There are approximately 36 million Americans who wear contact lenses, a great option for those who don’t have 20/20 vision. If you choose to wear contact lenses, you have to properly take care of them or you could be doing some serious damage to your eyes. Often, if your contact Read more…
Ordering contacts through Metro Eye is easier than clicking a mouse. In fact, you don’t even need Internet access. Anyone who has filled a prescription online knows it doesn’t always go smoothly. Packages can get misplaced (even with a tracking number). And when it comes to your vision, it’s just Read more…
Although we do prescribe Cooper Vision lenses we have not used the Avaira product at Metro Eye. Whether it is related to this recall or not, anytime a contact lens wearer experiences pain, discomfort, decreased vision they should discontinue wear of their contact lenses and contact their Optometrist immediately. CooperVision Expands Read more…
Contact lenses are a great option for people in need of vision correction. However, contact wearers need to keep safety and cleanliness in mind at all times to prevent eye injury and infection. Germs from hands, eyelids, and the environment can be potentially dangerous to eye, causing eye infections or Read more…
How Do Multifocal Contact Lenses Work? You recently turned 43, and you have been a contact lens wearer since you were 20. However, reading has been a struggle lately, and you need it fixed. What are your options? Thankfully, contact lens technology can help you see not only far away, Read more…
Growing up I was not a big fan of Halloween, because we lived on a farm outside of town, trick or treating wasn’t nearly as much fun. In order to gather up all the Halloween goodies mom had to DRIVE us to the neighbors’ houses, this wasn’t as cool for a teenager as walking Read more…
For contact lens wearers the hot days of summer bring up an often asked question: Is it okay to wear contact lenses while swimming? Wearing contact lenses in the water can put you at risk for eye infections, some of which can impact your vision. Therefore, eye health should be Read more…
It’s the end of the month, and you are down to your last pair of contacts. “Another couple weeks shouldn’t be too bad, right?” you think to yourself. “What’s the harm? So what if I wear mine a little longer.” Unfortunately, this thought process goes on too often, and can lead to some Read more…
The Patient Corner: Understanding your benefits It is time to schedule your yearly eye health examination, but you are uncertain of what your vision benefits are going to cover. Most find that understanding these benefits can be quite confusing, and are left with questions about their benefits. Here are a Read more…
Many of us suffer from mild dry eye. Unfortunately, dry eye symptoms, such as irritation, mild redness, and burning, can increase with contact lens wear. Contact lenses can cause mechanical irritation to the surface of the eye causing the tear film to break up and not function properly. Contact lenses can also decrease Read more…
