How Optometrists Check Your Child’s Eyes If They Can’t Read
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Eye Exams
A combination of creativity and technological innovation allows optometrists to check your child’s eyes and diagnose vision loss without a child’s ability to know their letters. The same vision screening and diagnostic tools we use for children also support our work with adults who’ve never learned to read or write, who have processing disorders that…
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Progressive Lenses Or Bifocals? Which Is Best For You?
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
Progressive lenses have taken the world by storm. However, they’re not for everyone. We have clients who walk in two or three months after giving progressives a determined go, only to regret they did and order their bifocals back. Progressive Lenses Or Bifocal Lenses: Is There A Difference? There is a reason for this, mostly…
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The Reasons For Our Tears
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
We think of tears as the watery drops that exit the eye when we cry, enjoy a good laugh, or when something gets in our eye. However, our tears are produced and spread over the eye with virtually every blink. Without them, our eyes would dehydrate and become dysfunctional. 5 Facts About Our Tears In…
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Eye Makeup And Eye Health: 5 Tips To Protect Your Vision
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
The application of eye makeup is a daily ritual for many. Yet, using eye makeup also makes you more prone to eye issues, which we mention in our recent post, 10 Tips for Avoiding Eye Infection. Healthy Eye Makeup Recommendations To Protect Your Eyes If you wear eye makeup, we suggest adhering to these five…
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10 Tips For Avoiding Eye Infections
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
Eye infections are never fun, but heightened concerns around Covid means your or a child’s eye infection can result in missed work or school – and the involuntary entry into Covid-19 testing and protocols. 10 Ways To Help In Avoiding Eye Infections Here are tips on how to keep your body as healthy as possible,…
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Eye Protection In Winter Is As Important As Summer
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Dry Eye,Education
Our culture is well-versed in protecting our eyes from the sun during the summer months. We don hats and sunglasses with abandon, and some of us even have “dog goggles” to protect the eyes of our canine companions. But did you know that winter’s snowy regions pose an even greater risk to your eyes? If…
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Does Eye Color Affect Vision?
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
Your eye color is 100% linked to specific genes. And so are many of the most common eye conditions and eye diseases leading to vision loss. However, for the most part, your eye color doesn’t put you at risk for vision conditions (an exception being albinism). However, the color of your irises can make a…
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The Relationship Between Sleep And Eye Health
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
Your eyes, and your vision health, are integrated parts of your entire body. The healthier your body is, the less likely you are to suffer from eye infections, diseases, or certain conditions that contribute to vision loss. While the optometrists and ophthalmologists here at Atlantic Eye Insitute focus on the health and wellbeing of the eyes, we feel it’s…
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Your Eyes At Every Stage Of Life
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
Your eyes are just like any other part of your body. They grow and change as you grow and change, and they are more prone to certain conditions depending on your stage of life. Today, we’re going to take you on a journey through your eye’s experience – from birth into your golden years. To…
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The History Of Eyeglasses
Posted by: Atlantic Eye Institute in Education
Those who depend on glasses to see the world in detail owe an abundance of gratitude to the Romans, who discovered that glass could be manipulated to magnify things. Like modern-day magnifying glasses, wealthy Romans commissioned glass blowers to make glass spheres. Put against small text, the letters and words became legible. The History Of…
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