Guide to Refractive Errors

A Guide to Refractive Errors and How They Can Affect Your Family Myopia. Hyperopia. Astigmatism. Presbyopia. You may have heard of these terms before, but what do they mean, exactly? More than 153 million people over age 5 suffer from some kind of refractive...

Gas Permeable Contact Lenses

Gas-Permeable (GP) or Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses are an alternative to soft contact lenses that are made from a hard, oxygen permeable material. GP lenses are currently less popular than soft lenses but offer a number of advantages and are continuing to...

Does Your Child Need an Eye Exam?

Vision is remarkably important, not only for perception but for learning development in children. Despite 80% of learning taking place visually in the first 12 years of life, 48% of parents with children under 12 have never taken their child to an eye care...