Your eyesight is precious, so ensuring that you stay up-to-date with your prescription for your glasses or contact lenses is essential. It all starts with a trip to your optometrist for a comprehensive eye exam. But how long do prescription glasses last? Let’s explore how often your prescription needs updating, how often you should get […]
Your optometrist does much more than just determine your prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses during a comprehensive eye exam. He or she will also examine your eyes for common and rare eye diseases, evaluate how well your eyes work together as a team, and look for signs of a variety of potentially serious health […]
An optometrist’s salary can vary depending on a number of factors, such as whether they own their practice or are employed at a practice. Being an optometrist and owning an optometry practice are very different occupations, but often go hand-in-hand. Owning a practice can have a much higher return, but requires a lot more work […]
California is the most heavily regulated state in America, with almost 400,000 regulatory restrictions. Unfortunately, some of these restrictions affected the level of care that an optometrist could provide if they discovered something during an eye examination. Up until recently, an optometrist would have to refer their patients to an ophthalmologist or other medical doctor […]
When looking for an eye care professional, you may come across a few different types of practitioners. They differ in terms of education, scope of practice, and services provided. Regular eye care is essential for maintaining your vision and eye health, from your annual eye exams to specialty eye care. To help you take care […]
Eye exams are a series of tests that allow your optometrist to determine your eye health and if you have any eye issues. Eye exams focus on aspects of your vision, like a retinal exam, eye muscle movement, pupil reaction, and refraction testing. Whether you are going to your optometrist’s office for a particular eye […]
About Blinking & Eye Problems Blinking, like breathing, is a reflex. While we can control it to some extent, we usually don’t think about it. The average person blinks 900–1,200 times an hour. A blink lasts about 0.1–0.4 seconds, accounting for 10% of the time you’re awake. When your eyes feel sore when you blink, […]
Choosing where to get an eye exam isn’t a complicated process, but it pays to do a little research before booking with the first clinic that pops up on Google. All optometrists have similar education resulting in a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. However, different eye doctors will often focus on specific aspects and increase […]
Healthy eyes are crucial to everyday life. As children and adults, you use them to complete many tasks, such as study, read, watch TV, play sports, and work. Vision impairment can reduce work productivity and affect performance. Children’s eyes develop as they grow, which makes their first eye exam essential for maintaining overall visual health […]
Children’s eye exams are essential for assessing and protecting your child’s vision. Your optometrist can identify early signs of eye disease and recommend effective treatments. With how important these eye exams are for children, when should your child have their first? Continue reading to learn more about children’s eye exams, including when they should have […]
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