If you wear contacts, you may have grown accustomed to placing the small lenses directly onto the surface of your eye. However, proficient insertion of the lenses does not necessarily mean that they are being placed and worn safely. Here are a few measures that you should take to ensure that your contact lenses are safe and comfortable: Don't apply moisturizer to your hands before inserting your contact lenses. After washing your hands and drying your hands, insert your lenses.

Some people with vision problems opt for surgical treatment to treat their problematic eye conditions. Those conditions may include double vision, lazy eye, crossed eyes or convergence insufficiency. Patients who are wary of surgical intervention are using the alternative science of vision therapy that trained optometrists recommend. The prevailing current thought is that vision therapy does effectively correct problematic eye conditions. So you don't have to simply plod along and learn to live with your eye problems anymore.

Before computers came along, the only sufferers of eye strain were scientists and doctors who had to stare through microscopes all day. Now, everyone who spends their workdays in front of a computer may get eye strain (amongst other physical complaints). Here are a few things that an optometrist might have to say about your eye strain and how he or she might treat it. Avoid Staring at Your Screen When You Do Not Have To

If you wear prescription glasses, it can be hard to pair them with your virtual reality gaming set. They can feel uncomfortable or face other issues. Luckily, there are solutions for most compatibility issues with virtual reality headsets and prescription glasses. Take a look at these ideas: 1. Invest in contacts. If your glasses are being squeezed to your face by your virtual gaming headset, you can attempt to loosen the straps on the headset, but unfortunately, that can make the headset too loose and let unwanted light in on the sides.

Over time, your vision has gotten more blurry, and you see distinct halos appearing around lights at night. Your eye doctor says it's time to remove the cloudy lenses in your eyes, or cataracts, that cause this blurriness. This is a common procedure done that takes only a few minutes to complete. You'll begin to experience improved vision within a day or two of the surgery. Here is what to expect from the cataract surgery and your recovery at home afterwards.

It's estimated that 8% of the world's population has blue eyes. While you might be proud of your baby blues, it's important to know how having blue eyes could affect you. Learning as much as possible about blue eyes will help you work with your optometrist to achieve the best possible vision in the future. Here are three amazing facts you might not know about your eyes. 1. Blue-eyed individuals could be susceptible to poor vision.

When your eye doctor first tells you, "you have presbyopia," you probably have a lot of question. The term "presbyopia" is a bit intimidating, but really, the condition you're been diagnosed with is very common and eye doctors have established highly effective ways of dealing with it. To ease your worries and let you know what to expect in the years to come, here's a closer look at this condition and what it entails.

If you have a school aged child who needs corrective lenses, they may be asking you for contact lenses. There isn't a magical age where all children are ready for contacts. To determine whether or not your child is ready, you have to consider the cues your child is giving you, their level of maturity and their personality. This article will go over the 4 signs that may tell you your child is ready to wear contact lenses.

If you are going to be getting prescription glasses at some point in the near future, you may have your choice between glass or plastic lenses. While there are certain times glass lenses are the better choice, such as when your lenses are going to have bifocals, there are many benefits with plastic lenses. Here are 5 reasons why plastic lenses may be the best choice for your glasses. Plastic lenses are harder to break

You probably have experimented with all kinds of contact lenses by now, even the theatrical lenses that make you look like a zombie. Perhaps you have finally settled on soft, clear lenses instead of hard or gas permeable lenses. If you have not kept up to date with the world of contacts, then you are missing out. The latest lenses put highlights in your eyes, similar to putting highlights in your hair. Here is how these new lenses work.