Category Archives: Eye Care

As you get ready to wave goodbye to 2020, say hello to clear and healthy vision! December can certainly be a very busy month, but don’t let your valuable insurance benefits and flex dollars go to waste on January 1st! Unsure about your current insurance plan’s vision coverage? Metro Eye’s Read more…

RETINAL HEALTH Healthy retinas are essential to healthy vision! Since your visual acuity is of immense concern to our eye care team, ‘retinal imaging’ is an incredible tool that Metro Eye’s optometrists use to photograph and track subtle changes in the health of your retinas. Many early signs of developing Read more...

Our world and visual demands have dramatically changed this year and we need the clearest possible view of the uncertain road ahead. While we rise to new challenges and adapt to new circumstances, our eyes are working for us differently than ever before….requiring a redesigned scope. You do not have Read more…

Celebrating Halloween with costume makeup, facial prosthetics or special effects contacts this week? Check out our safety tips below to have fun with festive face adornment without compromising your eye health! Makeup & Prosthetics It’s very important to check your makeup ingredients for harmful chemicals! Also, sharing or using old Read more...

We blink substantially less often while looking at digital screens. As our pandemic lifestyles increasingly rely on computer use, we are now blinking less than ever… Why is blinking important? Every blink of your eye naturally activates the meibomian glands, which maintain healthy tear film and help to prevent dry eye Read more…

What is CRT? Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT) is a method of nonsurgical vision correction that is increasingly popular among patients who prefer not to wear daytime glasses and contacts. How Does It Work? The CRT procedure is an attractive alternative to laser eye surgery as it is noninvasive, reversible and Read more...

'Back to School' used to be quite a literal phrase, however this fall in the US its scope of meaning is very broad. Teachers, school support staff, students and their families are attempting to adapt to the unusual school year ahead- whether it be virtual, in-person, limited....or a combination of Read more...

Modern life is so inescapably tied to computers that many countries consider internet access to be a basic “utility,” just like electricity and running water. As our children grow up in this digital age, we need to be cautious regarding the negative effects of electronic device exposure and take preventative Read more...

What is glaucoma? The optic nerve enables sight by carrying visual information from one’s eye to their brain, where the data is then interpreted in the form of images. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often due to an abnormally high pressure (IOP) in Read more...

Painting is a form of visual communication, which artists employ to represent phenomena, explore narratives, convey emotions and evoke responses within their viewers. Artists, or “visual scientists” as neurobiologist Margaret Stratford Livingstone PhD prefers to call them, essentially use visual language to translate their perceptions into illusory physical objects. Visual Read more...