Vision Health & Lifestyle

Patient education tips and the interplay between lifestyle choices and vision health, covering topics like nutrition, exercise, and environmental factors that affect eye health.

Contact Lens Patient Education Resources

Contact lens compliance remains an issue. While contact lens–related eye infections are relatively uncommon, they can be vision-threatening. As far back as 1990, Eye...
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4 Simple Chair Stretches Every OD Should Do Between Patients [Or...

Hours at the slit lamp, leaning into charts, and staring at screens can take a real toll over the years. A recent Helio article...
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A Helpful New Resource on Sports Eye Safety Just Dropped

Prevent Blindness has declared September as Sports Eye Safety Month amid a 33% increase in sports-related eye injuries treated in the U.S. in 2024....
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Patients Trust These Online Vision Tests. Know the Brands, Share the...

Dr. Jeffrey Sonsino of Optique Franklin recently spoke to TheNewsFront about the risks of online eye tests. His warning stems from the case of...
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What Dentistry Gets Right About Pediatric Care — And Optometry Doesn’t

A 2025 study in the American Journal of Ophthalmology found that only one-third of children in the U.S. receive care from an eye doctor....
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New Data Shows Major Disconnect About US Adult Eye Exams

Versant Health's 4th Annual Vision Wellness Study just dropped, and it lays out a bizarre paradox: While most Americans experience daily disruptions due to...
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Bausch + Lomb Launches Lumify Preservative Free Redness Reliever Eye Drops...

Bausch + Lomb has announced the U.S. launch of LUMIFY Preservative Free, a new over-the-counter redness reliever formulated with low-dose brimonidine tartrate 0.025%. According...
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Patients Are Starting To Ask About Smart Glasses. Here’s 3 Things...

According to a recent Tech Times article, eyewear companies are pushing forward with frames that offer much more than just vision correction. We’re talking...

New Research Shows Mental Load, Not Just Screens, May Be Fueling...

Optometrists are seeing more reports of visual discomfort associated with screen exposure, but a new study published in Optometry and Vision Science (Cognitive demand,...
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What Online Contact Lens Shopping Trends Mean for Your Optometry Practice

New research from the Contact Lens Institute just dropped, examining search trends in the U.S. and Canada. Results overwhelmingly confirm what you probably suspected...

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