child at eye appointment
Nearsightedness vs. Astigmatism: What’s the difference?
A lot of children and adults have astigmatism, which is a light-focusing issue like nearsightedness (myopia) and farsightedness (hyperopia). In fact, you can think of astigmatism...
Couple on a date at a restaurant and man is struggling to read the menu.
Contact Lenses Designed Specifically for Patients Over 40 with Presbyopia
It’s natural to lament the loss of youth, especially as it affects vision and health. However, there have been so many discoveries in recent years, aimed at helping adults...
Person inserting contact lenses.
Contact Lenses Can Correct Your Astigmatism
Understanding Astigmatism Astigmatism refers to the shape or curvature of your eye’s cornea or lens 1. Ideally, your corneal surface should be completely spherical 1,2. But if you...
a doctor reviewing scans
Double Vision; should I be concerned?
What is double vision? While some instances of double vision can be cute, some can be anything but, and rather disturbing. Double vision (diplopia) is an unfortunate, and...
bizarre eye conditions.
7 Bizarre Eye Conditions
"Step right up and see the amazingly weird eye conditions–hairy eyes, red eyes, cat eyes, and eyes that cry blood!” They may sound like carnival acts, but these truly bizarre eye...
Visually impaired man with his dog.
What Do Visually Impaired People See?
It sounds like a simple question–what do visually impaired people see? Yet as humans, our reality is so visually oriented, it is hard to imagine what a non-visual world could be...