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5 Proven Ways To Get Kids To Wear Sunglasses
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you may already know that by the time your son or daughter reaches age 18, they’ve already received up to 80% of their entire lifetime’s worth of exposure to the sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays!...
Why Children Need High-Quality Sunglasses
May is Healthy Vision Month. A lifetime of healthy vision starts in childhood, by protecting your eyes from injury and damage and developing good eye health habits. Did you know that by the time your child turns 18, they have received 80% of their lifetime exposure to...
Fall Sports Concussions
It’s Football Season Again! Football season opens more discussions about concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBI) but they are not isolated to football – soccer and field hockey are also sports with risks for head injuries. In fact, cheerleaders have the fifth...
Pupil Dilation: A Crucial Part of Your Comprehensive Eye Exam
As an optometrist, I’m on the healthcare front lines in protecting your vision: a job I take very seriously. The eyes are not just windows to the soul – they also provide key information about a person’s health. In order to see your retina and optic nerve clearly, I...
Add an Eye Exam to your Back to School Checklist
Back-to-school time is upon us and while many students’ lists include backpacks, rulers, and new shoes, there’s one more thing parents need on their back-to-school checklist – a comprehensive eye health and vision exam for their student. Studies show that as much as...
School and Sports Have Tremendous Visual Demands
The school year is almost here! As kids prepare to work their brains, keep in mind that being a student also places great demand on their eyes. Time for an Eye Exam It’s always a good idea to have your student’s eyes checked at the start of a new school year. As much...
Olympic Sale! $159 Prescription Sports Glasses for you or your student athlete, plus 50% off select high-quality, UV-protective sunglasses – August 8-12 only
With the Olympics in full swing, we here at Ridgefield Vision Center are enjoying the excitement of watching our nation’s best athletes compete on the world stage. You’ll probably notice a lot of the athletes wearing eye protection in the form of sports glasses or...
Why I Volunteer
As my staff, my family and some of my patients know, my workday doesn’t always end when I leave the office: I volunteer in several capacities for the benefit of the optometric profession. While these commitments keep me busy, I strongly believe they also make me a...