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Nearsightedness vs Farsightedness: What’s the Difference?

When you squint at road signs or hold your phone closer to read text, you might wonder what's happening with your vision. These everyday struggles often point to common refractive errors that affect how your eyes focus light. Understanding these conditions is important for families seeking comprehensive eye care, especially when symptoms first appear.  The…

Is Blepharitis Contagious?

Waking up with red, scratchy, or crusty eyelids can be alarming, especially when you have a family to care for. You might worry about what's causing the discomfort and, more importantly, if it can spread to your loved ones. This concern is common, especially when symptoms can mimic contagious conditions like pink eye. Being aware…

Myopia vs Hyperopia: What’s the Difference?

You’ve likely heard the terms nearsighted and farsighted, but they can be easy to mix up. Both are common vision conditions called refractive errors, which means your eye isn’t bending light correctly, leading to blurry vision, whether at close range or far away. An optometrist can often identify this kind of refractive error during an…

Do I Need a Contact Eye Exam Every Year?

Contact lenses offer incredible freedom from glasses, providing clear vision for everything from reading a book to playing sports. But with this convenience comes a responsibility to care for your eye health. A common question we hear is whether a contact lens exam is truly necessary every single year. Because contact lenses are medical devices…

How Long Are Eye Prescriptions Good For?

You rely on your glasses or contacts to navigate your world every day, but have you considered the expiration date on your prescription? Like many things related to your health, an eye prescription has a limited lifespan. Understanding this validity period is an important part of maintaining clear vision and is a key reason for…
An individual holds out a pair of contact lenses in each hand, just two of the many options available for those with dry eye.

Best Contacts for Dry Eyes

Living with dry eyes can make wearing contact lenses frustrating. The discomfort, redness, and itchy sensations impact your vision and daily life. However, there's good news if you regularly struggle with dry eyes and aren't ready to give up on contacts. Thanks to technological advancements, many contact lenses, like soft contact lenses, daily disposable lenses,…
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Can Dry Eyes Cause Blindness?

Dry eyes are an increasingly common issue in our modern world. Whether it’s from long hours spent on digital screens, environmental factors, or underlying health conditions, dry eyes are more widespread than we often realize. Although most cases of dry eyes won’t lead to blindness, untreated or chronic dry eyes can result in severe damage…
A senior holds a mirror to see themselves in a new pair of eyeglasses when getting an updated prescription at the optometrist.

Can Eyesight Improve with Age?

Aging is a natural, beautiful part of life. However, it does come with some health concerns, especially regarding eyesight and our ability to perform daily activities like reading restaurant menus, driving, or seeing both ways when crossing the road. For most individuals, eyesight does not improve naturally with age. Instead, it generally begins to decline…

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Wexford

We’re located on Brooktree Road in the Brooktree Center Office Park. If you have trouble finding us, please give us a call.

Perrysville

We’re located on Brooktree Find us just off Perry Highway next to Allegheny North Veterinary Hospital. Give us a call if you have any trouble locating our office.

Gibsonia

Our practice is located just off William Flinn Highway. Give us a call if you have any problems finding us.

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