You may have heard your optometrist recommend OCT imaging during your eye exam, but what is it really? OCT is a powerful tool your optometrist uses to monitor your eye health and diagnose eye disease. 3D Digital Eye Exams Optical coherence tomography, or OCT for short, is sometimes referred to as a “3D” or “digital” […]
8 Eye Care Myths: What Your Optometrist Wants You to Know
Using Glasses Will Worsen Your Vision While your vision can worsen over time, it’s not because of glasses. Many children need glasses because of myopia. It’s common for myopia to worsen as children age, but the progression of myopia is not due to glasses. Myopia can worsen as the eye continues to grow. In adulthood, […]
Everything You Need to Know About Presbyopia
What is Presbyopia? Presbyopia is a refractive error that makes it difficult to see close objects. The effects are similar to hyperopia (farsightedness), but the root cause is different. Hyperopia occurs due to the shape or length of the eyeball and most people are born with this refractive error. Presbyopia, on the other hand, is […]
