The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust Of course, Proust, a novelist, was speaking metaphorically. But what if you could really give the gift of sight this holiday season? With the Rebuild Your Vision Program, you can. And the best part is, unlike glasses, [...]

Nearsightedness, or myopia is one of the most common vision problems experienced, and it is the most common type of prescription lens worn by those under 30. It is a problem of the eye that causes light to focus irregularly through the eye and it makes seeing clearly at distances difficult. Most people that suffer [...]

If you’re like most people you do. And you probably have questions like the one below from Kristel. “I would like to have more ideas and suggestions for people who work in front of a PC all day.” We touched on this in a previous blog, however I want to go more in depth as [...]

Color Blindness, or as we call it… “Honey, does this shirt match my pants?” Summer is wrapping up here in the United States and this is the time of year we savor the scenery – a bright blue sky whiskered with milk-white clouds; the velvety red bloom of a rose; green lawns and trees. Or [...]

Did you know… More than half of all Americans will develop cataracts by age 80. Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the United States, with more than 1.5 million procedures performed each year. In honor of Cataract Awareness Month, let’s look at some of the fictions and facts surrounding this common [...]

When we think of tears, we usually think of sadness, grief, joy or other strong emotions. The phrase “Not a dry eye in the house” sums up our reaction to weddings, funerals and other life-changing events. Movies that make us cry even have their own special name: weepies. But did you know that the tears [...]

We all know that smoking is bad for you, but did you know that the chemicals in cigarettes can harm the most sensitive part of the retina, called the macula. Your vision can be irreversibly damaged when cells of the macula die or tiny blood vessels burst through it. And this isn’t just for those [...]