How to Properly Clean and Care for Your Eyeglasses

For those who need vision correction, eyeglasses become an indispensable part of their everyday life. Even though it’s an important accessory needed to see clearly, we often neglect eyeglass cleaning and maintenance. For a good visual experience, it's essential to maintain a good eyeglass cleaning routine. Especially in a country like Jamaica with our temperate,...

Daily vs. Monthly Contact Lenses: Pros and Cons

A large percentage of the population requires some form of vision correction to see clearly.  In fact, children and young adults are increasingly being afflicted with myopia or short-sightedness. While prescription glasses are quite common, contact lenses too are being widely used for vision correction by people with refractive errors like myopia.  Contact lenses are...

The Impact of Smoking on Eye Health

Long gone are the days when tobacco companies advertised cigarettes as a cure for anxiety, tummy problems, and heartache. For many decades now, medical research and studies have shown the world exactly how harmful smoking is. The warning on cigarette packets is definitely not to be taken lightly. Apart from the biggest scare of causing...

Understanding and Managing Age-Related Vision Changes

Many of us have some vision related condition or the other that requires prescription glasses or contact lenses for eyesight correction purposes. Even for those with normal vision and healthy eyes as a younger person, with age there can be many changes in the eyes and body that can cause sight issues.  Most common vision...

The Importance of Regular Eye Exams: Detecting Problems Early

Your eyes help you experience this extraordinary world, allowing you to soak in its wonders and navigate through life's beautiful moments. Caring for these precious gifts is important for a long lasting vision, and one crucial part of it is scheduling routine eye exams.  These exams go beyond assessing visual acuity; they serve as essential...