News Flash» The Backlash Against Eye Doctor Only ContactsPublished 08/11/2008Some consumers who are restricted to buying from an eye doctor say they don't like it. "My eye doctor that I've been going to for years recently prescribed Proclear," says Elaine Candiff, a 51-year-old homemaker in Victorville, Calif. "They are giving me good results, but if I had known I could only buy them through an eye-care professional I would have said: Just write a prescription for Acuvue," a common product of Johnson & Johnson's Vistakon, she says. read more » Most searched eye-related topics.Published 08/11/2008Bringing you the latest eye-related news and information about Computer Vision Syndrome, PRK, LASIK, & Pink Eye. read more » Do you know your Contact Lens Prescription Rights?Published 08/11/2008The "Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act" requires eye doctors, at the conclusion of the fitting, to automatically provide each patient with a copy of his or her own contact lens prescription whether or not the patient asks for a copy.
Sunglasses, Sunnies, Shades. What ever you call them, sunglasses are important to the health of your eyes. They come in many shapes, colors, and lens designs. How do you know what is right for you? Each person is different...
The key to all nutraceuticals (vitamins, minerals and supplements) is not the amount that you take, but the amount that your body absorbs. Taking most nutraceuticals on an empty stomach limits the amount that your body can absorb.
Sunglasses and Sports, of course. But what lens color is optimal for your sport? In sports eyewear, there is no such thing as an all-purpose lens. For each sport there is an optimal lens colors.
Article on new evidence that shows that smoking significantly increases the chance of the two commonest causes of blindness in the elderly-cataracts and degeneration of the macula (retina).
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