What is A Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow over Earth. Tips for Safe Viewing of the Solar Eclipse: • The only safe way to look directly at the sun is through specifically designed solar filters. These filters are used in […]
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July 26, 2017
What are eye floaters…and why doesn’t everybody get them?
If you often get floaters, perhaps you’ve heard the advice to ‘just live with it, everybody gets them’. To some degree, that’s true: we’ve all seen eye floaters at one point or another – spots, lines, threads, or dots of various shapes and sizes floating in the eye – if only during eye exams, when […]
May 14, 2017
Understanding your eyeglass prescription
After your eye exam, the doctor hands you a small slip of paper covered with confusing numbers. You take it, without even looking at it, straight to your optician, who uses it to make your next pair of lenses. At no time do you understand any part of the process. Sound familiar? While you don’t […]
An eye exam can detect whether you need prisms
If you have trouble reading anything for more than a couple of minutes – if you can’t seem to focus, or get headaches while reading, or find that the words jump around in a blur – but you’re totally fine doing other normal daily activities, you might need lenses with prisms. A comprehensive eye exam […]
March 25, 2017
Are toric contact lenses right for you?
If you have astigmatism, you may need special soft contact lenses called toric lenses to help you see better. These lenses are custom designed to fit your unique-shaped eye and provide clear vision throughout the day. Toric lenses do not come without their challenges and this fact makes it even more important to have these […]
March 6, 2017
Macular Degeneration: How We Can Help
Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD for short, is an eye condition that affects 1.4 million Canadians, making it the leading cause of vision loss in Canada. The disease attacks central vision, leaving patients with their peripheral vision but compromising their ability to perform such everyday tasks as driving, reading, watching television, seeing colours, and recognizing […]