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Can You Use Vision Benefits to Purchase Eyewear Online?

Written By Barry Silver

Can you purchase eyewear online and use your vision benefits? It’s a question we hear often—and we’ll answer for you here.

First, let’s discuss what vision benefits actually are.

Understanding Vision Benefits

Confusion swirls around the topic of vision insurance. The term “insurance” is used loosely in the world of vision. What you may be calling insurance is actually a plan designed to offer vision benefits to cover some of your costs.

The benefits are likely to apply to:

Routine preventative eye care including eye exams
Prescriptive eyewear including eyeglasses and/or contact lenses

Some plans expand the coverage to include:

Discounts on options such as lens coatings and photochromic lenses
Reduced rates on elective correction surgery

Eye Doctor Appointment: What to Expect at Your First Visit

Written By Barry Feldman

Are you thinking about making your first eye doctor appointment? If you’re new to the optometry world, you may not be sure what to expect.

If you’re a bit nervous about going to the eye doctor for the first time, this guide will help you. Here’s what you can expect from the beginning to the end of your eye doctor appointment.

Eye Health in the Wake of Coronavirus

Written By Michael Healy

During the coronavirus pandemic, it’s become common knowledge that touching your nose, mouth, or any part of your face, is a risk.

Your eyes are an important part of the equation too. You can become infected by touching your eyes after touching something on which the virus is present.

If you wear glasses or contact lenses, obviously it’s not easy to avoid touching your eyes. In this article, we’ll look at what you should know—and try to do—to safeguard your eyes and your overall health during these unprecedented times.

Polarized Sunglasses: Do They Reduce Headaches or Cause Them?

Written By Michael Healy

Sunglasses with polarized lenses reduce the glare from bright light reflecting off of flat surfaces.

As such, many athletes attest to their effectiveness. They claim to see more clearly and then claim to perform better. See, many athletes state polarized lenses help them feel more relaxed because they don’t have to stress or strain to see.

Are polarized lenses right for you?

Tips for Selecting Eyeglasses Frames for Kids

Written By Oliver Torres

Kids are active, carefree little humans that let nothing get in the way of having a good time. Unfortunately, blurry vision can be a major frustration. A 2016 study by the CDC shows that 15% of kids ages 6 to 9 need glasses. The number jumps to around 50% by the time they are 17.

It’s not a new revelation that vision is an important factor in learning and social development, which is why parents have never been more concerned about getting the best set of glasses for their kids with vision needs.

This article presents helpful tips to select eyeglasses frames for your child.