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Contact Lens Prescriptions Explained

Don’t let the name fool you. Nonprescription contacts do require a prescription regardless of what is advertised online or in the circular you received in the mail last week. Continue reading

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The History Of Aviator Sunglasses

Have you ever wondered where those cool big lenses and signature frame originated from? Maybe you are a little curious as to how aviation shades have gotten so big in recent years?

In this article I will discuss how "pilot glasses" began, as well as how they got where they are today. After reading this you may just decide on getting a pair for yourself!

The shades we know today were first created way back in 1936 by none other than Ray Ban. Continue reading

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Non Prescription Contact Lenses Are the Best Way to Alter Your Look Without Altering Your Sight

Today’s world has a staggering 75 million contact lens wearers, with 31 million living within the United States. Though it might seem as though this is an awfully large number of people who opt not to wear glasses, there are actually quite a few people who are wearing non prescription contact lenses to alter their look, but not their vision. Continue reading

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Contacts, What a Dream

It all started when I was in second or third grade. Before going to bed every night, my parents and I would read together, usually a chapter or two from a book I couldn’t yet manage on my own (the Chronicles of Narnia stand out most in my memory). Continue reading

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Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses – More Style, Same Utility

At one time, promotions on television advertised a new,sexier you if you elected to lose the glasses and pop in apair of contact lenses. This image has always beendemonstrated in Superman comics, television programs andmovies. Continue reading

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Colored Contact Lenses Guide ? Picking The Right Color Every Time

Choosing the perfect colored contact lens can be a daunting task. But the good news is that it doesn’t have to be. Continue reading

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Color Contacts: Fashionable, Dramatic and HOT!

“A great way to give you a subtle or dramatic change is with colored contact lenses. Manufacturers currently make a wide range of different color contacts in both prescription and non-prescription form with colors available to make your eyes sizzle!”

There are four types of colored contact lenses; visibility tints, enhancement tints, opaque color tints and light filtering tints, each offering something a bit different. Continue reading

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Contacts and Allergies: How To Wear Contact Lenses In The Allergy Season

The allergy seasons are a real challenge, especially if youwear contact lenses. A chronic allergy to mold, pet danderor other environmental allergens can create a year-rounddilemma. Continue reading

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Light Eyes ? Color Contact Lenses for Light Eyes – What Works Best?

You may ask why a person with naturally blue or green eyes would want to wear color contact lenses? One reason is to make the natural color look brighter and more defined. Another reason is to change the hue just a bit – ad a touch of emerald to naturally blue eyes, for instance, and you will get a beautiful aquamarine. Continue reading

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Caring For Contact Lens Cases

A patient of mine called me a few weeks ago complaining that her eyes were hurting. I told her to come by the office and I would check her out. Continue reading

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