Contact lenses & Covid-19
- Contact lenses will not give you COVID-19. Contact lens wearers should always practice excellent hygiene when wearing lenses. It has been noted that contact lens wearers touch their faces and eyes when inserting and removing lenses. What you need to know is that, touching your face can spread germs.
- Exercise proper hand washing. Wash your hands carefully and thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, followed by hand drying with unused paper towels. This should occur before every contact lens insertion and removal. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. People should avoid touching their face, including their eyes, nose and mouth, with unwashed hands.
- Disinfect contact lenses. Contact lens wearers should either dispose of their daily disposable lenses every evening, or regularly disinfect your monthly and bi weekly lenses according to instructions from the manufacturer.
- Regular Eyeglasses / Spectacles Do Not Provide Protection
No scientific evidence supports rumors that everyday glasses offer protection against COVID-19.
- If you have a contact lens prescription that is nearing expiration or has expired, contact your optician or doctor of optometry. Health professionals are working with patients to ensure they have access to needed medical devices.
- If you are sick, temporarily stop wearing your contacts and use your glasses instead
Once you return to full health and have spoken with your eye doctor, you can start again. Make sure to use new contact lenses and a new lens case.
If you have questions, you can talk to our team for recommendations. To book an appointment for an eye exam to see an optometrist, call us at 905-832-6262.
Our Maple optometrist Location:
Eyes on Eyes Optical
9929 Keele St, Unit 110, Maple, ON L6A 1Y5, Tel: 905-832-6262
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4 Things You Need To Know Before Buying Glasses
- What is Anti-Reflection Coating (AR)?
The use of anti-reflective coating (AR coating) on lenses has many benefits. Firstly, AR coating improves visual clarity through the lenses. The use of the coating also significantly reduces strain on the eyes. The benefits of AR coating all stems from its ability to virtually eliminate all glare and reflections from the front and back of the lenses. As a positive result of the lack of glare, an increased amount of light is able to pass through the lenses which optimizes visual acuity. This leads to fewer distractions primarily at night time.
- What Are The Differences Between Polarized and Non-Polarized Lenses?
Generally, the difference between polarized and non-polarized sunglasses lies in how they impact and protect your eyes when exposed to the sun. Polarized sunglasses are able to reduce the amount of glare and sun haze you will be exposed to while in a sunny environment, while non-polarized sunglasses will not.
Benefit to Polarized Lenses
A valuable benefit polarized lenses offer is almost complete protection against the horizontal glare from the sun, making the suns reflection almost unnoticeable, resulting in a clearer more defined vision. The intensity of the emission of the sun waves is much higher than the scattered ones. Therefore making this kind of light far more harmful for the eyes and especially for those who are driving.
Polarized lenses are used to block the intense light from sun waves reflected off of flat surfaces. The reasoning behind this is that polarized sunglasses are created with vertical polarization, while the light from the sun that is reflected off of flat surfaces is horizontally polarized. Also, various polarized lens colors are made and each of them offer different benefits under various circumstances.
Benefits of Polarized Sunglasses:
- Reduce Glare, Enhance Contrast, Clarity, Light Sensitivities , Reduce Eyestrain
Benefits of Non-Polarized Sunglasses
Non-polarized lenses have a dark shade which in deed does reduce the intensity of light coming toward the eyes. However unlike polarized lenses, they are not able to counter and protect the wearer from horizontal polarization. Non-polarized lenses are unable to take into account that in which the direction the light is coming from, deeming them less protective than polarized lenses.
Even though polarized lenses improve visibility and are able to provide far better protection from the suns waves, there are some disadvantages. For example, polarized lenses may actually reduce visibility when looking at an image that is being produced by a liquid crystal display (LCD).
If you are one to be constantly under the sun partaking in activities such as jogging, outdoor sports, fishing or any outdoor activities, polarized sunglasses are most definitely the better choice for you when purchasing new sunglasses.
- The Importance of an Up-To-Date Prescription
The standard duration of validity of a prescription for adults is 2 years and 1 year for children under 18. Also, if you have diabetes, it is recommended that you get your eyes checked once a year. If you find that your prescription is outdated, you can call our location in Maple, Ontario to schedule an appointment with an Optometrist.
Below are some useful terms that you will find on your prescription:
- OD(Oculus Dexter) refers to your right eye.
- OS(Oculus Sinister) refers to your left eye.
- Sphere(SPH) indicates the amount of lens power, prescribed to correct nearsightedness (-) or farsightedness(+).
- ADD(for bifocals) is the added magnifying power applied to the bottom part of multifocal lenses to correct presbyopia.
- Cylinder(CYL) indicates the amount of lens power for astigmatism.
- Axisdescribes the positioning of the cylindrical power on your lenses (required for astigmatism).
Note: a contact lens prescription is different from an eyeglass prescription, the two are not interchangeable.
If you have questions about caring for your lenses and frames, you can talk to our team for recommendations. To book an appointment for an eye exam to see an optometrist, please call us at 905-832-6262
- Selecting the Right Frames
When trying to find the right frames, there are a few main factors you should consider when looking for the perfect fit.
Wearing the right frames can not only improve your vision, but can complement your facial features and provide a balance to your overall look. To assist in finding a frame that suits your face, we can categorize the shape of the human face into a few general categories.
Before buying a new pair of glasses and choosing your new frames, consider what your personal and professional needs are. Are you the creative professional? Are you the busy student? Or are you the stylish parent? Strictly business or young hipster? Concluding your style and looking for a frame that embodies and represents that will greatly help you find a frame that fits your personality and look.
Sizing and comfort should be your primary concern when on the hunt for finding a new frame. A frame can look great on your face but if the sizing is off they will be terribly uncomfortable. If you currently own a frame that fit you well, you can check the eyes size measurements printed on the inside arm of the frame. Also in some cases the eye size will be printed behind the nose bridge of the frame. The first number is the eye size which represents the measurements of the horizontal width of the lenses, this measurement ranges generally between 40mm-62mm. The second number following the eye size number is the bridge size. This number ranges generally between 14mm-24mm. The bridge size is the measurement between the two lenses.
Maple optometrist Location: 9929 Keele St, Unit 110, Maple, ON L6A 1Y5
SOURCES
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HOW TO CARE FOR CONTACT LENSES
It is an exciting time for many patients to start using contact lenses instead of glasses. Many patients love the activities they can enjoy without worrying about glasses. Even though there are many benefits of wearing contact lenses, you might be facing a risk of eye infection if you fail to care for the contacts. If you decide to wear contact lenses, you also need to have a pair of glasses as well. Please keep in the mind that contact lenses are not for 24/7. In our office, we provide Contact lens training. If you choose to wear contact lenses, then it is important to follow these tips:
Select Lenses
Do you worry about your diligence to clean and care for your contact lenses every day? If you aren’t consistent with hygiene habits, then you might consider disposable lenses instead of weekly or monthly contacts. With disposable lenses, you don’t need to worry about regular cleaning because the lenses are discarded after they are used.
Clean the Lenses Daily
- Before you touch contact lens, wash and rinse your hands with soap and warm water. ...
- Dry your hands with a clean, lint-free towel.
- If you use hair spray, use it before you put in your contact lens. ...
- Also put on eye makeup after you put in your contact lenses. ...
- Always store the lenses in fresh contact lens solution.
- Never put tap water directly on your lenses. Even distilled water can be home to nasty little bugs that can cause an infection or hurt your vision.
- Never put a contact in your mouth to rinse it.
- Clean each contact this way: Rub it gently with your index finger in the palm of your other hand. Lightly rubbing your contact removes surface buildup.
- Clean your lens case every time you use it. Use either sterile solution or hot tap water. Let it air dry
Do’s and Don’ts with your contact lenses
- Wear your contact lenses each day only as long as your doctor recommends.
- Never wear someone else’s contacts, especially if they’ve already been worn. Using other people's contact lenses can spread infections or particles from their eyes to yours.
- Never wear someone else’s contacts, especially if they’ve already been worn. Using other people's contact lenses can spread infections or particles from their eyes to yours.
- Don’t sleep with your contacts. When your eyelids are closed, your tears don’t bring as much oxygen to your eyes as when they’re open.
- Don't let the tip of solution bottles touch other surfaces, like your fingers, eyes, or contacts. Any of them can contaminate the solution.
- Wear sunglasses with total UV protection when you’re in the sun. Contacts can make your eyes more light-sensitive.
- Use an eye drop or plain saline solution or whatever your doctor recommends -- to keep your eyes moist.
- If you accidentally insert your contacts inside out, don’t worry. It won’t hurt your eye. You can
- If your eye gets irritated, take your contacts out. Don’t use them again until you’ve spoken to someone at your doctor’s office about the problem. If you keep wearing them, your eye could get infected. When you do start to wear contacts again, follow your doctor's instructions to prevent an infection.
- Go to your eye doctor right away if you have any sudden vision loss, blurred vision that doesn’t get better, light flashes, eye pain, infection, swelling, unusual redness, or irritation.
- Don’t swim with your contacts in. Goggles are better than nothing, but there’s still a chance you could get a serious infection if you wear contacts in a pool, or worse, in a lake.
Replace Your Contact Lens Case
Make sure to keep the contact lens case clean. It is a good idea to replace the case every three months. If you need a new contact lens case, then you are welcome to stop by our Maple Optometrist office to get a replacement.
Talk to our opticians to learn the proper replacement timeline for your contact lenses. Don’t make the mistake of wearing the lenses longer than recommended because you will increase the risk of an eye infection.
Regular Eye Exams
Keep in mind that your prescription will change with time. So, it is a good idea to visit your eye doctor annually to get a new prescription. This appointment is a great time for the doctor to examine your eyes and identify any early signs of eye disease.
Is it time for you to visit an eye doctor? Schedule an appointment with our team of optometrists.
Our Maple Optometrist office is located in 9929 Keele street, Maple, L6A 1Y5. To Book for an eye exam or to book for contact lens training, please call 905-832-6262
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve of your eye’s. Usually, it occurs when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. That extra fluid accumulate in the front of your eyes, increases the pressure of eye, damaging the optic nerve. Glaucoma is a number one cause of blindness for people over 60 years old. But blindness from glaucoma can often be prevented with early treatment.
Types of glaucoma
There are two types of glaucoma.
- Open Angle Glaucoma
- Angle Closure Glaucoma
Open-Angle Glaucoma
Open angle is the most common type of glaucoma. This type of Glaucome happens slowly, where the eye does not drain fluid as well as it should and eye pressure builds up and starts damaging the optic nerve. This type of glaucoma is pain free and causes no vision changes at the beginning.
Regular eye examinations are very important to find early signs of damage to their optic nerve.
Angle-closure glaucoma
Angle closure glaucoma happens when patient’s iris is very close to the drainage angle in their eye. As a result iris can block the drainage angle. It is like when a piece of tissue or paper covers a sink drain. When the drainage angle gets completely blocked, eye pressure rises quickly. This is called an Acute Attack. It is very painful and It is a true eye emergency. In this case you should call your optometrist or ophthalmologist right away or you might go blind.
Here are the signs of an acute angle-closure glaucoma attack:
1. Blurry Vision
2. Severe eye pain
3. Headache
4. Nausea
5. Vomit
6. You see rainbow-colored rings or halos around lights
Fast facts on glaucoma:
1. Glaucoma has been called the silent thief of sight.
2. The main types of glaucoma are open-angle and closed-angle.
3. Age and thyroid problems increase the risk of glaucoma.
4. Symptoms can include severe eye pain.
5. Treatment includes surgery and medications.
Many people with angle-closure glaucoma develop it gradually and slowly. This is called chronic angle-closure glaucoma. There are no symptoms at first, so they don’t know they have it until the damage is severe or they have an attack.
Angle-closure glaucoma can cause blindness if not treated right away.
Having yearly eye examination is very important to detect any abnormality in your eyes.
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