Lakes Family Eye Care Blog
Thank you for visiting our blog to learn more about comprehensive eye care. We will also post articles from our point of view on vision correction, eye care, choosing spectacles. We will also let you know how vision correction is progressing in the world. We will let you know about the latest in eye care and treatment for your entire family as we are a family owned and operated eye care office providing professional eye care services for your entire family including kids, teens, adults and even the elderly.
Bad Contact Lens Practices and Care
We all do it. When we are busy with daily life, seldom do we remember to follow healthy habits. This is especially true when it comes to our contact lens. While our contact lenses essentially transform our vision, when not used as directed by our eye care specialist, we can definitely do significant damage to our precious peepers. Let’s start by understanding what bad habits lead to poor contact lens care, but then [...]
Importance of eye protection in the workplace and during sports
It’s hard to avoid places where we are not vulnerable to injury. This is especially true about our eyes. Because our eyes are extremely sensitive to physical contact, and trauma can certainly pose a great risk to our eyesight, we must protect our eyes. While the everyday person may not need to worry about extreme eye protection, a person finding themselves in an active environment may need to take extra precautions to avoid [...]
The Perfect Diet for Perfect Visions
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but in reality, they portray the very foundation of what we put into our bodies. People rarely think nutrition plays into our eyesight, but the simple fact is, what we eat determines how we see. To avoid common eye diseases caused by poor diet, such as cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and even glaucoma, you need to change the way you eat. It’s time [...]
Our Children and their Eyes
As adults, we may be perfectly aware of our vision. We know what to expect from our eyes, so when they get in the way of simple, daily tasks, like reading and writing, we can spot the difference. However, for our children, they seldom know their eyesight may be standing in the way of their academic excellence. Roughly 80% of children learn information visually. Typically, when children mature into young adulthood, this is [...]
Common questions regarding Medical Insurance and Vision Plans
We receive numerous calls on a daily basis asking questions about their insurance or bills. I decided to answer a few of the questions that kept popping up to help patients understand more about how insurance works, and why it’s important to understand your benefits before you come into the office. Many patients do not know that they are able to use their medical insurance for their eye exam, and although they may [...]
The importance of yearly Comprehensive Eye Exams
When I made the decision to start a blog I had a pretty good idea of the first couple of topics I wanted to talk about. I knew I wanted to talk about Diabetes, Cataracts, Glaucoma and the health effects on your eyes. I knew I wanted to educate people on blue light and the effects this hidden danger has on overall health, not just eye health. But the root of all of [...]
Simple Rules to having healthy eyes
Keeping eyes healthy and educating people on the importance of eye health and routine checkups is a passion of mine and one of the main driving forces that helped me become the person and doctor I am today. This is one of my favorite topics because eye health is a very overlooked topic that should actually be incorporated into your yearly physicals. I believe and I’m sure you do as well, consider your [...]
GOT DRY EYE?
Are you suffering from a burning, gritty and sandy sensation in your eyes? You may have Dry Eye Syndrome. Dry Eye is a condition where you have insufficient tear production or the tears that are being produced are not of good enough quality resulting in the surface of the eye not being lubricated. Millions of people are affected by dry eye and as you get older your chances increase. Studies have found that [...]
Diabetes and the affects it has on eye health.
So, I guess the question is, can diabetes affect my vision? This my friends is an easy one, YES! High levels of blood sugar (diabetes) can affect your vision and eye health, leading to Cataracts, Glaucoma and Retinopathy. All of these conditions if left undiagnosed and untreated will eventually lead to blindness. Making diabetes the primary cause of blindness in adults between the ages of 20 to 74. Diabetes can cause blurry vision [...]