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Getting Used to Progressive Lenses
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
Progressive lenses allow you to have clear vision at different distances all in one lens: the top part of the lens is for distance vision, the middle area is used for seeing intermediate distance, and the bottom portion helps you see near, for activities like reading.
Healthy Daily Habits for Computer Users
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
Eye strain can lead to lowered productivity, work errors, and sometimes headaches, eye twitches, or dry, red eyes. You know you should exercise, but did you know you need to exercise your eye muscles too?
How to Clean your Glasses?
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
When your glasses are smudged, it’s important to clean them right away. Although it is convenient, you should never use water or saliva to clean your glasses because it is unhygienic and most importantly, it just doesn’t do a good job!
What is Low Vision?
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
Low vision refers to vision impairment such as partial sight or legal blindness. Unfortunately, it is not correctable by surgery, medication, contacts or glasses.
What Do Infants See?
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
To ensure your infant develops healthy vision, schedule your baby’s first eye exam with an eye care professional between 6 and 12 months of age.
How the Eye Works
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
The inner workings of the human eye are complex, but at the same time, fascinating. The eye is easy to understand if you think of it as a camera. When you take a picture, the lens in the front of the camera allows light through and focuses that light on the film.
Digital Lenses: For The Techie
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
Digital single vision lenses are custom engineered and designed with software that creates an optimized prescription just for you. Much like going from analog to digital, the technology offers an enhanced experience. Only digital lenses help you see as clearly as possible.
Children's Eye Vision Problems
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
The most common causes of vision problems in school-age children are refractive errors. These errors interfere with the eye’s ability to focus light on the retina resulting in conditions such as myopia or nearsightedness, hyperopia or farsightedness and astigmatism.
Blue Light: Introduction
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
Every day we are exposed to increasing amounts of Blue Light. Outdoor exposure to blue light comes from the sun;, while Indoor exposure, comes from artificial sources of blue light, such as computers, tablets, cell phones, televisions, and modern energy efficient light bulbs.
Your First Contact Lens Appointment
By Mountain View Optometry 08 Nov, 2021
Fitting a pair of contact lenses is a lot like finding the right pair of shoes you need to have the right fit and style. Much like how you need to measure your shoe size, your eye care provider will need to measure the different parts of your eye before determining the right lens fit.
Prepare for Your Appointment
By Mountain View Optometry 02 Nov, 2021
You and your Calgary optometrist act as a team, working together to find the best plan for your health. It is important that you bring all the tools at your command to ensure the best outcome.
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