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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...
Learn How to Use Eye Drops in the “Blink of an Eye”
When it comes to eye drops, the “blink” of an eye is the problem – right? It sounds easy enough, but it’s not always as simple as following the recommended steps: Tilt your head back, look up, open your eye wide, and squeeze one tiny drop from...
Your Children’s Vision and Success in School
Early eye examinations are crucial to make sure children have normal, healthy vision so they can perform better at schoolwork or play.Students may give up on their classwork rather than admit they can’t see what their teacher is writing on the board. This seemingly...
Is There “Yoga for the Eyes?”
My Wife’s Experience with Presbyopia My wife, like many of us, is a certain age north of 40 and recently realized that her near vision is becoming blurry, much to her dismay. Blurred near vision causes problems with reading, threading a needle, texting and other...
Five Features of Children’s Sunwear that are Musts
In addition to having lenses that block 100 percent of the sun's UVA and UVB rays and a significant amount of potentially harmful blue light, children's sunglasses should also have these features: Impact-resistant lenses.The best lenses for children's sunglasses are...
National Sunglasses Week Sale! Up to 50% off select high-quality, UV-protective sunglasses, including prescription lenses – June 29, 30 and July 1 only
At Ridgefield Vision Center, every day is Sunglasses Day. However, the Vision Council has proclaimed June 27 as National Sunglasses Day, a reminder of how important it is to wear UV-protective eyewear. We think protecting your eyesight is so important that we’re...
Summer can be Dangerous for Adults over 60
Most of us look forward to summer but hot weather can be dangerous, particularly to adults over 60. A University of Chicago Medical Center study found that 40% of heat-related fatalities in the U.S. were among people over 65. There are several reasons why boomers and...
A Flag Day Optical Illusion
It’s the 100th anniversary of Flag Day, celebrated each June 14 since the 1880s but not officially recognized as a holiday until President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed it such on May 30, 1916. The American flag is a well-known icon worldwide, and is often depicted in...