Let’s talk about soft daily contact lenses. Our optometrists may have brought up a newer modality called a daily disposable contact lens. The beauty of these is that they are brand new each day and cleaning them is basically unnecessary. One positive benefit is that they are much healthier for your eyes. The more often you replace your contact lenses, […]
How To See 20/20 Without Glasses, Daytime Contacts, Or Surgery
It’s called Orthokeratology and it can work for many people if you are a good candidate. This is how it works. You put on a contact lens (a gas permeable one) before you sleep. You sleep, take them out in the morning and you see 20/20 for the rest of the day without wearing contacts […]
Is The Prevalence Of Myopia Rapidly Rising?
There is evidence that the prevalence of myopia is increasing significantly over just the past few decades. Rate of myopia increasing rapidly. The article (written in 2009 by Susan Vitale) states that 1999-2004 rates were 41% versus 25% when done in 1971-1972. Interesting indeed! So if this is happening at such an alarming rate. The […]