As a society we are also becoming increasingly connected to technology and are surrounded by the widespread use of internet-based applications and programs in our working and personal lives.
At Urban Opticians, our optometrists take the time to counsel our patients that suffer from symptoms of CVS including asthenopia/tension headaches, eye strain, dry eyes and intermittent blurry vision.
At Urban Opticians, our optometrists take the time to counsel patients suffering from digital eye strain. We provide useful tips and materials to help form these good habits and combat this problem.
With a plethora of optometrists and opticians, both chain stores and independents, in the GTA (and outside), shopping for eye care and eyeglasses should be easy and fun. However, this is not the case and it is very frustrating. Some of these frustrations include:
When people lose this ability to see things up close, many will have to resort to reading glasses, bifocal or invisible bifocals i.e. progressives.
As a parent, you find yourself struggling with screen use with you kids? Well, don’t sweat it too much.
Presbyopes – generally the over 40s in age, who struggle with up close vision. They may have perfect distance vision or may be either near sighted or far sighted as well.
How do I prevent my glasses from fogging when I wear a mask?
Here are some suggestions!
As most of us are now aware, COVID-19 is severe respiratory disease caused by a highly contagious and novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Well, Tom Cruise looked great in his aviators in Top Gun, no ifs and buts about that. Just cool or do sunglasses really serve a purpose for pilots?
Although dry eyes sounds rudimentary, it has significant impact on sufferers. It brings about lot of discomfort and pain to many individuals with this disease.
For individuals that are considering laser corrective procedures, here are some dispelled myths about LASIK.
In order to see and keep objects clear at all times and at all distances, a child’s focusing skills need to be accurate. Fortunately, focusing skills can easily be improved with eyeglasses and eye exercises.