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As summer draws to a close, many of us are preparing for the new school year. As you check off school supplies and other back-to-school necessities, be sure to schedule your child’s annual vision exam. August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness month and during this time, we encourage parents and caregivers to arm themselves with the knowledge to protect their child’s vision.

It’s true that they’ve only become popular in recent decades, but you might be surprised to learn that Leonardo da Vinci first sketched the concept of contact lenses way back in 1508! His version involved submerging one’s head in a glass bowl of water, so it definitely needed work, but how did we get from there to the breathable silicone hydrogel contact lenses of today?

Nobody likes accidentally jabbing themselves in the eye with a mascara applicator, but that isn’t the only eye health concern when it comes to cosmetics.

One of only 3,000 ODs to Achieve ABO Board Certification. One of only 23 ODs to do so in the state of Utah

So what can you, individually, do on a daily basis to help prevent contracting and spreading the disease yourself? There are three simple things – habits if you will – that, if implemented or changed, could go a long ways to help curb the spread of coronavirus (not to mention flu and colds).

The spring season is notorious for causing some people a lot of misery. Itchy, watery, and painful eyes can make the prettiest time of year the most dreadful. However, there is good news for those of you who suffer from seasonal allergies- relief is possible.

Our eyes are such a critical part of our everyday lives that we often take for granted. Sure, touch, smell, taste, and hearing are great, but where would we be without our ability to see?

Can you imagine wearing glasses with lenses made of crystal? Your ancestors could.

There is no question that today’s average diet in the US is problematic.* It’s considered by nutritionists to be a major problem and absolutely preventable. As society has changed in the past 100 years so has our diet. Rather than consuming farm fresh and natural foods rich in nutrients, we are consuming too much processed food. Rather than eating green leafy vegetables and fish, we are compounding the problem by feeding cattle, chicken and even fish with corn containing very little omega-3s.

As you age, you may notice changes in your vision, such as trouble reading the menu at a restaurant or adjusting the font to the larger size on your phone. Most people find that even if they didn’t need glasses before, as they get older, having a good pair of reading glasses becomes a must-have. This is because, as we age, the lenses in our eyes naturally lose their flexibility making it more difficult for our eyes to focus and see as clearly as they did when we were younger.