual exams. Learn the importance of having an eye exam performed every one to two years.
How To Pick Out Fashionable Women's Eyeglasses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 33 views
For many women, buying a new pair of eyeglasses can be a game changer and an added accessory to their wardrobe. Yet, with so many options on the market, it’s good to know what the latest trends are in women’s eyeglasses.
Get the 411 on Aspheric Eyeglass Lenses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 24 views
Aspheric eyeglass lenses create a thinner lens that makes any eyeglass frame more attractive! Yet, consumers know very little about what else aspheric lenses can do to help their vision.
Tips for Reading Your Glasses Prescription
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 20 views
Every time you leave your eye doctor's office after an exam, it's customary to receive a copy of your prescription. If you go online to buy your glasses, here are a few tips to better understand your eyeglass prescription.
Understanding Progressive Additive Lenses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 25 views
Millions of people over the age of 40 wear some form of multifocal glasses but not much is really understood after diagnosis. Take the guess work out of progressive lenses and learn before you buy.
Nutrition for Your Eyes - Vitamin A and Beta-carotene
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 28 views
Growing up, your Mom may have told you to eat your carrots because doing so will give you night vision and incredibly strong sight. While not totally correct, she was on to something. Learn more about how vitamin A and beta-carotene can improve your vision.
The Most Common Problems with Glasses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 24 views
If you’ve ever found yourself unable to see after getting a new prescription or being unable to see after wearing the same glasses for a while, chances are good that you need to see an eye doctor. Here are a few common complaints and solutions for people with eyeglasses.
The Connection Between Diabetes and Eyesight
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 25 views
Diabetes means having to face possible complications with your eyesight. Knowing what these are and what the treatment is can help to alleviate the panic of finding out that you have a diabetes related eye condition.
The Importance of Eye Exams
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 23 views
We all know how important it is to get your eyes tested for prescription glasses but many people do not understand how important a comprehensive eye exam is for their over-all vision health. Here are a few reasons to schedule your next eye exam with an ophthalmologist.
Dry Eyes Explained and Understood
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 37 views
Dry eyes is a condition that is becoming increasingly more well-known and suffered from around the world. Understanding what it is and knowing what the treatment involves will have you on the road to comfortable eyesight in no time.
Top Five Tips for Protecting Your Eyes
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 25 views
It’s an old clich? but prevention is always better than the cure. Follow these top five tips to ensure that you are protecting your eyes to the best of your ability and safe-guarding your vision.
The Effect of Exhaustion on Your Vision
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 40 views
When you are tired, chances are that your eyes are tired as well. This exhaustion does affect your sight and hinders your ability to carry out tasks that are usually second nature. Take note of this to keep you and your family safe!
Good vitamins for good eyesight
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 29 views
When it comes to taking care of our eyes, sometimes we all need a little bit of help from within. Vitamins and supplements help to build a protective shield from inside our bodies, ensuring that good eyesight is your reward.
The Different Types of Eyeglasses Explained
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 36 views
Despite needing to wear eyeglasses or seeing others who do so, few actually understand the purpose of the different types of glasses. Before you purchase your next pair, be prepared on the type of glasses you may need.
Behavioral Problems Helped by Eyeglasses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 27 views
Rather than immediately believing than one’s child has a real learning disability, parents have a responsibility to check out all other options - including their child’s eyesight. Why hand out the medication when a simple pair of eyeglasses might do the trick?
When You Should Go to the Doctor for Eye Problems?
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 27 views
Although may eye problems are small and serve as nothing to worry about, in some cases, the opposite is true. Your eyes are sending out small warning signs, which, if not heeded in time, can result in tragic loss of sight. Learn more about the signs your eyes are giving you.
Your Vision During Pregnancy
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 36 views
Few women know that pregnancy may give expectant mothers certain eye problems and if they experience these, they should discuss them with their doctor as well. Here are a few notes about the changes in your vision with pregnancy.
Seeing is Believing but is it Real?
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 48 views
So many people believe that you can only trust what you see. How many realize that a range of events and emotions may actually affect what we see and how we are then able to describe what we see?
Preventing Eye Injuries at Home
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 33 views
Reports state staggering statistics of eye injury emergencies in the home. In almost all cases, these injuries could have been avoided with closer attention to the dangers at hand and better planning of how to keep those dangers locked away.
The Dangers of Wearing Glasses with the Incorrect Prescription
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 63 views
The aging process brings with it many changes in the quality of your vision. These changes can relate to the loss of the ability to see certain things, or in the onset of diseases which can plague your eyes. The most important tool you have is to be informed as to what you can do to save your sight!
Vision Through the Years
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 35 views
The aging process brings with it many changes in the quality of your vision. These changes can relate to the loss of the ability to see certain things, or in the onset of diseases which can plague your eyes. The most important tool you have is to be informed as to what you can do to save your sight!
Sunglasses for Safe Driving
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 34 views
Driving is an act that comes with the responsibility to do everything possible to ensure the safest driving experience for yourself and others. Not being able to see properly will affect your ability to do this. Here are some tips for safe driving.
Vision - Animals vs. Humans
Pets - By Hillary Glaser, 104 views
We do not live in this world alone and yet, we often enjoy our miraculous abilities without much thought. After comparing human vision to animal optical abilities we see just how lucky we are to have developed eye treatments that enable us to see despite natures natural failings.
Protecting Yourself Against Computer Vision Syndrome
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 37 views
With the reality that so many of us spend endless hours sitting in front of our computer screens or punching away at out cell phones, it is no wonder that Computer Vision Syndrome has become such a common condition. Read up on some tips for preventing this uncomfortable disease.
Healthy Eating for Healthy Eyes
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 50 views
Health advocates constantly sprout the dos and don’ts for healthy bodies and minds; yet how many consider that healthy eating also affects ones visual health and ensures tip top sight and the prevention of optical disorders.
Adjusting to Your New Multifocal Glasses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 37 views
Learning to wear multifocal eyeglasses takes time and patience but a few tricks on adjustment can make the transition to multifocal lenses seamless.
Solving Eye Problems with Eyeglasses
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 34 views
Our eyes are an important part of our enjoyment of life. The gift of sight is something that once gone, we can never get back. Take a look at the five eye conditions that are usually treated with a pair of eyeglasses.
Eye Care - the Dos and Don’ts
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 35 views
Our eyes are often taken for granted, resulting in numerous eye problems and diseases that could easily have been avoided. We give you some of the top dos and don’ts to ensure optimal eye care.
Eyeglasses are Today's Fashionable Must Have
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 75 views
With the celebs sporting their specs and shades, it is no wonder that eyeglasses have now hit the lists as a must-have fashion accessory. To accommodate the demand, the Internet world has introduced high quality discount glasses; ensuring that nobody has to go without.
How to Care for Your Eyes
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 32 views
No one wants to be without their sight but protecting them is essential to ensure that you keep them in optimal condition. We have some tips for how best to care for your eyes and your vision!
Tips for Preventing Dry Eyes
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 35 views
Itchy, scratchy and burning eyes are no fun and yet dry eyes, caused by a lack of moisture to the eye, are becoming more and more of a reality in today’s world. With a few simple adaptations to your way of working and living, you can prevent this frustrating ailment and prolong the good health of your eyes.
How Your Eyeglasses Can Help Dry Eye Syndrome
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 47 views
Dry eyes, a condition that is usually harmless and results from uninterrupted starring and concentration on one object; however, has the potential to turn nasty. Turning to eyeglasses may help!
Need Glasses? Tips for Healthy Eyes
Health - By Hillary Glaser, 32 views
Healthy eyes do not come naturally - they require work and effort. Exercise, proper care and excellent nutrition are the three key points to ensuring the health and well-being of your optical assets.
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