Everyone’s heard of laser eye surgery. It’s only once you look a little deeper that scary, nonsensical terms like LASIK, LASEK and PRK start cropping up everywhere and complicating things! The good news is that these acronyms are nothing to worry about: they simply describe the 3 most commonly practiced laser eye treatments. If you’ve […]
Protecting Your Eyes Over Winter
Protecting your eyes over winter should become an essential part of your daily routine. Not only will this protection help you feel less drained or irritated over the course of winter, but it can pay huge dividends for your eye health much later in life. Let’s look at why protecting your eyes over winter is […]
Understand the Brand: Ray-Ban
Founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb, Ray Ban sunglasses have become iconic for their design and notoriety. Their signature styles, the ‘Wayfarer’ and ‘Aviator’ lines, date back to 1952. It’s rare to find eyewear with a history that storied, and that’s part of what makes a pair of Ray-Bans so special. Made By Request […]
Contact Lenses for Those Who “Can’t Wear Contacts”
Have You Ever Tried Scleral Contact Lenses? At one point or another, anyone who wears corrective lenses is going to wonder whether or not they should make the switch from glasses to contact lenses. Glasses are an obvious (and easy) introduction to corrective lenses, but for many people, their drawbacks (however minor) add up over […]
The Importance of Protecting Your Eyes from UV Light
Your eyes are amazing things: with them, you can experience some of the most wonderful parts of our world. The visual experience that we enjoy is unique to us, and because of that it’s something that we strongly advocate our patients to preserve and protect. On a sunny day there’s much to see. Ontario’s blessed […]
Dry Eye
Dry eye disease is very common in Canada, especially in the higher prairies and mountainous provinces. It is so prevalent that it is estimated that one out of every three Canadians experience some degree of dry eyes. Many of these occurrences can be easily treated with over the counter eye drops, however there are some […]
Allergies
While many common allergies have people searching for treatments for skin rashes or nasal congestion, allergies can also affect the eyes in a multitude of ways. Red, itching eyes and swollen eyelids are the most common effects of allergies on the eyes, and rarely if ever pose a threat to vision apart from mild blurriness, […]
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Behind glaucoma and cataracts, AMD, or Age-related Macular Degeneration is one of the major causes of vision loss for Canadians over the age of 65. The macula itself is a small portion of your retina that handles the “straight ahead” portion of vision by using a tight group of cone-shaped that absorb light along their […]
Cataracts
Over 2.5 million Canadians suffer from cataracts in some form, including full vision loss (blackout blindness). Along with glaucoma, it is one of the primary, preventable causes of blindness in North America. As the eye ages, the lens at the front of the eye in the cornea begins to break down and harden. As the […]
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Conjunctivitis is the term for an eye condition where the conjunctiva, a thin, clear layer covering the white of the eye as well as the inside of the eyelid, becomes inflamed or infected. This condition can be caused by a wide range of viruses, bacteria, or irritants. The most common cause of red eye is […]