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9 Critical Visual Skills for Student Athlete Success
9 Critical Visual Skills Student Athletes Need to Perform Their Best It’s that time of year again! Back-to-school means back-to sports—and competition is ramping up for exciting seasons of football, soccer, baseball, basketball, golf, and tennis, plus any...
How to Recognize Signs of Vision Problems in School-Age Children
Your eyes are more than just windows to the world. The eyes are a complex and powerful tool that enable us to experience life in vivid detail. From the moment you wake up and see the morning light to the time you close your eyes at bedtime, your vision impacts how you...
Employee Focus: Meet Nicole, Ridgefield Vision Center’s Receptionist and Unofficial Artist in Residence
Nicole’s welcoming smile greets our patients as they enter Ridgefield Vision Center, but she’s not just our receptionist. Her background as an artist makes her a natural to assist patients in deciding which frame best flatters their face. We asked Nicole a few...
Employee Focus: Meet Megan, Ridgefield Vision Center’s Certified Paraoptometric Associate
Our Certified Paraoptometric Associate Megan is enthusiastic about learning new skills in optometry and growing in her job. She answered a few questions so we can get to know her better: How long have you been with Ridgefield Vision Center? I’m celebrating two years...
Do you have Dry Eye Syndrome?
In the U.S. there are between 20-30 million dry eye sufferers. Unfortunately only about 5% of those have been diagnosed with the disease and treated. Millions of people are unaware that there is a solution to their discomfort. Dry Eye Syndrome happens when your eyes...
KEEPING SIGHT OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
As the US population ages, cases of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) are expected to double. Right now more than 2 million people are affected by AMD. Although AMD is the most common cause of eyesight problems in people over 50 years old, it doesn’t affect...
Employee Focus Part Two: Mike, Ridgefield Vision Center’s Licensed Optician and Optical Manager
As promised, our Q&A blogs with Ridgefield Vision Center team members continue. Mike, our Licensed Optician and Optical Manager, shared enough information for two blog posts. The first one posted earlier in the month, and if you missed it we highly recommend that you...
Employee Focus: Mike, Ridgefield Vision Center’s Licensed Optician and Optical Manager
Last month, we featured an informative Q&A with our office manager, Amber. This month we're focusing on another Ridgefield Vision Center team member: Mike, our Optician and Optical Manager. Mike shared enough information for two blog posts. The first is below....