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During your 20's and 30's your eyes enjoy a period of relative stability. This is a time when many people consider LASIK surgery. Discussion about protective eyewear for sports is also important and something that can make your favorite activity more enjoyable and exciting.
Read MoreIt's hard to avoid spending most of your day at a computer. While staring at a computer is tough on the eyes, there are some easy things you can do to make your work day a little easier, which will make you happier and has also been proven to make you significantly more productive at work.
Read MoreThanks to the popularity of the many actresses and actors with glasses, today eyeglasses have become more common than ever.
It’s so easy to find celebrities who wear glasses in commercials, fashion magazines, TV shows and even the big screen…
The many famous people who wear glasses and modern advances in technology have made it glasses more just a vision necessity, but a way to display our unique personalities.
Read MoreLike it or not, we spend a lot of time in front of computer screens, and I mean a lot…
Extended computer use strains and tires our eyes because their screens use LED lighting which has significantly more blue light than natural light or traditional light bulbs.
Knowing the potential harm from blue light, we are proud to be the first office in Santa Cruz to provide blue light protection on all of our lenses.
Read MoreLASIK, which stands for laser in-situ keratomileusis, is a common laser eye procedure for problems in refractive vision. It can greatly reduce or eliminate your need for glasses and contacts, and the procedure is most often used to correct astigmatism, nearsightedness, and farsightedness.
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