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For contact lens wearers, there are more choices than ever before. This means that contact wearers no longer have to make do with ill-fitting lenses or lenses that don’t give the wearer great vision. There are great options on the market today designed to fit even uniquely shaped eyes. There are contact lenses available for many different kinds of vision problems.

Macular degeneration diagnosis starts with a review of your medical and family history. From there, the ophthalmologist or optometrist moves on to conduct several eye tests.

The American Diabetes Association is aware of the huge increase in the number of people with diabetes. A large percentage of these patients show symptoms of diabetic macular edema (DME) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). To make more accurate diagnoses of diabetic eye diseases, ultra-wide retinal imaging (UWF) or Optomap® has proven extremely useful. It enables early visualization of retinal pathologies that fundus photography cannot detect. If you want to understand how helpful Optomap is in diagnosing diabetic eye diseases, here’s what you should know.

Experts believe that the earlier patients with myopia undergo treatment to slow or halt its progression, the better their overall long-term vision will be. In many instances, it can even prevent patients from the early onset of many serious eye conditions. And the good news is that most myopia management options can be started as young as 8 years of age. Here’s what you need to know about myopia management. Treatment options.

Your child(ren) should have his or her first eye exam at 6-12 months of age, if possible. If no problems are present, your child’s next exam will be between the age of three and five and then before starting school. Once your child starts kindergarten, annual eye exams are recommended.  

Does your child's prescription seem to get worse year after year?  Childhood myopia (nearsightedness) is on the rise and it's more than just needing stronger glasses.

Specially designed multifocal contact lenses adjust the distance focus just like a regular contact lens, but they also adjust the way vision is focused at intermediate and near.  These specific adjustments ultimately result in slowing the elongation of the eye…or slowing the progression of myopia.

here are a number of studies that show Atropine in 1.0% concentration can control the progression of myopia up to 75% or more.  However, there are many side effects to using the drop at this concentration, including pupil dilation which causes increased light sensitivity and the inability to focus on near objects.  

Orthokeratology is the fitting of a specially designed gas permeable contact lens or mold that is worn overnight.  The mold gently reshapes the cornea (front surface of your eye) so that when the lens is removed in the morning, vision is clear, and daytime glasses or contacts lenses are not needed.  It is similar to how braces or retainers work for teeth .  

Myopia or nearsightedness is generally caused by the eyeball growing too quickly.  This causes light to enter the eye and focus in front of the retina which causes distance vision to be blurry.