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Protecting Your Eyes During The Winter

Protecting Your Eyes During The Winter

Many people think of sunglasses as something they only need to worry about in the hot summer months. When we wake up one morning and see the bright sunlight after a week of cloudy, snowy days the last thing we think of is grabbing our sunglasses. This is one habit that you should try to [...]

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

The Lack Of Sun – Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

In the Northern and Southern hemispheres, the lack of bright light in Winter can cause a condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The symptoms of seasonal affective disorder are similar to those of many types of depression. SAD can bring feelings of misery, hopelessness and despair. Fatigue and lethargy can make every activity [...]

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How To Choose Sunglasses For Your Kids

How To Choose Sunglasses For Your Kids

We make sure our kids eat right, get enough sleep, and learn their ABCs. Yet while 65 percent of adults in the U.S. wear sunglasses, only 39 percent make sure their children’s delicate eyes are protected from the sun. It is believed that our eyes get 80 percent of their total lifetime exposure to the [...]

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These Eye Care Tips Can Be Forgotten This Time Of Year

Ah, the holidays. The beautiful gold leaves from your neighbor’s tree have all fallen into your yard, you’ve got 20 relatives coming for Thanksgiving dinner – but only 15 chairs, and Daylight Saving Time is not saving your sanity as you race to finish your seasonal shopping on ever – shortening days. With so much [...]

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Protect Your Eyes During The Winter

Protect Your Eyes During The Winter

As the autumn trees turn crimson and gold, the days grow cooler, and we swap swimsuits for sweaters, it’s easy to forget about sunglasses, in particular, and eye health in general. But the change of season brings its own eye-care challenges, particularly for outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you’re shredding the slopes or just sledding down your driveway, protecting [...]

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Protect Your Eyes Against The Sun

Here Comes the Sun – Protect Your Eyes

“Here comes the sun,” the Beatles sang, “and it’s all right” – though perhaps they should have substituted, “and if you don’t protect yourself, you can jolly well get a nasty sunburn and skin cancer and even long-term, irreversible eye damage.” OK, we here at Rebuild Your Vision are clearly not in the running for [...]

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