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Buying Contact Lenses Online: A Step-by-Step Guide

Written By Barry Silver

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One-fifth of contact lenses buyers in the United States—and rising—now buy their contact lenses online, according to All About Vision. Of course, price and convenience both factor into the continued escalation of online purchases. Though the choices are many, the process of buying contact lenses online need not be confusing. Your prescription provides all the information you need.

Ready to begin buying contact lenses? Let’s look at the different types of contact lenses and how to order them properly.

Allergies and Contacts: Our Top Tips for Managing Allergy Season

Written By Michael Healy

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Most people consider spring to be when allergy season strikes. Tree pollen hits hardest come early spring, but is then followed by grass pollen in the late spring, weed pollen in the summer, and ragweed pollen in the late summer and deep into fall. And, according to Purvi Parikh, MD, an allergist and immunologist with Allergy & Asthma Network, it’s always allergy season because, in addition to lengthy pollen seasons, year-round offenders include dust mites, mold, and pet dander. Allergies are especially hard on contact lens wearers. Allergies and contacts can be a tricky mix.

It’s bad enough that you wake up and your eyes feel gritty, swollen, and itchy. Then you have to put in your contact lenses. Ouch.

According to the American Optometric Association, there are approximately 45 million contact lenses wearers in the United States. Many cease wearing contact lenses due to seasonal allergies. Some stop only temporarily, while others throw in the towel and give up on wearing contacts.

But you don’t have to. Understanding the symptoms and treatment options available can bring relief and help you weather allergies and contacts issues.

Eyewear Favorites of Six Classic Rock Stars

Written By Kara Keigan

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Some rock stars are iconic beyond their music. They’re stylish as all get-out. And the distinctive eyewear they select becomes fused to their brands.

Think John Lennon and his world-famous skinny round frames. It’s almost hard to think of the latter-day Elvis—white jumpsuit and all—without including a loud pair of aviator sunglasses in the image.

Let’s look at the famous eyewear of Lennon, Presley and four more music legends of rock and roll.

Can You Wear Sunglasses With Contacts? How to Protect Your Eyes

Written By Michael Healy

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If you’re like most contact lens wearers, you experienced a wonderful feeling of relief the day you started using them. Now the question is: what do you do when you head out into the bright sunlight? Can you wear sunglasses with contacts?

The answer is, yes, the combination works as well as peanut butter and jelly and provides an added level of eye protection you can’t get with contacts alone.

Read on to answer the question of can you wear sunglasses with contacts once and for all!

National Eye Exam Month and Important Children’s Vision Research

Written By Barry Silver

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August is National Eye Exam month. Optometry Times claims there are five great reasons you should care about eye examinations:

Proper prescription
Your eye exam reveals if you need eyeglasses or contact lenses and what prescription will work best. If you already have prescriptive eyewear, keep in mind your vision needs tend to change as you age.
Detect eye conditions
An exam will enable your eye care professional to spot the early signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, glaucoma, and high cholesterol.
Prevent conditions
An optometrist can see early signs of diseases that may not present symptoms, such as macular degeneration or cataracts. Early detection is important.
Alleviate headaches
Visiting an eye care professional often leads to taking care of constant headaches.
Improve academic performance
Poor vision is a common reason children fall behind in school.

Speaking of children, this year, National Eye Exam month brings us an in-depth and important research compilation from National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness titled, Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues.