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WHAT IS COLOUR BLINDNESS? When many people think of the condition known as “colour blindness,” they imagine someone seeing life like a black-and-white movie. While some people do experience monochromatic vision, it is actually extremely rare. More often, colour blindness manifests as a lower sensitivity to one particular colour– green or red in 99% cases of […]

Eye health is easy to take for granted, especially for those who do not require corrective lenses. The truth is healthy eyes and vision need maintenance, so treat your optometrist visits like you would a regular physical or dental exam. Many eye diseases and causes of vision loss have little to no discernible symptoms until

A new year brings new style! Need help staying up on the trends? Read on to see our top five of this year’s hottest eyewear fashions. Go Big Or Go Home It isn’t up for debate this year: size matters in 2015. We’ve been seeing over-sized everything on the catwalks and red carpets lately– and

Diabetes is a difficult disease with many possible consequences to your overall health. Eye health is no exception. Patients with diagnosed diabetes must be very careful with their eyes or risk developing diabetic retinopathy. What is it? Diabetic retinopathy is a symptom of diabetes that damages the small blood vessels that feed the eye. Early

We all know the basics of an eye exam and a prescription that is issued by an optometrist. But there is more to your eye doctor than just a new pair of eyeglasses or contact lenses. During a routine check-up, your optometrist is checking for much more than blurry vision. There are dozens of eye

Billions of people– nearly 60% of the worldwide population– need some kind of corrective lens for clear, healthy vision. With that many people wearing glasses or contact lenses, it’s obvious that they’re not all sitting still! Luckily, there are many options that allow you to customize your eyewear to accommodate or even help your favourite

Anybody who has shopped for glasses knows the mirror is unavoidable. There are so many styles– and so many different faces– how could someone decide on a pair without seeing their reflection? While that holds true for frames, the lenses of your eyewear are another matter entirely. Consult the following information on lens quality &

Health care and healthy vision– two things most Canadians take for granted. Luckily it is because most provincial medical systems provide many advantages to their citizens. Here in Alberta, you might be surprised what costs Alberta Health covers. Read on to learn what is and is not paid for at the optometrist by presenting your

Children should have their first eye exam at six months. At that time, an ophthalmologist is best equipped to indentify any significant health risks that might adversely affect your child’s visual and overall health.  The maturation of the eyes continues throughout childhood. Often a prescription will not stabilize until around 18 years old. Until then,

One puff of a cigarette and thousands of chemicals enter the bloodstream and migrates all over the human body. Eyes are no exception. The chemicals found in cigarette smoke are especially harmful to the most sensitive part of the retina, at the back of your eye, known as the macula. Tiny blood vessels constricted by