High blood pressure is one of the most common conditions affecting Canadians. It is important when being diagnosed with high blood pressure to have your eyes tested yearly as you…
It is important as a contact lens wearer to know the proper way to clean and care for your contact lenses. It is particularly important to follow guidelines for safe…
Optometry patients with diabetes or anyone with diabetes should have their eyes checked by a Doctor of Optometry at least once a year. In the province of Ontario, these diabetic optometrist…
The retina is a thin layer of tissue that lines the inner posterior (back) portion of the eye. It consists of cells called photoreceptors, or rods and cones. These cells transmit…
Eye floaters are more common that you may think. They are typically described as specks or cobweb-like images moving around in the line of vision. Some people even report experiencing…
In normal, undistorted vision, the cornea of the eye is smooth and equally curved in all directions. With astigmatism, the cornea is "warped", meaning it curves more in one direction…
If you have strabismus, one eye looks directly at the object you are viewing, while the other eye is misaligned inward (esotropia) outward (exotropia) upward (hypertropia) or downward (hypotropia). Strabismus…
Color vision is a complex process beginning with a structure in the eye called the retina. Within the retina are receptor cells called rods and cones. The cone receptors correspond…
We recently have been getting quite a few patients coming in to our dispensary getting fitted for new glasses after having had a disappointing experience with online purchases. We would…
Vision therapy is an individualized treatment program prescribed by an optometrist to improve conditions like strabismus (crossed eyes) or amblyopia (lazy eye). Vision therapy helps children learn and reinforce specific…